Oil Wrestling can be a lot of fun, but after the fun is done. How do you clean up? What kind of soap to you use? What do you do with the plastic sheet or whatever it is that you use to avoid getting oil all over the place.
For example:
I use dish detergent mixed with baking soda. Lots of hot water.
Drop cloths are not expensive, so I discard them after a single use.
A lot of this is the correct answer, but you need to not only prep the space, but all that you'll need for after your match, like towels, a garbage bag, and an abundance of soap to wash off excess oil.
First, any strong plastic sheeting or tarpaulin is necessary for a match, unless you have mats which you are willing to wipe down thoroughly and disinfect after. That could shorten the life of the mats though, so it's generally better to avoid that.
The easiest thing for a match is just to make sure you have floor space, and to use gym floor mats underneath your plastic if if on wooden or hard floors, to protect your limbs or head from injury. Otherwise, extra duty plastic sheets are essential if wrestling on top of carpet, like in a hotel or bedroom. You don't want to stain a carpet with oil so, at minimum, mats or an old but thick duvet on top the floor would prevent seepage if the plastic rips or move around a lot during a match, and it will move around a lot. Use something you won't mind cleaning or throwing out, so, not your best linens or winter bedding!
After the match, walking to a shower or bath on top of a pathway of dry, absorbent towels you set down before a match starts is how you start the personal cleaning process. Your feet will buckle under you and your naked body will tumble down very, very easily if you don't do this in advance of the match. Also, this is essential - make sure your bath or shower has some slippage prevention, like a secured bath mat, ahead of time!
Once in the tub/stall, and you can stand without fear of slipping, you MUST START by using a good handful on both feet with hot water! If you don't wash your feet thoroughly, you may slip while cleaning up or after walking away from the tub, and injure yourself while naked.
So just imagine the possibilities of doing so, and what you could harm from falling, while naked. :o
Use the dishwashing liquid as the first line of defense of getting excess oil off skin and hair and scalp after your feet.
Dawn (in the U.S.) is advertised as gentle enough to use on birds affected by oil spills, so that's a decent option, or Palmolive. But you also should then use regular bath soap or scrub and shampoo and conditioner, which is less harsh on your skin than dishwashing soap.
After you're clean and dry and standing upright without a problem, clean up of the wrestling space can be as simple as folding the tarp from the edges into the center, so the excess oil doesn't run off the sides, and placing the folded, secured plastic into a nearby heavy duty trash bag. Easy, and the most hygienic option.
If you want to keep a longer term tarp, you'll have to wipe it down, wash it with the dishwashing liquid, dry it, and then run a lot of disinfectant over it for later use. I wouldn't suggest this, but if you oil wrestle a lot, and cannot buy many tarps or plastic sheets every week, use elbow grease (ironically :) and science to protect yourself and future opponents from skin infections next time.
Don't get all the way through a match and still end up in the emergency room or having to do some explaning to others about what you were doing. Prepare before the match, for after the match, and wash those feet!
barcoded (11 )
11/28/2019 7:09 AMBarnet Mat rooms used warm baby oil with disposable plastic sheeting covering all the flooring. Two layers on the last areas.
Azsundude (1 )
11/26/2019 12:24 AMOil Wrestling can be a lot of fun, but after the fun is done. How do you clean up? What kind of soap to you use? What do you do with the plastic sheet or whatever it is that you use to avoid getting oil all over the place.
For example:
I use dish detergent mixed with baking soda. Lots of hot water.
Drop cloths are not expensive, so I discard them after a single use.
NewYorkMud (20)
3/04/2024 5:23 AM(In reply to this)
A lot of this is the correct answer, but you need to not only prep the space, but all that you'll need for after your match, like towels, a garbage bag, and an abundance of soap to wash off excess oil.
First, any strong plastic sheeting or tarpaulin is necessary for a match, unless you have mats which you are willing to wipe down thoroughly and disinfect after. That could shorten the life of the mats though, so it's generally better to avoid that.
The easiest thing for a match is just to make sure you have floor space, and to use gym floor mats underneath your plastic if if on wooden or hard floors, to protect your limbs or head from injury. Otherwise, extra duty plastic sheets are essential if wrestling on top of carpet, like in a hotel or bedroom. You don't want to stain a carpet with oil so, at minimum, mats or an old but thick duvet on top the floor would prevent seepage if the plastic rips or move around a lot during a match, and it will move around a lot. Use something you won't mind cleaning or throwing out, so, not your best linens or winter bedding!
After the match, walking to a shower or bath on top of a pathway of dry, absorbent towels you set down before a match starts is how you start the personal cleaning process. Your feet will buckle under you and your naked body will tumble down very, very easily if you don't do this in advance of the match. Also, this is essential - make sure your bath or shower has some slippage prevention, like a secured bath mat, ahead of time!
Once in the tub/stall, and you can stand without fear of slipping, you MUST START by using a good handful on both feet with hot water! If you don't wash your feet thoroughly, you may slip while cleaning up or after walking away from the tub, and injure yourself while naked.
So just imagine the possibilities of doing so, and what you could harm from falling, while naked. :o
Use the dishwashing liquid as the first line of defense of getting excess oil off skin and hair and scalp after your feet.
Dawn (in the U.S.) is advertised as gentle enough to use on birds affected by oil spills, so that's a decent option, or Palmolive. But you also should then use regular bath soap or scrub and shampoo and conditioner, which is less harsh on your skin than dishwashing soap.
After you're clean and dry and standing upright without a problem, clean up of the wrestling space can be as simple as folding the tarp from the edges into the center, so the excess oil doesn't run off the sides, and placing the folded, secured plastic into a nearby heavy duty trash bag. Easy, and the most hygienic option.
If you want to keep a longer term tarp, you'll have to wipe it down, wash it with the dishwashing liquid, dry it, and then run a lot of disinfectant over it for later use. I wouldn't suggest this, but if you oil wrestle a lot, and cannot buy many tarps or plastic sheets every week, use elbow grease (ironically :) and science to protect yourself and future opponents from skin infections next time.
Don't get all the way through a match and still end up in the emergency room or having to do some explaning to others about what you were doing. Prepare before the match, for after the match, and wash those feet!
AZgrappler (112 )
11/26/2019 1:58 AM(In reply to this)
I guess we will have to find out sometime ;-)
Azsundude (1 )
11/26/2019 5:36 AM(In reply to this)
Very true. I like Sesame seed oil when I can get it.
spirit6060 (28)
11/27/2019 4:01 PM(In reply to this)
I use warmed olive oil.
AZgrappler (112 )
11/26/2019 5:44 AM(In reply to this)
I’ve only used warm coconut oil