Why Your Gym Bag Is Giving You Chest Folliculitis (Not Acne)

Astra sits beside an open gym bag, pointing at it with one finger while holding a petri dish showing three progressively larger blobs labeled Day 1, 2, and 3 — connected to the bag by a small arrow.

Is This Post for You? Opening Scene Your gym bag has been sitting in the back seat since Tuesday. The workout clothes are still in there — compressed, slightly damp, sealed in a nylon bag that doesn’t breathe. It’s Thursday. You’ve been treating the bumps on your chest with the same cleanser you use on … Read more