Mat Hygiene

[AJ Camacho]

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

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.

[Kent Bartley]

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" : (

[Ryan Marshall]

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!!

[Joshua Spriggs]

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.

[Shawn Arnold]

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

[Sarah-Jane & Del Christie]

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.

[Mike Noronowicz]

eeeekkk a spider bite ? that sucks too ..

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.

[Shellby Connelly]

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