[circuitbreaker]

Besides washing and cleaning after a class, it's good to note that a lot of germs and bacteria can build up in your gear. So a big suggestion from me would be to own a few gi's (or shorts and rashguards), two or three, and cycle them throughout the week accommodating for washes. You'll be cleaner and you'll feel better...and if you've ever trained throughout the week with a single gi, nothing's grosser than putting on a damp, cold gi from practice the night before

[EternalRag3]

Originally Posted by Orion

They use that in hospitals, no? I'll have to look into that along with the defense soap.

Yeah, it's like surgical soap, but it supposedly cuts down on things like staph, which is as much a problem in hospitals as it is on the mat.

The only gripe with hibiclens is that it is really hard to work up a lather. I bought a foaming soap dispenser and took out the liquid soap and put in the hibiclens and that made it a little easier to get a lather. You can buy hibiclens at CVS.

[Sub Dude]

I know some gi suppliers treat their gis/rashguards with some type of antibacterial solution. It's supposed to be good for a few months. Does anyone know of any similar products that one could use at home to wash gis & rashguards in?

[Orion]

Originally Posted by Sub Dude

I know some gi suppliers treat their gis/rashguards with some type of antibacterial solution. It's supposed to be good for a few months. Does anyone know of any similar products that one could use at home to wash gis & rashguards in?

Very good question. I'd definitely be interested in something like this.

[Kiti]

LOL, I saw that your name here is "Orion" and that the thread was about germs and getting sick, and that made me laugh cuz one of my 2 yr olds at the daycare I work at is named Orion and he was always sick during the winter and I always caught stuff from him. He gave me some of the germs that had me sick and out of BJJ for nearly a month. I don't know how to avoid getting sick, especially when working with kids 2 yrs and under who are always sneezing on you when they are sick. As for BJJ, I haven't caught any germs from that yet.