"What is the peculiar hygiene habit that you've developed?"
So Nothing Gets Overlooked
"When I shower I slowly rotate in a circle like some type of vertical rotisserie chicken."- RootsRoots55
To Help It Come Out... Maybe?...
"When I sit down to poo, I sort of sit in a way that spreads my cheeks as much as possible."- Myzx
Clean Before You Clean
"I wash my hands in the shower before I touch my face."- plasticIove
Happy Wash Hands GIF by Mecklenburg CountyGiphySurprisingly Overlooked
"I spend an extra minute in every shower making sure I thoroughly clean my feet."
"Not weird to clean feet."
"But definitely weird to remind myself every day 'gotta wash them trotters'."- ingoodtime23
Don't Overlook The Hard To Reach Places
"I see a lot of elderly people in the hospital.'
"99% have toenail fungus."
"I keep anti-fungal shampoo in the shower next to a toothbrush and scrub my nails and in-between my toes every morning."- Resilient_bookworm
Nothing Says You Can't Have Fun In The Shower...
"More of a fun one, but related to hygiene."
"When in the shower, and I'm lathering up my body with my soap/shower gel, I ensure a nice seal between my arm and body."
"Then I keep my fingertips against my hip and extend my elbow, creating a huge bubble in the gap between my arm and body."
"Then I blow it to see how big a bubble I can blow before it pops."
"Yes I'm a 35 year old man."- Angry_Cornflake
Extra, Extra Dry
"Squeegee myself with my hands in the shower to get most of the water off before I towel dry."- clydeswitch
Wash Up After Cleaning
"After using a sponge or cloth from the kitchen sink, I wash my hands with soap."
"These things are just nasty, imo."- knuckleduster12
A Few Steps Ahead
"Taking showers in the middle of the night."
"I have insomnia and one night I decided, what the hell, I need to shower when I get up anyways, so I'll get it out of the way now."
"Maybe it's placebo, but as soon as I got out of the shower and got into bed I slept like a baby."
"Now if I can't fall asleep or wake up in the middle of the night I'll go take a shower instead of laying in bed trying to force myself to fall asleep."- SunnySilver8
Relaxing Homer Simpson GIFGiphyBeware The Excess Spray
"I try to close the toilet seat lid before flushing because I saw a video once where green 'bacteria' gets shot out of the toilet."- LrckLacroix
Their Expert Hiders
"Full body tick check before bed every night."
"I spend a lot of time in the bush and lyme sucks."- cat_named_virtue
The Proof Is In The Pudding... Flavored Toothpaste
"My friends think it's weird that I time myself brushing my teeth so that I brush for the full 2 minutes."
"Joke's on them though, I have the nicest teeth in the friend group."- selloboy
Brush Colgate GIFGiphy...Seems Kind Of Dangerous...
"I like to shower in complete darkness."
"Turn off the lights, block the bottom of the bathroom door with a towel or my clothes if I have to, maybe put some music on if I'm in the mood, and just have a nice, long, hot shower."
"It's incredibly relaxing, almost like a little nap with how warm it is and all the darkness."- Adventurous-Till2924
Should That Even Matter?
"As a straight guy, washing my a**, apparently."- fromkentucky
It Can Get Out Of Control
"I trim my armpit hair every time I trim my beard."
"It’s like a buzz-cut under there."
"Deodorant is more effective that way."-
One would like to think that everyone follows the most basic rules of personal hygiene without needing to be reminded.
At the end of the day though, what's important is doing whatever puts your mind at rest that you are as clean as it possibly can be.
Still... How can you really tell how clean you are if you shower in the dark?
"What are some hygiene tips you wish more people knew?"
Keep Those Supplies Clean
"Clean your hairbrushes, especially if you have oily hair/scalp."
"'Clean your glasses' includes the frames and nose pads."- PM_ME_BREAD_PICS_
Wash Your Waterbottle!
"PLEASE wash your reusable water bottle!"
"i know i know refilling your water bottle is super eco friendly but you gotta make sure you're washing it regularly to avoid any gross bacteria buildup."- linlindindin
As Do Your Sheets
"Pillows cases need to be washed often."
Design Pillows GIF by R Marine CrawleyGiphyOne Door To Always Leave Open...
"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!"- plantsplantsplaaants
It Can't Disguise Filth
"Perfume is not a substitute for washing and deoderant."- ReplicatedSun
Wiping Doesn't Always Suffice
"Washing your a**."- Professor_Lowbrow
"Washing your a** in the shower."
"Crack and hole my friends."
"Crack. And. Hole."- Watch-The-Time
season 1 friends GIFGiphyThink Of Every Place You Used It...
"Cleaning/ disinfecting your phone."
"It has so much bacteria and I hate when someone shows me to look at their phone and that shits crusty."- Permission_Beginning
Learn Something New Every Day
"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."- Ok-Consideration2676
Remember Every Crevice
"Wash behind your ears and inside deep of your belly button."- WarSlow5450
Adam Sandler Bath GIFGiphyNot Just For The Armpits
"Deodorant works on under boob and cleavage."- PresentationNice7043
Not The Aroma People Are Looking For
"If you can smell you, we all could smell you two days ago."- Lord_Cabbage_64
WHY DO PEOPLE NEED REMINDING?!?!?!
"Nobody realizes the amt of pee, blood and feces are on the stall latch."
"Wash your hands."- coreysgal
Wash Hands Nicksplat GIF by Hey ArnoldGiphyIt Doesn't KEEP Things clean...
"If you leave your washing in the machine for over a day, please wash it again before you dry it."
"There is few things worse than being stuck in a room with someone who smells like a sewer dog."- krumpettrumpet
The Deserve Extra Care
"Wash your feet, including the bottoms."
"I had a pedicure once where the nail technician remarked that he could tell I washed my feet well."
"I said, 'doesn’t everyone wash their feet?'"
"He said 'no' and that he can definitely tell when people don’t."
"I guess people assume the soap running down is sufficient, but it really isn’t."- theithe916
If there's anything worth putting in even the tiniest amount of extra effort for, it's hygiene and cleanliness.
And no, using hand sanitizer is NOT the same thing as washing your hands!!!
"What are some hygiene tips everyone should know?"
A Mint Won't Help...
"If you have bad breath that doesn't go away you may have tonsil stones."- wiener_dawg
Who Actually Likes Being Wet All The Time?
"Make sure your clothes get completely dry."
"You'll smell like mildew otherwise."- YakiVegas
Never Skip!
"If something is worth doing, it's worth half-a**ing it."
"Say you're running late and need to be out the door 10 minutes ago, it's still worth giving your teeth a 10 second scrub rather than skipping it."- SharpPoetry
Before You Know It Brushing Teeth GIF by 1091GiphyAlways Make The Effort
"From someone who works in medicine literally wash your butt."
"Often."- ChameleonMami
Wash First, Spray Later
"Deodorant is not meant to go on top of bad smells!"
"The bad smells come from bacteria."
"Shower first, then put deodorant on. It works by making your skin uninhabitable for bacteria."
"The nice scent is the cherry on top, the main benefit is preventing the bad smell from growing."- very-polite-frog
Wash Thoroughly!
"I used to live in a very hot, humid place.""I found that the only thing that kept my groin area from smelling funky was to wash daily and the make sure everything got really well dried out afterwards."
"Towels didn't quite cut it."
"So, yes, I blow dry my lady garden."
"Not inside my vulva, but outside and around."
"Keeping my pubes trimmed short and changing into clean underwear often also helped."
"This also applies if you have fat rolls or loose skin folds."
"Yes, I have both."
"Wash well in between skin folds, such as under breasts and between belly rolls."
"I like Dr Bronner's soap, but any soap will do."
"Dry thoroughly afterwards."
"This will prevent smells, and will also prevent itching and rashes."
"Also, Lume deodorant works really well for these areas."
"Also, one more thing: deodorant is water resistant."
"It won't wash off by just splashing water on it."
"You need to give it a good scrub with soap to get it all the way off your skin."
"If you don't get all the old deodorant washed away, the new deodorant you apply won't work."
"It has to be fresh deodorant on clean skin."
"Even if you don't like the way your body looks, take care of it. It's where you live!"- notreallylucy
homer simpson singing GIFGiphyGive Those Lobes A Break!
"If you wear earrings, take them off and clean frequently."- Far-Pollution9548·
Who Doesn't Love A Manicure?
"Keep your nails clean."
"Tidying your nails helps you prevent spreading germs into your mouth."- SuvenPan
Where Does Acne Really Come From?
"If you have bacne, ie back acne, lean your head forward to rinse your hair products OR wash your back thoroughly with soap after rinsing your conditioner/last product."
"Most people lean their head backward to rinse, which washes their hair products all down their back."
"If you wash with soap after, no biggie, but many people wash their body first, typically while letting the conditioner sit in their hair for a few minutes and thus rinsing after."
"In which case, you step out of the shower with hair product residue all down your back and butt."
"For some people and products, it's fine."
"For others, it causes skin irritation and acne."
"It should always be your first step in trying to eliminate bacne, just in case it's the cause for you."
"Things that can cause acne, for some people. non-exclusive list:"
'Products: soap, lotion, sunscreen, etc."
"Keep an eye out for those ones that you don't deliberately put on your skin but end up there anyway, like the hair products."
See also: laundry detergent/other laundry products."
"Finding the products that work for you and identifying the ingredients that you are sensitive or reactive to is pretty central to skin care, and yes it's an individual process unfortunately."
"Using harsh exfoliation or exfoliating too often."
"Overwashing/not moisturizing and protecting your skin enough to tolerate washing."
"Hormones."
"Sweat left on the skin/keeping sweaty clothes on."
"Things that do not cause acne:"
"'Opening' your pores with hot water then failing to 'close' your pores with cold water after."
"Pores do not open and close, do not fluctuate in size with temp, and are always open as per their fundamental function."
"They can get clogged/filled though, so cleaning and exfoliating is good."
"Ingesting sugar."
"This comes with a major caveat in that a diet high in sugar does have systemic impacts that can promote acne.'
"HOWEVER it is by no means a direct line between sugar consumption and acne."
"Critically, you can be a person whose acne is arguably worsened by their sugar intake and still see very little improvement from cutting sugar because one or more of the above triggers is still present."
"You can also be a person who eats sugar but manages the resulting effects, with or without conscious effort, and thus has no acne."
"Every acne ridden kid in the world has been told they should just stop eating sweets and it rarely helps because there are a LOT of easier/more fundamental things you should attempt and address before going straight to the major diet change."
"That being said it definitely has been a lifesaver for some people, so if you're stuck after trying all the things it's not a bad idea to look at."- IAintDeceasedYet
In truth, when someone gives you advice on hygiene, it's hard not to view it as a hint.
Leading us to quickly check our breath, or stealthily our armpits.
But hurtful as it may be in the moment, it's in our best interests to heed these warnings.