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Welcome to the world of hygiene! Most people think that it is just some word explaining that you need to take a shower, wash your hands and brush your teeth every day, but there is so much more. Hygiene is all about keeping yourself clean and healthy, considering that in everything you touch, you never know what you might catch.

Before we dive into the tips, let’s point out why hygiene is important and why you hear this word so often. To begin with, personal hygiene can make you smell great (not smelly so that people need to stay far away from you). It also helps to prevent spreading germs and keeps you from getting sick. What else do you need?

Anyway, recently one person posted in the Reddit online community about the hygiene tips that they wish more people knew about. We gathered 30 of the most popular ones for you, so feel free to share your own recommendations in the comments section!

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To Close the lid before you flush.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This! Not for the noise, but the particles of faeces that fill the room when you flush without shutting the lid

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To 3 years of a pandemic- and half you filthy pigs *STILL* don't wash your hands properly!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG! THIS! I work in hospitality and I'm a world traveler...the number of people I see that go out to dine and leave the restroom after just running there hands under the sink...🤮 It gets worse in international airports, people don't even pretend to clean their hands, they just walk out.

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To I wish I had known that the natural Ph of vaginal secretions was acidic enough to stain clothing and such. It would’ve saved me a lot of anxiety of wondering what was wrong with me. Yes, it IS NORMAL for this to happen.

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To gain some insight on this topic, we reached out to Sally Bloomfield, who is currently Chairman of the International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene. To begin with, she shared her top tip: “When it comes to practicing hygiene to prevent spread of infections, you need to understand that hygiene and cleanliness are not the same thing. Even if a surface looks clean, it can still be contaminated with harmful germs to cause an infection. In order to prevent the spread of infection, hands and surfaces need to be cleaned in the right way.”

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To If someone offers you a breath mint. Take it. Assume He/she is giving you a polite hint.

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To Perfume is not a substitute for washing and deoderant.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have this rule in my theatre. Shower before your performance! Perfume aggravates my asthma and as as your stage manager, if I’m incapacitated, your show is affected!

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To Maybe this is hygiene-adjacent but to stop that old laundry smell you have to leave your washing machine open to dry out. Every time!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes. I use a daily shower spray inside the drum and on the inside of the door. Works a treat. And try not to leave wet laundry in the machine for too long. You might end up having to wash it all a second time.

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“The second thing that people do not understand is that effective hygiene means practicing hygiene at the key times (we call them moments), i.e. when we are doing things that can spread harmful germs,” Bloomfield elaborated. She continued by stating that these moments - targeted hygiene - occur at the most evident times, such as when we handle raw food, use the bathroom, or prepare to eat with our fingers.

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To If you can smell you, we all could smell you two days ago.

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To ALWAYS pee after [making love] (your kidneys will thank you)

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To PLEASE wash your reusable water bottle! i know i know refilling your water bottle is super eco friendly but you gotta make sure youre washing it regularly to avoid any gross bacteria buildup

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I use half a denture tablet (I have all my own teeth btw) in warm water. Leave for about an hour. Make sure the lid/stopper gets contact too. And remember to never drink water that's been in the bottle a few days no matter how fresh it was to begin with.

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To Deodorant goes on before you start stinking

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you move this pic up and down the stripes on her skirt go in and out.

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“There are 9 key moments in our lives when the spread of harmful germs is most likely to happen,” Sally Bloomfield mentioned. Additionally, she suggested a simple practical guide that everybody can read and get deeper knowledge about targeted hygiene.

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To you actually have to SCRUB your FEET.. just standing in soapy water doesn't actually wash off the bacteria between your toes.. if you have stinky feet, this will most likely fix your issue.. I didn't learn this till THIS YEAR, i'm 37, i've always had some stinky feet and never knew that i actually had to bend over and scrub my toes and bottoms of my feet.. i now no longer have stinky feet!! lol so basic but also just never occured to me because i always thought the soapy water i was standing in was enough..

my wife and i were talking about shower habbits to our teen one day and she mentions to "scrub those feet!" and i looked at her and was like, "what do you mean? she's already in soapy water, the feet get cleaned automatically".. her jaw dropped and she was like "oh my, i now know why none of those powders worked on your feet, it's the fact that your actually NOT cleaning them, every time in the shower." and redditors.. she was right.. and man i felt stupid for not knowing such a simple thing.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And wash and dry between your toes, sock fluff likes to hide there and bacteria loves to live there!

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To If you don’t floss, try it once, then smell the used floss. After doing it regularly for a week, it won’t smell like that anymore. Dental hygiene is important.

Started flossing at 21 and proud I’ve kept up the habit. Thought it was unnecessary until somebody told me to try the above.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dentist said to only floss the teeth you want to keep.

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To Wash your hands after you use the washroom. Seriously I'm pretty sure whenever I go to a public washroom I see 50% of the men in there just walk out without washing. Crazy to think

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A friend of mine told me her ex-boyfriend didn’t wash his hands after peeing, and his reasoning was that he didn’t touch his d**k while relieving himself. I told her, sure OK, but he had to touch it to pull it out, unless it was a trained d**k that could unzip pants and find its way out that flap in his tightie-whities all by itself. Like, on command or something. The realization immediately came over her that her ex wasn’t just an a*****e, he was a filthy, germy, unhygienic a*****e. Glad for her that he was her ex.

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The third piece of advice that Bloomfield shared with us is that many people believe that dirty areas, like a dirty floor, are where germs are most likely to spread. Individuals frequently believe that keeping their homes clean will keep them safe and clear of germs. This is untrue, since potentially harmful bacteria are always present; the best way to safeguard yourself is to take precautions to avoid coming into contact with them.

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To Pillows cases need to be washed often.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No more or less than the rest of the bed linen, unless you have particularly greasy hair.

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To If your towel smells mildew-y, so does your body.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I grew up in a house where every towel smelled mildewy .. super gross!!! All it takes is one nasty damp-sitting-for-days towel to 'infect' the rest of your towels! Add oxy powder and vinegar to your towels, hot water, let them soak if you have to .. what a difference!!!!

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To For the sake of everyone else who will need the bathroom, if you're going to sit in there for 45 minutes playing on your phone while taking a dump, please courtesy flush.

I don't care how long you're in there for - I'm not the one paying your salary - but you're stinking up the room. So flush early please, and then stay as long as you like.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Staying on the toilet that long is really bad for your digestive tract. please don’t do that

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To Wash behind your ears and inside deep of your belly button.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does it feel weird for anyone else to touch in there? Asking for a friend..

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She finished with the thought that “Trying to protect yourself by more and more cleaning is not only ineffective, it's very time-consuming, and just increases the amount of cleaning products you have to buy.” So, if your home is crystal clear, that doesn’t mean that there are no germs and you have no chance of getting an infection.
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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To Don’t keep wads of cash in your bra, especially if it’s summer. Money is dirty enough without being soaked in your sweat too.

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To 1. Clean your hairbrushes, especially if you have oily hair/scalp

2. "Clean your glasses" includes the frames and nose pads

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is "clean your glasses" in quotes? And why do people no longer understand to properly use punctuation?

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To For the ladies- Using soap OUTSIDE of the girly. Do NOT put soap in the hole!! That will cause infection and basically just make you smell even more bad than you could imagine 😅

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Inside the hole" cuz saying vagína aloud is bad. 🙄 The female anatomy is terrifying!

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To Washing your [butt]

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It still baffles me that some people (we shall henceforth call them "poople") don't do this.

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To Cleaning/disinfecting your phone. It has so much bacteria and I hate when someone shows me to look at their phone and that s**ts crusty.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And don't use Windex, it deteriorates the sensitivity of your touch screen. Use a 50/50 solution using rubbing alcohol and water.

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To Floss your damn teeth. Brushing isn't enough to prevent the bad things that happen to good teeth. Ask your hygienist to show you how. 90% of people aren't doing it right.

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To If you have to turn off a tap, make sure you turn it off with the paper towel you used to dry your hands with. No point in losing all that hygiene to communally touched (wet) surfaces.

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To Brush your tongue!

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You'd be amazed how much c**p comes off. Using those scrapes I mean

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To Nail brush. Buy one, use one.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just use the pointy end of a nail file to clean under my nails 🤷🏼‍♂️

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To Wearing a mask doesn't camouflage not having brushed your teeth in the morning.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then you’re stuck getting up close and personal with your own breath that smell like you died a week ago. If you’re wearing a mask, at least the rest of us aren’t suffering the full brunt of it, as the mask will filter it somewhat. Somewhat.

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To Washing your legs in the shower. I'm so surprised how many people don't wash their legs when they shower.

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To Change your work clothes daily.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Eeeehhhh...idk about this one applies to everyone. If I have an office job where I sit most of the day and I showered that morning, there's a good chance I'm going to rewear the pants later that week before rewashing them. I'm a firm believer that if my clothes aren't soiled or smelly, I should give them a second use before washing. THIS RULE DOES NOT APPLY TO UNDERWEAR.

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30 People Online Point Out Aspects Of Personal Hygiene That Some Are Completely Oblivious To You can wash your pillows and bath mats!

Also glycolic/mandelic/salicylic acids for body odour. Keep that skin acidic and inhospitable to bacteria.

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