How to wash boxing gloves and bandages: in a machine and by hand, how to care for and store them

Features of care

Special clothing must be kept clean. If it becomes saturated with sweat, the foul odor will begin to leave, creating a favorable environment for the development of microbes. How to care:

Dry gloves thoroughly after each use.
Place accessories separately in the compartment of the sports bag. Away from sweaty shoes and clothes.
Treat the inside of boxing gloves and your hands directly with a pharmaceutical antiseptic gel or antibacterial spray before each workout.
Sprinkle with talcum powder or wipe the top of the products with a damp cloth to reduce the accumulation of dirt and dust.
Use bandages more often. They are easier to wash.
Hang dry boxing gloves in a ventilated area. Do not wrap in a thick plastic bag without access to fresh air.
Treat the accessory with glycerin or colorless cream if it begins to crack.

Washing boxing gloves is difficult. Products made from pure leather may not withstand aggressive methods - in the washing machine. To extend the service life, it is easier to prevent contamination and absorption of sweat odor, taking into account the specific care.

How to wash properly

It happens that boxing products become very dirty and cannot be done without washing. Rules:

Use liquid laundry detergents, which make it easier to rinse items.
You can clean stains from the inside with a soft brush.
When soaking, the water temperature is not higher than +40 degrees.
You cannot squeeze the product. All you have to do is tap each other and wipe off any remaining liquid.
The water temperature when washing in a machine is +30 degrees.
After washing, it is important to dry thoroughly, avoiding lying in damp conditions for a long time.
After drying, lubricate the outer surface of leather boxing gloves with castor oil.
Dry in the wind for 48-72 hours.

In the washing machine

If it is heavily soiled, it is possible to wash boxing equipment in a machine, setting it to a gentle cycle without spinning. Pack each glove individually in a special bag. This will protect the top coating from damage on the surface of the drum.

Manually

The hand washing method is the most gentle.

Water – warm, using baby soap, gel without aggressive components in the composition.

Washing rules:

Soak gloves for 1 hour.
Then add neutral detergent and 1 tsp to the water. baking soda if the accessory is saturated with grease.
Lightly rub the boxing gloves apart
Rinse in cold water
Press with your hands without twisting, especially leatherette, which can burst at the seams or crack.

To eliminate unpleasant odors and stains, you can add salt to the water. But if the boxing gloves are leather, then the salt solution can only corrode them and wrinkles will appear after drying. In this case, additionally treat the accessory with soft shoe polish.

Dry cleaning

To combat stinky odors, some athletes put their gloves in the microwave to heat them up. Although the method is dubious. Especially when setting the minimum power. This can quickly ruin the product. Ideally, shoe deodorant or antibacterial spray is suitable for dry cleaning. They process the inside of the gloves three times.

Dry cleaning should be done 2-3 hours before training to avoid contact of cleaning products with the skin.

To make the gloves smell nice

If you follow the recommendations for proper care of boxing gloves, there should not be an unpleasant odor. If the amber still appears, put inside:

gauze bags with ground coffee or coffee grounds;
cedar sawdust. In addition to a pleasant smell, they have antimicrobial properties;
citrus fruit peels;
Bay leaf;
sachet with fragrant herbs and salt;
fresh balls with flavored cellulose;
dry deodorant in the form of pads.

You can use talcum powder, starch or soda. They are poured into dried gloves and left for 2-3 hours. The disadvantage of this method is that you will have to vacuum for a long time to remove all the grains.

This may be useful: How to remove odor from sneakers.

Ways to get rid of odor

An antibacterial spray with a spout shape effectively eliminates the smell of sweat and pollution. It is convenient for them to handle boxing from different sides.

Traditional methods

Plants such as oak bark and dried mint will help eliminate unpleasant odors. Place 1 tsp in each glove. herbs, hang, leave for 3-4 hours.

Cold

Place the gloves in the freezer overnight. Then dry for 2 days. The method completely eliminates unpleasant odors and suppresses the growth of bacteria. But low temperatures destroy the structure of leather gloves.

Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar suppresses unpleasant odors. It is enough to moisten a cotton pad in a 6% solution and place it inside the product for 3-4 hours. If vinegar essence is used, then the processing time for boxing gloves is no more than 2 hours. The main thing is to thoroughly ventilate the products to completely remove volatile compounds.

Tea

Black tea in bags has a disinfecting effect and absorbs excess moisture. Recommended to be placed in each glove after each workout.

Hydrogen peroxide

Pour 1 bottle of peroxide (3%) inside each mitten and shake in your hands for 1 minute. Drain off any remaining liquid. Ventilate outside for 3-4 days.

Essential oil

Mint, orange and lemon oils effectively eliminate stench, suppress fungal and bacterial spores, and disinfect. Dilute 10 drops in 1 glass of water. Pour the solution into a spray bottle. Spray on each mitten.

Dryer Cloths

Run the wipes over the inner surface of the boxing gloves. But first clean them of contaminants. Leave napkins inside the mittens until the training itself.

Soda

How to use:

Pour 1-2 pinches of soda into the product.
Shake, tilting gloves one way or the other
Remove excess soda with a vacuum cleaner, or thoroughly knock out the product so that even the smallest particles are not left that corrode the skin of your hands when in contact with heat and sweat.

Salt

Dissolve 10 g of salt in 1 liter of warm water, soak the products overnight, rinse thoroughly with warm water. Frequent use is not recommended!

By special means

Chemicals help quickly get rid of even strong, old odors.

NO STINK

Deodorant made from charcoal. Suppresses bacterial flora, absorbs moisture and odor. The pads are placed inside boxing gloves after each workout.

Hatch

Special antiseptic spray with a light aroma. It contains antibacterial substances that eliminate the unpleasant odor of sweat and prevent the proliferation of microorganisms.

Cliven

Cream with antimicrobial action. Use according to instructions and apply to problem areas. Leave for 6-8 hours to get rid of odors. Suitable for cleaning leather and substitutes.

Collonil

A universal spray with unique properties for eliminating persistent odors and treating almost any material.

Salamander

Long lasting antibacterial spray. Eliminates unpleasant odors for a long time. Apply 2-3 hours before using boxing gloves.

How to dry properly

Boxing gloves must be dried after cleaning or washing, keeping them in the fresh air. But direct sunlight should not fall. If boxing products are dried in an apartment, then they should be kept in a suspended state away from open sources of fire and heating devices. Otherwise, the surface will quickly crack.

Washed gloves take 2-4 days to dry. For what:

unfasten the Velcro;
Open the mittens wider and leave in this position.

The material of boxing gloves is rough and dense. The layer of filler inside is thick, which takes a long time to dry - up to 7 days. During this time, bacterial flora may multiply.

It is recommended to speed up the drying process by drawing out remaining moisture from the inside. To help - a shoe dryer, crumpled newspaper, a regular hair dryer. The main thing is not to dry it in the sun or a hot radiator, so as not to damage the material.

Special dryer

The dryer will quickly draw moisture from the inside out, ensuring quick and complete drying.

Crumpled newspaper

Stuff gloves with old newspapers. Replace with dry ones more often when they get wet.

Shoe dryer

The gloves are stuffed with paper and placed on a dryer. This way they dry faster inside due to the supply of hot air.

Hairdryer

Stuff the insides with paper and dry them with a hairdryer. But you should not get carried away with this method, so as not to damage the material.

Moisture absorption

Bacteria thrive in wet conditions, so to keep your boxing gloves from smelling, the moisture needs to be removed.

To absorb it, you can use any clean cloth, but cotton or linen is better. Linen absorbs liquids well, as it is considered an absorbent material.

Stuff the product with cloth and then leave it for some time. Then do a more detailed cleaning.

Another way to absorb moisture is to stuff it with newspaper. Newspaper naturally absorbs moisture. Just crumple up a few sheets and stuff the items. Leave them alone for a couple of hours.

Washing boxing bandages

It is recommended to wear bandages under gloves. They are easier to wash and dry. You can wash it every 5-7 workouts. It is better after each lesson, using a delicate wash gel. Water temperature +40 degrees.

When washing bandages in the washing machine, the manual mode or automatically delicate mode is set. You can't twist the bandages. They need to be laid out and dried away from direct sources of heat and sun rays.

If the bandages are colored, they may fade. This is important to consider when washing.

Is it machine washable?

Modern washing machines can wash delicate fabrics, outerwear and even shoes. It is not recommended to wash martial arts gloves in a machine: in the spin mode, the filler may mat and lose its shape even after drying. If other methods are not suitable, then you can turn on a delicate wash and select a temperature of no more than forty degrees.

Important! After getting wet, the gloves must be thoroughly dried inside so that they do not smell damp and mold does not appear in them.

Common Mistakes

Beginner athletes often wash their gloves incorrectly or dry them poorly. Products quickly become unusable:

To speed up the drying process, it is recommended to use a hair dryer or dryer. But don’t get carried away often in these ways.
Do not dry boxing gloves in the sun or on radiators. The skin will crack and come apart at the seams.
Dry your boxing equipment more often.
Before using the product, you should treat your hands with antiseptic gel or antibacterial spray.
Use bandages and sprinkle your hands with talcum powder before each activity to reduce sweating.
It is not recommended to store boxing gloves in closed bags or plastic bags. It becomes more difficult to remove the unpleasant odor.
For storage and drying, hang gloves in ventilated areas (preferably in the wind) away from sunlight.
To avoid the appearance of dust and dirt on the surface, you need to wipe it more often with a damp soft cloth and lubricate it with glycerin so that the surface does not fade or crack.