FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Vapor Fresh Launches COVID Relief Initiative For Gyms

Will be taking nominations for gyms for the next two weeks to receive free Vapor Fresh Disinfecting Gym Wipes

ARLINGTON, Va., March 22, 2021 — Vapor Fresh, a leading manufacturer of green cleaning products for the sports & fitness industry, is launching a 2-week initiative to help struggling gyms negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“After hearing a recurring theme from many of our clients that they are having a hard time affording proper disinfecting wipes to keep their staffs and members safe, we realized we were in a position to help the industry as a whole, and that’s exactly what we intend to do,” says Stephen Steinberg, Founder of Raw Athletics, the company behind Vapor Fresh.

Starting the morning of March 22 and open through Friday April 2 at 11pm EST, Vapor Fresh will be taking nominations for gyms to receive Vapor Fresh Disinfecting Gym Wipes for free, no obligations and no strings attached.

Gym owners or managers must nominate their own gym to be eligible by submitting their information at vaporfresh.com/covidrelief. Vapor Fresh is urging the public to help spread the word about this initiative to make sure their local community gym is aware of the initiative.

Vapor Fresh Disinfecting Gym Wipes are used by some of the largest gyms across the country. They use an innovative citric acid chemistry to disinfect as opposed to harsher quaternary ammonium compounds found in nearly all other disinfecting wipes. Quaternary ammonium compounds have lung, skin and reproductive health concerns. By using citric acid to disinfect, Vapor Fresh Disinfecting Gym Wipes fall within the lowest toxicity category that the EPA has for disinfectants, yet can still disinfect 99.9% of surfaces and is on the EPA’s List N for Coronavirus.

Raw Athletics was founded in 2008 with the goal of helping athletes and active families lead healthier lifestyles. Vapor Fresh is a Raw Athletics brand that manufactures stronger, safer and greener cleaning products specifically designed for the sports and fitness industry. Their products are available on VaporFresh.com as well as Amazon.com and are used by gyms, sports teams and activities families.

NOMINATE YOUR GYM: https://www.vaporfresh.com/covidrelief

Contact:
Vapor Fresh Media Relations Dept.
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Washington, DC — This week, Vapor Fresh Laundry Detergent Pods were named the “Best Laundry Pods” by Rachel Sokol, cleaning products expert at Reader’s Digest.

Here at Raw Athletics, we put in a lot of work developing every single one of our products, and these pods were no different. We’re thrilled that a major publication has recognized the performance and value of our laundry detergent pods.

Even though these pods have been recognized by various media outlets and organizations, we will continue to innovate and improve on them, as stated in our company values. That’s our commitment to you.

Stephen Steinberg, Founder of Raw Athletics, was recently interviewed on the University of Maryland’s Dingman Center Podcast by Elana Fine, Executive Director of the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, and Joe Bailey, Associate Research Professor at Robert H. Smith School of Business. They discuss starting and scaling a product-based business, how to utilize contract manufacturers and much more.

Follow this link to listen to the entire interview: EPISODE 45: BOOTSTRAPPING A GREEN CLEANING SOLUTION FOR SMELLY SPORTS GEAR

Learn more about our new laundry detergent pods that we discussed in the episode here.

The Household and Personal Products Industry trade magazine HAPPI has featured Raw Athletics’ push into the consumer market for laundry detergent with the launch of our new Vapor Fresh Laundry Detergent Pods.

Read the full article here.

Raw Athletics was recently featured in the Washington Business Journal as they covered the growth story of Vapor Fresh and the launch of our new Vapor Fresh Laundry Detergent Pods.

To read the full article, read, “He created green cleaning products for the locker room. Now he’s bringing them to your laundry room“.

Vapor Fresh Laundry Detergent Pods were featured in DC Inno. The article discussed how the new launch will be shaking up the $20 billion laundry detergent industry from multiple angles.

To read the full article, check out D.C. Entrepreneur Takes His Green Approach to the Detergent Market.

Raw Athletics is excited to announce the launch of another new product within their Vapor Fresh line of green cleaning products– Vapor Fresh Odor Eliminating Inserts.

Odor-causing bacteria thrive in moist environments. By eliminating excess moisture in your shoes, boxing gloves, hockey gloves, lacrosse gloves and gym bags, you can make it less-hospitable for these odor-causing germs and help keep your sports equipment fresher and newer for longer.

Vapor Fresh Odor Eliminating Inserts are filled with super-absorbing biodegradable filling able to draw in moisture from its surrounding environment. Vapor Fresh Odor Eliminating Inserts are made from an antimicrobial, breathable fabric to ensure that the inserts can draw in moisture efficiently without harboring additional bacteria.

Vapor Fresh Odor Eliminating Inserts are also perfectly compatible with our Vapor Fresh Boxing Glove Dogs, which are designed to allow you to remove and replace these inserts, making your boxing gloves machine-washable and very long-lasting.

Vapor Fresh Odor Eliminating Inserts are available at VaporFresh.com as well as Amazon.

Raw Athletics is proud to announce a partnership with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association.

“We’re excited to support WABA,” said Stephen Steinberg, Founder of Raw Athletics. “They are an extremely well-run organization that’s doing great work in advocating for a better, safer and more robust cycling experience in Washington DC, especially when it comes to bike lanes, safer commutes and biking trails. We look forward to supporting them as best we can, as well as working side-by-side with other business sponsors to further the overall mission.”

Raw Athletics, a local Washington DC business founded in 2008, develops a line of green cleaning products specifically for the sports & fitness industry called Vapor Fresh^®. A number of the Vapor Fresh^® products are specifically designed for active people such as avid cyclists.

Vapor Fresh^® Laundry Detergent is an extremely high-performance detergent designed to effectively wash away sweat, stains and body odors all without the use of common additives found in average detergents such as fragrances, dyes, brighteners and softeners. While those additives are great for cotton clothing, they clog the pores of technical fabrics causing them to become less effective at wicking away sweat and regulating body temperature. Vapor Fresh^® Laundry Detergent is great at washing everyday clothing such as cottons and denims as well as technical performance wear, making it the one-and-only detergent needed for anyone that owns a lot of workout clothes and leads a healthy and active lifestyle.

Another Vapor Fresh^® product cyclists may be interested in is the new moisture and odor eliminating inserts. Made from antimicrobial fabric and filled with super-absorptive biodegradable material, it is designed to draw away moisture from shoes, gym bags and more, helping to prevent damp conditions ideal for odor-causing bacteria . There is also a new scented version that utilizes all-natural fragrances in order to leave a refreshing scent behind.

Vapor Fresh^® products can be found at www.vaporfresh.com as well as on Amazon.

Boxing gyms across the world use items called glove dogs to keep boxing gloves clean, fresh and organized while not in use.

Problem is, average glove dogs do more harm than good.

Average glove dogs restrict airflow within the boxing glove, slowing down the drying process. When boxing gloves don’t dry fast, they harbor bacteria. On top of that, average glove dogs are not reusable– once they become too smelly and nasty, you must throw them away and buy new ones. This becomes costly and is not environmentally-responsible.

Vapor Fresh® Glove Dogs address all these problems and allow boxing gyms to keep their boxing gloves fresh, clean, organized and ready for their next use.

Vapor Fresh® Glove Dogs have many benefits:

• Patent-pending design for removable and replaceable inserts. By allowing for removable and replaceable inserts, Vapor Fresh® Glove Dogs can be used and re-used for a long time while maintaining top moisture absorbing capability.
• Machine washable. Removable inserts also allow for the shell of the glove dog to be washed thoroughly. This ensures that the glove dog remains fresh at all times and doesn’t reinfect boxing gloves with odor and bacteria over and over again.
• Made from breathable & anti-microbial fabric. Vapor Fresh® Glove Dogs are built with antimicrobial fabric, which helps prevent the growth of bacteria, which in turn ensures that your glove dogs are fresh and clean at all times. This breathable fabric also allows for proper airflow to assist in the drying process.

Vapor Fresh® Glove Dogs are available at vaporfresh.com.