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Is there a way to keep boxing gloves from smelling of sweat?

or is it even possible to get the smell of stale sweat out of them?...its really disgusting!

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  • Brent
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    Here's what you do. Buy cedar chips and two mesh bags, small enough to fit into each glove. Fill each bag with cedar chips. When you're done working out put one bag into each glove (if you can hang your gloves when they are drying). The cedar has a good smell and removes moisture from the glove. Reload the mesh bags with fresh cedar chips when you feel it's necessary. Wash the mesh bags periodically. With the gloves you have currently it might be too late to get the smell out. But as long as the foam and leather are still good you can continue to use them just alternate with another pair of gloves and they won't stink as much.

    Source(s): Boxed for many years.
  • 1 decade ago

    all the previous answerers have said wear handwraps yes thats ok but there made of fabric and start to stink as well

    buy a pack of surgical latex gloves,then wear them and put handwraps over,when you remove the boxing gloves-hey presto--clean,sweat free,stink free boxing gloves,and all the moisture and sweat contained in the latex one which will be yellowed with sweat when you take them off.

    also use talc inside the rubber latex glove for better absorbency.

    one thing is a lot of sweat contains 70percent bacteria,make sure you destroy the latex gloves by

    incinerating or flushing them down the john.

  • 1 decade ago

    after using them let them sit near a fan or in the sun. also apply some alcohol hand sanitizer to them. as for hand wraps if you don't wash them after you use them the smell gets stuck in them and will become perminate

  • 1 decade ago

    Always use hand wraps and never put your nose in them. Use one set for sparring and another set for fighting.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Always use hand wraps and never put your nose in them. Use one set for sparring and another set for fighting.

  • 1 decade ago

    Use baking soda and let them air out after training, at least that's what my trainer told me to do.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    yea there's different types of boxing gloves that u can use that you can just rap it around your hand won't stink

  • 1 decade ago

    after use apply baby powder. talk. Johnson and johnson or whatever u can find in a local pharmacy.

  • 1 decade ago

    use handwraps put talcum powder in them

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    just buy you new ones, or dont use them at all.

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