6 personal hygiene mistakes you might be making every day

2/11/2021

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Science Story: 6 personal hygiene mistakes you might be making every day

There are many personal hygiene tips out there many of which are erroneous. Let's learn about some of them.

#1 Washing out toothpaste after brushing your teeth

According to dentists, washing out your toothpaste after brushing is counter-productive and makes the toothpaste lose its efficiency. By rinsing out the toothpaste with water, we also rinse out important nutrients such as fluoride that should otherwise be stored in our mouth.

After brushing, we should only spit out as much toothpaste as possible and not rinse it out.

#2 Leaving our hairbrushes unkempt

A hairbrush is an important item we use each day. Think of the amount of germs that could potentially be on it if not cleaned. It is advisable to clean our hairbrushes at least once a week with a simple soap or shampoo.

#3 Keeping our towels in the bathroom

Many people do not consider the importance of bath towels and the result of keeping them in the wrong place.

Towels can easily absorb all manner of bacteria and harmful substances in the bathroom based on the nature of the processes carried out in such a warm room. Bath towels should be dried out in a well ventilated place and kept outside the bathroom in a clean closet.

#4 Using hot water to clean our hands

Water has to be to a certain degree hot in order to kill germs better. This degree is harmful to our skin. It's rather advisable to wash our hands for a longer period and more frequently with regular water temperature.

#5 Applying deodorant immediately after showering

Deodorant works very effectively on dry skin. Our skin usually isn’t dry after showering and applying deodorant impatiently at this state would be completely of no use.

#6 Cleaning the bathroom at regular temperature

Cleaning the room without warm temperature will limit the effectiveness of cleaning products. These products are more efficient under warm temperatures, thus letting a steaming got shower run before cleaning is recommended.

What do you think about these pieces of advice? Will you change any of your personal hygiene habits after reading this article?

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26 Comments

Peggy Layton

After all your comments about bacteria etc.I haven’t exactly followed your advice but still alive and kicking at 97 .

bcaffet

Interesting.. but not about to leave toothpaste in my mouth.. I don’t agree with that one

Linda Marshall

I disagree about the toothpaste. It can be harmful to swallow toothpaste.

Yvonne Benn

Sounds like a load of scaremongering hokem to me…..

Jim German

The hygienist rinses my mouth throughly after brushing my teeth at the dentist office at my 6 month check up!?

Frank P. Araujo

Check for typos. "...steaming got???" C'mon!

Doreen Henricks

I realize your comment was written a year ago, but this is not true for everyone, Lots of people have very dry hair. I wash mine twice a week. People with a really dry scalp can go even longer.

Raymond Hodge

Fluoride is a by product of the mining industry and not a nutrient.

Patricia Price

Doris Dallaire, Me too!

Doris Dallaire

I’ve always had my towels in the bathroom, always rinse my mouth after brushing, never put the lid down before flushing, like washing my hands (thoroughly) in warm water and don’t have a hot shower before cleaning the bathroom, I’m 80 years old and quite healthy. Somehow I’ve survived all the germs this article says would make me unhealthy.

Elsy O. Stromberg

Chrissy Krainock Luders, Unless you have oily hair I don't think that's a good idea.

Elsy O. Stromberg

Don't think I'll change doing what I've been doing. Will continue not storing towels in the bathroom. Not going to start leaving toothpaste in my mouth.

lmoores

At the dentist the hygienist get us to rinse out immediately after the dentist is done ✔️. I'm 56 and apparently being every thing since forever but hey I'm still here to talk 👄 about. Think I'll just soldier 💂‍♀️ on.

Susan Lake-Harris

Peggy Layton, I hope you are enjoying Quizzclub - I play every day just to keep those brain cells ticking!

Susan Lake-Harris

I teach infection control and hygiene to professional therapists. I completely agree with not storing towels in bathrooms. And if your toilet is in your bathroom, close the lid before flushing to prevent aerosolising micro-droplets carrying germs onto other surfaces. There's no need to fill your bathroom with steam from a hot shower to clean the bathroom - it makes no difference as the room can't get hot enough - rather, it's the choice of cleaning products and the thoroughness with which you clean that makes the biggest difference. Toothpaste residue in your mouth - I've heard that one before... There are many chemicals in toothpaste that are not meant to be ingested. Only spitting out what you can could lead to problems, especially with young children. I sincerely recommend brushing for the appropriate length of time twice a day, and while you rinse out your toothbrush, swish the remainder of the toothpaste through your teeth vigorously and only spit it out after you've rinsed your brush and put it away. Rinse your mouth with a small amount of water.

Doreen Henricks

So does mine, but then they apply a fluoride treatment at the end, and instruct me not to rinse, eat, or drink for at least 30 minutes. She told me not to rinse my mouth after brushing at home.