RE: More ammo for the wife.
Yes, the special detergents such as Wildlife Research' s " Carbo Clothes Wash" do add/extend life to your carbon lined clothes. I don' t wash my Supprescent outfit with scented soaps like some have with fresh earth scent. Makes no sense to me to wash a garment designed to absorb scent with detergent that has a scent to it. I do still spray the outside of my clothes down with Scent-A-Way spray when I go hunting though.