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Dirt, oil, dead skin cells, heat and moisture are the enemy as those are the conditions bacteria thrive on, take this away and the bacteria will be held in check.Greeting cards stem from the need for social interaction. Washing your hands well before using the gloves will help with this. It only takes a short period of neglect for the bacteria to grow and bounce back as you will never be able to kill and get rid of all the bacteria. The more times you repeat this freeze/thaw cycle the more bacteria you will kill.īacteria double roughly every 30 minutes, so keeping the gloves clean and dry, while using preventative maintenance as described above, will help keep the funk at bay. Repeat this process several times and the bulk of the bacteria will be killed. Remove the following day and bring back to room temperature. Place items in a plastic bag and put them in the freezer overnight.Ģ. Clean items well as described above as dirt, grime and sweat will help protect the bacteria (it also protects them from other chemical antimicrobial cleaners and treatments). Using the Freeze/Thaw method will greatly reduce the number of bacteria present and the subsequent smell.ġ. This article has been viewed 459,441 times. In this case, 90% of readers who voted found the article helpful, earning it our reader-approved status. WikiHow marks an article as reader-approved once it receives enough positive feedback.


There are 9 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page. David was the youngest apprentice instructor of the Thai Boxing Association of America under Ajarn Chai Sirisute (2009), and was a top-ranked amateur competitor in his weight class (127-130 lb) in California between 20. He is also a registered cornerman for amateur and pro competitors under the IKF (International Kickboxing Federation). He has created and maintained martial arts programs at Rise Combat Sports in San Francisco and Round 5 Martial Arts Academy in San Leandro, with a mission to provide students with a level of comfort and competency that manifests both within and outside the martial arts context. With over 15 years of martial arts instruction and training experience, David runs California Martial Athletics with co-owner Joe Chernay. David Engel is a Muay Thai Instructor and Self Defense Trainer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

This article was co-authored by David Engel.
