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FIX YOURSELF
AIRING YOUR DIRTY LAUNDRY SELF-CARE LAUNDRY LIST
ATTENTION, all hat wearers! it’s probably best not to wear
When was the last time you them for more than one work-
washed that baseball cap that’s out without a good washing.
seen its share of sweaty work- “We do have natural oils on our
outs? If you’re noticing acne body, and wearing the same
around your hat line, you may clothing will increase the risk of
have found your culprit. “No breakouts and infections,”
one is going to wash their hat Doyle explains. Plus, that gear
after every run, but if your hat comes in contact with other
has a cotton insert pad, wipe people’s germs, too, so while
that down with alcohol, and you may not have sweat a lot in
wash your face before you put that hoodie, it’s possible you
on the hat, so your skin is clean wore it on a machine where
and your pores won’t get another person got sweaty and
clogged,” explains Heslin. spread his or her germs. “Use
And, while you’re at it, even antibacterial spray and wash
though some of your gym your athletic wear frequently,”
clothes may pass the sniff test, says Doyle.
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