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While most of us learn pretty early that bad breath and BO is a recipe for zero social inclusion, that doesn’t mean that some showers and daily teeth cleaning is the be-all, end-all of health and hygiene. At the end of the day, our bodies need a lot of maintenance which most of us overlook, one way or another.

Someone asked “What’s a hygiene habit that people don't talk about but really should?” and people detailed all the things more folks need to start doing. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and share your own examples in the comments section below.

#1

Person putting on blue gloves, demonstrating good hygiene habits. If you’re wearing protective/sterile gloves, they don’t continue to be sterile once you’ve touched something gross. The amount of times I’ve seen coworkers handle human specimens with their gloves on, and then touch their face, phone, or hair really shocks me. Same note of people handling raw chicken/meat with gloves and then proceeding to touch every surface imaginable with the gloves on drives me nuts.

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG, this, so much. I trained care workers for several years and worked hard to make sure they understood "put the gloves on **just before** you do the task you need the gloves for, and take them off **as soon as possible after** the task you put the gloves on for". Even when I was brand new, and shadowing more experienced care workers, I knew it was completely wrong to turn up at a client's house already putting the gloves on, keep them on for the entire visit, and then take them off as we were leaving.

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A person practicing good hygiene habits by sneezing into their elbow, wearing a white shirt in a softly lit setting. Coughing and sneezing should always be inside your vampire cape or the very least covering your mouth so its not spewing out in front of you. I've lost count on how many people in public sneeze or cough without covering their mouth and see the germs being blasted throughout the area.

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#3

Person washing hands with soapy lather, demonstrating essential hygiene habits. The fact people had to be told to wash their hands during COVID. Why are you not washing your hands in the first place?

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Robin Roper
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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It kills me when I see the signs that "employees must wash their hands with soap and warm water...." and hot water is not provided in the restroom.

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#4

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow Stay home if you’re coughing and sneezing, and aren’t required to be out. Went to a movie recently with reserved seats with a person behind me coughing non-stop… I could feel the air from his cough moving my hair. Thanks dude… can’t wait to give my grandparents whatever bug this is on Thanksgiving. 

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Huddo's sister
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5 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or wear a facemask. People seem to forget they can be used for things other than Covid. Mind you, a cough doesn't necessarily mean a contagious infection.

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#5

Woman reacting to an unpleasant odor, emphasizing the importance of proper hygiene habits. If you can smell your body odour everyone can smell it too.

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Huddo's sister
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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Doesn't mean you can do anything about it at the time though, which is embarrassing.

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#6

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow Clean your dirty, stanky, musty, skid-marking butt holes. Trust me its not gay, you're not going to be emasculated or lose "alpha-ness". Its a body part to be cleaned. Get it together people.

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#7

A woman brushing her hair with a red and black brush, emphasizing hygiene habits. Cleaning hairbrushes!

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Use the extra hair to weave into a wig. Then give it as a "I'm sorry you're dying of cancer" to that neighbor you hate as a going away gift.

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#9

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow Dudes need to cut and trim their nails. It’s not gay.

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Huddo's sister
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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same as with women, they can be longer, but they need to be cleaned with a nail brush regularly.

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#10

Person changing pillowcase, practicing good hygiene and cleanliness habits. Using clean pillowcases.

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Once I realized my acne flare ups were caused by dirty pillowcases, my constant acne problems disappeared

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#11

Foot being scrubbed with a brush, demonstrating proper hygiene habits. Properly cleaning your feet rather than just letting the soapy water go on them in the shower.

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Rosie
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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A lot of people think since the soap runs down your body that they don't have to scrub their legs or feet.

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#12

Close-up of an open mouth showing healthy teeth and tongue, emphasizing good hygiene habits. Tonsil stones.

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Why is this so far down?? Scrolled forever to find this one. I can smell these in someone from several feet away. The cleaning kits are cheap on amazon.

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This isn't a common issue for most people. I had GF that had the WORST tonsil stones and would help her clear them out (gross i know lol).

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#13

A clean white toilet in a bathroom, highlighting hygiene habits. Not closing the lid on their toilet bowl during flushing. Not aware of the fact that millions of faeces particles are floating around during flushing. Yes, if you don't cover your toothbrush, you do have faeces particles when you brush your tooth with. Yuck…..

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You needn't worry. You already have fecal matter particles all over your house. Don't read the studies unless you want to be huzzed out, though. No place is clean.

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#15

Cleaning a smartphone with a cloth to maintain hygiene habits. Honestly, cleaning your phone screen regularly. It's basically a germ magnet we press to our face daily.

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Really? Y’all press your phones to your faces? If I see an incoming call I stare at it till it goes away then text the person “sorry, what’s up?”.

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#16

Person with eyes closed and tongue out, highlighting hygiene habits. Scrubbing your tongue. It’s key for fresh breath and often forgotten.

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#17

Person practicing hygiene by flossing teeth. Flossing—people act like it's optional, but your dentist can tell when you don’t.

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dentist say using interdental brushes beats flossing. So no I don't floss

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#18

Person wearing gloves washing dishes at a kitchen sink, emphasizing good hygiene habits. How you wash your dishes. That sponge you bought 6 months ago is growing all sorts of bacteria.

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

An economical no-waste solution is to use wash rags instead and frequently toss them in the laundry. If you like the scrubby side save a net onion bag and put your wash rag inside to make better for scrubbing while not scratching

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#19

Close-up of a person's ear highlighting hygiene habits. Cleaning your piercing holes no matter how old they are.

Take your earrings out and scrub bc even non-stretched lobes can get built up and [it's] nasty.

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#20

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow The stagnant water in the washing machine. Please please please run a cycle through with nothing in it but a cup of vinegar. The water in the drum does not drain entirely. The mildewy smell in your towels? Use vinegar. It's a deorderizer as well as bringing the fluffyness back.

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#21

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow Wash your hands after using the restroom. Especially public ones, nobody wants food poisoning because you were in a hurry, stupid or just plain lazy.

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The signs in restaurant bathrooms should read everyone must wash hands not just employees.

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#22

Person with curly hair making a bed, emphasizing good hygiene habits. Changing your bedsheets.

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Ugh. I had a roommate at college who changed her sheets at the end of each semester...and that was it.
Barf.

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#23

Person wrapped in a towel in a modern bathroom, highlighting hygiene habits. Great tips here about just washing areas most people don't bother, I'll add that properly drying your feet, arm pits and groin area is just as important. We often ignore the moisture between our toes and genitals then proceed to cover them up with clothes and underwear. That moisture just sits and creates bacteria, properly drying them with warm air from a blow-dryer can make a huge difference with respect to smell and general health. Learned this after years of athlete foot issues, I never bothered drying between my toes. Just got out, toweled off and put on my clothes. Its been a game changer ever since.

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Huddo's sister
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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This also applies to hands. No point washing your hands properly and then not letting them dry fully. It doesn't matter whether you use a hand dryer or towel, the important thing is they are dried fully.

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#24

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow Women like to parrot what they’ve heard on the internet that the vagina is a self cleaning organ and not wash themselves. Yes the v*gina is a self cleaning organ but the vagina is the inside, meaning douching is unhealthy. The vulva which is actually what’s on the outside needs to be cleaned just like every other area of skin.

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Roxy222uk
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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a bizarre pst. Makes it sound as if thousands of women around the world are not cleaning their vulvas and excusing themselves by claiming it's self cleaning. This isn't happening. At all. All women are made very aware of their vulvas and society's expectations very young.

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#25

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow Lifting up b**bs, fupas, etc, to wash. think a lot of people were once smaller and not used to sweat collecting certain places once we gain weight the smell is...interesting

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#26

Person brushing teeth in front of a mirror, practicing good hygiene habits. You're not supposed to rinse your mouth after you brush your teeth with fluoride toothpaste.

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4 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can absolutely rinse your mouth with mouthwash as it contains fluoride!

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#27

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow Apparently around my age using deodorant??

I swear I see s**t ton of guys on a normal day smelling worse than I did after a 13h shift during summer...

Just use soap and any kind of deodorant you like, it's that simple and only takes you a few minutes.
Please.

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HTakeover
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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Often it's unwashed clothes that are the problem. I know plenty of dudes with good body hygiene but will wear the same stanky clothes for weeks without washing.

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#28

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow The importance of brushing your teeth twice a day.

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Lailu
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3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know someone (who works in retail) who is lucky to brush twice a month. 🤢

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#29

Man practicing good hygiene habits by washing hands at bathroom sink. Lads, clean your f*****g facial hair. Too many guys I know don't wash it at all because they think the shampoo running off their head is enough. You're going to give your partners a rash/acne.

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Scrub. That. Facial. Hair. Too many times I've sat on a guys face and my balls were knifed.

#30

Person in a white shirt holding a water bottle, phone, and keys, emphasizing hygiene habits outdoors. Cleaning your keys. I know that sounds insane, but hear me out. My husband carries a set of about 20 keys on a daily basis. They end up on my kitchen counter and I pick them up to move them out of the way. I can FEEL the grunge on them. And my husband is fastidious about hand washing. Well, I take that set of keys and soak them in hot, soapy water, then rinse and lay them out to dry. Next morning, they feel clean. The difference is shocking. Grunge to glorious. He thinks I’m crazy for washing them. I think about everything he touches when he’s out working and I don’t want all those germs in my house.

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#31

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow Wipe around the edges of your dishwasher door - the door itself and the door frame of the dishwasher.

Dishwasher Cleaner can’t reach the places around the door seal and when you start to clean it, you realise how much disgusting gunk builds up….

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the same way, the rubber parts of the washing machine should also be dried regularly so that you don't get smelly "clean" laundry. Machines should also be washed regularly when empty at a high temperature.

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#32

Washing behind your ears. Washing your scalp. Like really going into your hair to wash it.

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#33

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow Please increase your fibre intake so your poops come out cleanly and not make you wipe for days.

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Green Tree
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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Increase your fiber intake period, probably the simplest thing people can do to broadly improve thier long term health. Many on a western diet get a fraction of the minimum recommended

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#34

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow Adjacent: Clean the bottom of your purse. You set it down everywhere, all the time and then you plop it in the kitchen counter. Barf.

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Purse? I always thought it was the name for a womens wallet...this is a bag?

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#35

Quarantine your bags and clothes when you get back home and have been sleeping somewhere else ( hotels, airbnbs, friend's place, your coach's car...) it helps avoid bedbugs.

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#36

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow I don’t understand why would anyone wear shoes on their bed and put their luggage on their bed?

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Roxy222uk
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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Victorian times (in the UK at least) it was very much not the done thing to put outside clothes (e.g. coats) on the bed because they knew the risk of having picked up bed bugs in public.

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#37

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow You don't put wooden utensils in a dishwasher, they'll trap moisture and get more bacteria in them, and they'll get ruined fast.

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#38

I'm now middle aged and have noticed that young people don't pay attention to cleaning kitchens and dining areas after meals like they should... pet peeve, but I now realize that most pest infestations in my buildings have been young people, including my former self, who don't have good eating routines.

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MIddle age Karen whining about young people...again.

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#39

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow A hygiene habit people don’t talk about enough is cleaning your earbuds regularly because they can get really gross and full of bacteria from daily use.

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If you have to be reminded to clean them, you don't deserve chicken sandwiches.

#40

I've scrolled quite far and nobody has mentioned this (and it's probably going to be buried), but washing of your private parts BEFORE and AFTER s*x.

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#41

Wiping your dog’s paws and snout after a walk!!!! I judge pet parents if they do or not! And then some of them let their dog climb on their bed ugh!!! They have paw wipes guys!! They’re not expensive at all!!!

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#42

For the ladies...Which way to wipe yourself.

For the men....how to clean your "member" correctly including under the foreskin.

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My ex-husband thought I was being overdramatic when I insisted that he clean our infant daughter from front to back...until she got a UTI and the pediatrician told him how it happened.

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#43

Take your earrings out when showering and rings off when prepping food. Nasty stuff gets trapped in there and it stinks.

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Sometimes the person you're married feels trapped and will start to stink.

#44

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow Keeping your vehicle clean. Don’t let those Starbucks cups start to mold on the floor.

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How do people even dare to breathe in a car full of grossness and mold?

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#45

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow Letting your feet breathe. Socks 24/7 isn’t healthy.

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In NZ sandals, jandals in hot weather. bare feet at home, beach etc...I have seen some awful fungus on all year shoe wearers.

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#46

Men really should start sitting at toilet in their homes to pee. I don't really know why some people think its not natural... When visiting other people houses its your choice standing/sitting but for all that is saint if you spray some pee on seat use paper to clean it.

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#47

Cleaning the outside of your ears with alcohol wipes. No one wants to smell like earing backs.
Using a nail brush to clean under your nails.

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A pack of nail brushes is one of the things we got at the beginning of covid. Husband got the masks and gloves. I added several kinds of soap to the list, dish liquid, hand soap, laundry detergent...

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#48

“I Can Smell These In Someone From Several Feet Away”: 30 Hygiene Habits Everybody Should Follow Being conscious of touching your face and connected to that washing your hands a bit more often than you think you need to.
I do remember not to touch my face when I'm in public, but at home the same should apply. There's so many germs in our home environment and by touching our face and nose we may get sick. And we all do it unconsciously.
And yeah my body is super sensitive now so I'm overreacting maybe.

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#49

A hygiene habit that people don’t often talk about but really should is cleaning everyday items like phones, keyboards, and remote controls. These items can harbor a lot of bacteria and are often overlooked in our cleaning routines. Regularly disinfecting them can significantly improve hygiene and reduce the risk of illness.

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#50

Full body deodorant should not be a thing for most people.

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It shouldn't be a thing for anyone. Unless you're 14 kid.

#51

For the dudes. Finger nails are still sharp after you trim them. If you are expecting sexy times, trim them a couple of days earlier so they lose that sharp edge.

Even after filing them down, they can still feel sharp for your partner’s sensitive bits during play.

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#52

Scrubbing their neck , or just using a wash cloth in general while in the shower.

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I switched from those plastic poufs to a washcloth years ago and I will never go back, you feel so much cleaner

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#53

1) Sleep hygiene: not providing oneself with the right environment to get a solid good sleep frequently (includes keeping phones away from bed, not eating too much before bed time, reducing screen time before bed, getting a good pillow that is affordable etc).

2) dental hygiene: going to the dental hygienist once every six months, reducing intake of drinks/foods that will stain teeth or cause more cavities. Not flossing enough. Rushing through brushing.

3) mental hygiene: not reducing consumption of materials that will cause overstimulation and overdrive. Not nitpicking the type of digital media material to be consuming. Like books, digital content should be “few” and good. Not enough emotion regulation/mental check in on a frequent basis.

These are my observations and am still learning. Cheers!

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#54

This is for all my girlies...

D O N T S H A R E M A K E U P

no makeup. all products should never be shared. its your literal face.

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only exception is if it's loose powder. In that case, decant that s**t onto a surface for them to use - do NOT let anyone else put their brushes in your makeup.

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#55

If you have smelly pits, scrub really well with an antibacterial soap (I use a rubber scrub brush), apply a low percentage glycolic acid after your shower, and then an antiperspirant. You will no longer have stinky pits.

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5 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I stopped using traditional deodorant all together and just use 7% glycolic acid. The acid makes it inhospitable for bacteria to grow, which is what causes the odor. I hear Stridex pads work also. Be warned women, if you shave your pits, you might want to wait a few hours before using it. It lightens you underarm area also if you are dark under there.

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#56

If you sweat a lot under your arms, apply antiperspirant right after showering while your skin is still damp. For a while in my first year of college I struggled with this (I felt like I was going through puberty again) but then I switched from deodorant to antiperspirant, and put it on shortly after getting out of the shower and I hardly sweat under my arms now!

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5 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it's antiperspirant, the best time to apply is just before bed, so it acclimatises to your body temp. EDIT: before bed, but after sex if you're having any

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#57

When someone in your home is sick, open the windows and clean all surfaces and door handles daily to prevent others from catching it. Also, don’t share a tube of toothpaste or soap with sick people obviously.

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#58

Musty Smelling Hair Extensions 🐕💨.

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Women take note. Dudes can smell it if you can't.

#59

Trim the nose hairs.

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What's this got to do with hygiene? Who's catching diseases off of someone else's, or their own, nose hairs?

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#60

If you want to get into a heated discussion, ask your friends if they sit or stand to wipe and why.

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#61

Carry tissues around to make sure you're cleaning out your nose often, no outside shoes in the house - have separate shoes for your floors, have respect for yourself.

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If your having allergies a lot in certain areas eat your boogers and the allergy will abate.

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#62

Having a bidet is a post-poop game changer.

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bidet is life. Tried it once at a friends house. Went and bought it the next day for both bathrooms in my home.

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#63

Preparing for rage replies. I'll probably get downvoted into oblivion.

Don't let your animals in your bedroom. If you must, don't let them on the bed. Unless you're washing your pet every night before they get on your bed, they're tracking everything they've walked through all day onto your bed. At best, maybe a little dirt. At worst, animal feces.

I've seen/heard about far too many cat people allowing their cats to sleep on their pillow. It doesn't matter how often you wash your pillowcase if your cat sleeps on it and you put your face there.

We never let our dog in our bedroom, let alone sleep on the bed. Dart would sit in the doorway waiting for us to come out. Sometimes, he would try to push it and crawl a little into the room, knowing he wasn't allowed in.

Keeping him out of the bedroom and running an air purifier did wonders for my wife's allergies.

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