Defense Soap is a company that markets and sells soap,
barrier cream, equipment cleaners, sanitary wipes, and essential oils intended to address grappling specific cleanliness issues.
Defense Soap (Product)
Defense Soap is a brand of
soap (available in both bar and
shower gel forms) created by Guy Sako to prevent outbreaks of skin infection on his wrestling team. Since then the soap has been marketed to
wrestlers,
Judoka
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...
,
Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, and
Mixed Martial Artists. Both the bar and shower gel versions of this soap are made with
tea tree oil and
eucalyptus extract, and are
triclosan free. The manufacturers claim that Defense soap is effective in preventing
MRSA,
Staph
''Staphylococcus'' is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria in the family Staphylococcaceae from the order Bacillales. Under the microscope, they appear spherical (cocci), and form in grape-like clusters. ''Staphylococcus'' species are facultativ ...
,
Impetigo,
Ringworm, and
Herpes. Defense Soap has been accepted as the official soap of
USA Judo.
Barrier Foam
Defense barrier foam is a type of
barrier cream containing
lanolin,
aloe vera
''Aloe vera'' () is a succulent plant species of the genus ''Aloe''. It is widely distributed, and is considered an invasive species in many world regions.
An evergreen perennial, it originates from the Arabian Peninsula, but grows wild in tro ...
,
jojoba oil,
wheat germ extract, and
vitamin E.
Bar Soap
Defense soap carries several varieties of bar soap, including original, peppermint, oatmeal, and medicated. Their medicated soap is antifungal.
Critical reception
Valerie Worthington of ''Breaking Muscle'' tested the shower gel version of Defense Soap and stated that, for people who train in close-quarters combat, it is "great option for keeping them active and skin condition-free".
References
Further reading
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External links
Official siteUS Judo
Soap brands
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