Whether you casually work out or are a competitive athlete, one thing is for sure, your gym bag will stink. Gym bags at times are vile and disgusting with the smells they contain and the norm isn’t to wash the bag, but only the clothes in them. Meanwhile, when you go to the gym and touch equipment that has been caked with the sweat of thousands of people you do not know, you then transfer those odors into your gym bag.

Gyms are a massive source of germ activity, researchers say. Norovirus causes stomach pain, diarrhea, and vomiting. Exercise machines have this virus on them and it can stay on the material for up to a month. The fungi that cause various foot infections multiply at a shocking pace in the showers. While many of the germs in your gym bag are yours, so somewhat harmless, disease-causing microbes can attach to your bag every time you sit it down on a bench, on the floor, or in a locker. The most common germs to attach to your bag are staph, E. coli, salmonella, and pseudomonas, which are responsible for eye infections. This information was provided by Charles Gerba, a Ph.D. and an environmental microbiologist at the University of Arizona.

Thankfully, there is an answer to this odor and germ problem! Closure Clean is a deodorizing delivery system in the form of a pouch, that specializes in odor elimination, odor removal, pet odors and in this case, body odor caused by sweat. Without the harsh chemicals of other cleaners and deodorizers on the market, Closure Clean uses chlorine dioxide to safely and effectively eliminate the offensive odors. Closure Clean comes in a 25-gram pouch that is designed to eliminate odors resulting from smoke, mold, mildew, and other chemical odors.

Chlorine dioxide (ClO2) is a yellow and green colored gas with a scent comparable to chlorine. It distributes evenly, penetrates well and has excellent sterilization because of its gaseous nature. Chlorine dioxide is safe in its usage as been evidenced for many years now with its application as an oxidant in the water we drink, poultry water processes, swimming water, and mouthwash. For more information on the right Closure Clean™ solution for you, visit our products page.