A good dryer can make a huge difference in reducing the odor on your gear. You can use a regular clothes dryer on low heat to dry out most gear.
Another option is to simply leave your gear out to dry after rinsing off the soap. You can speed up the drying process by sponging excess water off with towels. You can also invest in a special dryer to dry out your boots and helmet. Some dryers come with an air hose that can be placed into the helmet and base of the skate to remove moisture. Others can also come with complete racks and a collapsible tent to form a drying zone.
This is a fast way to dry out gear without damaging or shrinking anything. All this cleaning is going to sound like a lot of effort, and the temptation is there to spray everything down with deodorant and leave it in your gear bag. The bacteria do not have to smell to be a problem, and infections are no joke. Wear a base layer so you can get away with a less vigorous cleaning routine, and consider buying a dryer to prevent mold and to kill off bacteria in those hard-to-reach places.
The best way to dry your hockey gloves and other pieces of equipment is to let them air out slowly and naturally. If you place them in a clothes dryer you could find that the leather will crack or split. Use a dryer to quickly dry your gear. You can basically wash just about all items of hockey equipment in your machine other than helmets, skates and goalie pads and gloves etc.
You can keep your skates fresh by taking the insoles out to dry after each use. As for your helmet, you can also air it out to dry and wipe down the inside with a bacteria-reducing cleaner and spray it with a deodorizer.
The fastest, easiest and cheapest way to clean hockey gloves and equipment is in a washing machine but you also have the option of using a professional cleaning service.
These companies can clean and sanitize all types of equipment and uniforms using well-tested professional methods. It seems gentle on the equipment. I always lay out my equipment immediately after returning from a game and spray everything. Bag gets a lysol spray down. Seems to be working…thought I would share—especially for gloves—the lysol was drying out the leather bad!
This seems like great cleaning advice and I will try it, but your opening is not inclusive of those of us who ARE the hockey player and are female. Perhaps you could update or adjust your mindset to realize that there are female hockey players out there.
Thanks for the tips! Is it possible to put it into the washing machine? Always looking for good ways to clean stinky equipment. It works great. I recommend that the dishwasher is empty!! Good to know it can be done. We hockey dads and hockey husbands have to deal with this, too. Good to know about The Rocket, Frank. Being offended by something you read is a personal choice. Try Odor-Aid disinfectant. The clerk at Play-it-again Sports treats used equipment with it and it works well for gloves and skates.
Hydroxyl is the term used for an oxygen-hydrogen -OH side group on another chemical. Peroxide is O2 with a single bond found either as a radical no other atoms attached or between other side chains e. Peroxide is the chemical moiety found in cleaners like Oxy-clean. I put everything except the helmet, skates, and plastic part of the jock in our front loader with tide and borax. Works like a charm. It is great stuff — you spray the inside of the piece until very damp and let dry overnight.
To clean it, you can use a mixture of a cup of chlorine bleach and a gallon of water. Leave it on the seal for about five minutes before wiping it off.
It is suggested to wipe down the rubber seal after every use. My son just joined hockey. I listened to the feedback because these are parents with kids in hockey for a few years or more. Thank you for your tips. Thank you. This is great! The older they get, the worse it smells. I should probably give it a try now that the season and tryouts for next year are over. God bless you being a goalie mom.
That would never fly in this house. My anxiety would be through the roof. And yes, being a goalie mom can definitely be stressful at times! Thank you, thank you, thank you for these instructions on washing hockey gear. But my kids have recently taken up Street Hockey. Oh my goodness! It has been so much fun for us. BUT good grief! Thank you for the instructions to wash the hockey gear! I would lay it out on the deck or hang it on the clothesline for a full day.
The freezing temps will kill a lot of the bacteria and refresh the gear. I mean, if you had several days in between games, I suppose you could hang it in the laundry room, but I would want to have set up a good fan and possibly a portable heater going to get it good and dry. I personally would just go for airing it out outside and wait for a mild spell before actually washing it. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Your kids will never be bored again! Jackie Currie. Comments My guys seem to like the soak and swish in the tub method for the big stuff, and the washing machine for the littler bits and pieces. Guess it will work just fine for football and lacrosse gear too!
You are welcome, Samantha. And I know what you mean about them liking the smell. Hi Faye, First, get a phosphate free surfactant and use that in conjunction with an antiseptic such as Dettol by one cap per load only or per mixing cup of soap and mix thoroughly.
Christine, Provided there is no heat in the application then all the manufacturers would support it. Yes, the bag is the petri dish that houses all the 13 primary contaminates found.
Keep up the chatter about hygiene in hockey folks, it will save lives in the long run truly! I use my jaccuzi extra chlorine to wash my gear… works very well. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.
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