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Originally Posted by Trasher
u do NOT want any type of velcro headgear unless ur washing it like a motherfucker everyday, all that dirt and sweat gets trapped in there and well rub on ur head/forehead constatly, we lost 3 kids on my wrestling team this year from impetigo
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Impetigo is an infection with either strep or staph bacteria. Cleanliness makes *any* infection from grappling sports less likely.Grapplers need to keep their gear, including headgear, religiously clean. Wash your gi/singlet/shorts, spray your headgear with bleach or iodophor solution, clean your body, and keep the lather of the soap on your body for at least 20-25 seconds to maximize the mechanical action that washes bacteria away.
Headgear is good, cleanliness is good, grappling is good.