Mat Hygiene

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Originally Posted by Mike Noronowicz

sometimes ya get dudes that are too cheap to buy gear and roll in thier dirty clothes , stinky sweats or poopie pajamas smelling like mildew it sucks ..our school cleans the mats well thats for sure

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That's usually why I roll in leggings and long sleeve rash guards but then I got staph anyways. I think I was bit by a spider while the staph was on my ankle (just out of legging range). What started as a manageable spider bite quickly become a boil that made my leg ache from my groin to my calf. Luckily I caught it early but then I had an allergic reaction to the antibiotics. The whole thing was really annoying.

I might not have even been related to grappling since I have had brown recluse bites get infected before.

I cant stop thinking about what Rogan said during a podcast "I once knew a guy that got Herpes on his head from the mat" : (

Thanks everyone. I do use Defense soap to protect myself. I mainly wanted ideas for specific products to clean the mats. I just got some new ones and I don't want to ruin them. Thanks!!

In tattoo shops I've worked in me always used MADAcide for hard surface/human contact areas, and I think the gym I previously trained at used something like mat-clean, or some weird spelling of mat-clean.

yeah, so any tips on a good "mat" cleaner?

Long sleeve rash guards and grappling tights or gi trousers like Eddie wears, we keep hand cleanser near the mats and after every session we wipe them down with anti-bacterial wipes but I guess you could also use a dettol spray which we do weekly so as to disinfect, also we are big on ensuring that people maintain their own personal hygiene.

eeeekkk a spider bite ? that sucks too ..

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Originally Posted by AJ Camacho

That's usually why I roll in leggings and long sleeve rash guards but then I got staph anyways. I think I was bit by a spider while the staph was on my ankle (just out of legging range). What started as a manageable spider bite quickly become a boil that made my leg ache from my groin to my calf. Luckily I caught it early but then I had an allergic reaction to the antibiotics. The whole thing was really annoying.

I might not have even been related to grappling since I have had brown recluse bites get infected before.

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I use defense soap after rolling..i use bleach when i clean the mats at my gym=)