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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#1

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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#2

Close the lid before you flush.

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#3

3 years of a pandemic- and half you filthy pigs *STILL* don’t wash your hands properly!

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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.”

#4

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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#5

If someone offers you a breath mint. Take it. Assume He/she is giving you a polite hint.

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#6

Perfume is not a substitute for washing and deoderant.

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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.

#7

ALWAYS pee after [making love] (your kidneys will thank you)

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#8

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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#9

Deodorant goes on before you start stinking

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#10

If you can smell you, we all could smell you two days ago.

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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.

#11

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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#12

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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#13

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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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.

#14

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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#15

If your towel smells mildew-y, so does your body.

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#16

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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#17

Wash behind your ears and inside deep of your belly button.

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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.

#18

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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#19

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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#20

Washing your [butt]

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#21

Pillows cases need to be washed often.

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#22

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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#23

Brush your tongue!

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#24

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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#25

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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#26

Wearing a mask doesn’t camouflage not having brushed your teeth in the morning.

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#27

Nail brush. Buy one, use one.

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#28

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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#29

Change your work clothes daily.

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#30

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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