10 HYGIENE TIPS
Body maintenance includes several activities you practice to look good. It includes shaving, trimming your finger and toenails, skin care, and the like. It is what good grooming entails. Body maintenance is something everyone should practice. Hygiene, however, includes practices that keep sickness and infections at bay. It includes trimming your nails, practicing good oral care, and the likes. Hygiene and body maintenance go hand in hand. Here, you would find some hygiene tips to up your body maintenance game. Also, practicing good hygiene is a form of selfcare.
- Shave with a slip. When shaving, the razor needs to glide down your skin smoothly to avoid bruises and cuts. This is why is very helpful to shave with liquids. I didn’t say water, don’t come at me lol… what you need is a liquid with a slip. Slip here is something to help the blade glide easily on your skin. Well, who says you only need slip when you are detangling your hair? You need this slip when shaving too. You can shave with coconut oil, Shea butter, baby oil, or even your hair conditioner if you do not have shaving cream. So before you take the razor next time, remember both your skin and the razor needs some slip. Wet the area, apply your slip, massage it in a little, and begin shaving. Don’t forget to practice some mindfulness when you are massaging it in. It’s just a way to get in touch with your body.
shave with slip - Shave in the direction of your hair growth; this is a shaving tip and it is something most people overlook. Shaving in the direction of your hair growth prevents you from having razor bumps and even dark underarms. To know the direction of your hair growth, simply brush (either with a real brush or just with your fingers) your hair in one direction and observe the motion of your hair strands. The direction in which the strands look smooth or organised, is the direction of your hair growth.
- Don’t repeat underwear; by underwear, I mean your sweat pant, jumpsuit, trouser, and so on. You may repeat them for an extra day and that could be fine. But what you should know is that odour has a formula. Odour = sweat + bacteria. So when either bacteria or sweat is absent, you won’t have an odour. On day one, it’s just bacteria that comes into contact with your clothes, you may not have sweat at all. Then day two, you may sweat a little. this time, the bacteria are already there and once the sweat comes, voila, you have an odour.
- Dry your panties/under-wears in the sun. This feminine hygiene tip could be a game changer for you. Soap and water are not enough to kill all bacteria in your panties. Drying your panties in the sun goes a long way to get this done.
- Use deodorant religiously. As humans, sweating is inevitable, so we should do our best to take care of ourselves daily since we sweat daily. Deodorants are designed to kill the bacteria on your skin and the antiperspirant(which is usually an aluminum compound) helps reduce the amount of sweat you produce. So you see what deodorant does, it prevents odour.
- Have fresh breath; , having fresh breath is a great way to up you body maintenance game. Brushing twice a day, using mouthwash, flossing or using a toothpick after eating, and combating natural food odours like onions are all practices that make your breath fresh.
- Wash your hair as and when needed. Wash days are not left for wash days alone, they are part of body centenarian practices. when it comes to your hair, you want to wash it when you have to. You don’t have to wash it every day because you would be stripping your hair of its natural oils. CHECK THIS OUT. 6 HELPFUL WASH DAY TIPS YOU NEVER THOUGHT OF FOR YOUR NEXT WASH DAY.
- Trim your nails and file them. after trimming your nails, don’t just leave them. You can go the extra mile to file them. Just to give it some kind of ‘I have it all together’ vibe. You might as well go the extra extra mile to put some clear nail polish on them. This is to give it a polished and shiny look.
- Change your pillowcase and bedsheets often. Changing your beddings prevents your pore from clogging especially those on your face. this is a way to prevent acne as well. also, who does not like fresh sheets? fresh sheets feel good and this is why it’s a form of selfcare.
- Wash your towels often. Towels trap dirt even though we use them to wipe ourselves dry after bathing. you just want to keep them clean trust me.
takeaway
being intentional about these hygiene tips takes you to a whole new level.
