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Personal Hygiene

The human body is an amazing mechanism. Keeping it clean helps to keep it healthy and operating at its best. For answers to your questions about personal hygiene, ask your questions here.

1,392 Questions

What are the risks of taking a shower?

Slipping on the soap and hitting one's head on the toilet.

Eczema from over-washing.

Why do painters use terpentine to wash their hands?

terpentine is used to thin out the the oil and do it easy to clean their hands.

they can also use butter. To bind the fat.

What does it mean if EP Cells in Urine is many?

It means that there are a high quantity pf these cells called ep in your urine :)

What are the importance of environmental hygiene?

Good hygiene makes you a capable person with self worth and it makes people stay healthier.

What happens if you wear the same underwear more than 2 days in a row?

Nothing will happen you might just smell.

Not only might you smell. The fungus that causes jock itch can start to grow in the crotch area. Most men have had jock itch at least once. It can be very uncomfortable. Women can get jock itch too.

Is using too much hand lotion bad for you?

No. Used as directed, it can help prevent skin from excessive dryness.

Can a virus be killed by disinfectant?

Some viruses can be killed with disinfectants and some disinfectants can kill viruses. However, many viruses are spore formers so they go dormant instead of dying in unfavorable conditions.

For H1N1 disinfectants for hard surfaces see the related link below.

Do teenagers wear nappies?

what type of older girls do you mean? Some older girls wear nappies or pullups to bed due to wetting the bed. Some wear them during the day for convenience or in case they have accidents. if you are meaning a pad type nappy, then it might be best to talk to your mum or another female adult. but for the general gist of it... women when they come to an age where their bodies are getting ready to reproduce (make babies) they start bleeding every month, and many women use pads to catch the blood.

Are you protected from germs if you wear underwear while trying on a swim suit?

While regular underwear isn't a 100% safe, effective barrier against germs, it does definitely provide protection. One should never try on a bathing suit without their underwear on, and should never wear a new swim suit before washing it.

How can you clean the dirt from your body?

I had a mechanic friend years ago with a similar problem.He could not get oil and grease out of his skin.What you need to do is get some moisturizing lotion and apply it to the affected area.As you rub it in the dirt should come out.

How do you make your shoes smell better?

There are many products to help absorb odor. Most of them contain baking soda. It is a good idea to wash your shoes frequently - at least once a week. Many odors can be washed out of the shoe fabric. If you have an infection like athlete's foot, you need to throw the shoes out, because the fungus in inside the shoes and will just re-infect your feet.
GOLD BOND POWDER! In the yellow can.Use it all the time and it works better than any foot powders or sprays on the market.Even the store brands or dollar store brands will work,but gold bond is the best.I am on my feet all day and my work shoes or boots used to smell bad enough to make a fly puke.(you know what flies eat).I started using gold bond and it did the trick.You can take your shoes off without worry.Just remember to use it on a regular basis.Good luck and may your shoes be pleasant smelling.

Is it normal to have discoloration on your vagina?

While some discoloration can be due to skin pigmentation. Other times it can be narrowed down to bruising, disease or personal hygiene such as wiping estament downwards from the rectum rather than up if discoloration occurred recently consult medical advice.

Why do humans stink if they don't take showers?

If you got your hands dirty by touching an unwashed toilet, it will be the pee or what which sticks to your hand.

If you're referring to sweaty armpits or what it'd be the bacteria that thrives in those areas which gives the pong.

How do you wash female genital area?

You never wash the inside, the vagina, just the outside, the vulva. You just use soap and water like when you shower and wash any other body part.

Can body odor be caused by showering too much?

Some people have bad body odor even after showering because the soap and water does not remove all the bacteria from the skin. The body odor is caused by bacteria. Sometimes shaving the hair from under the arms can do away with the offending bacteria. Then the soap and water can remove it from the skin.

What are some ways to pervent bad hygiene?

The only solution to having bad hygiene is to practice habits of good hygiene. This means bathing regularly, washing your hair, brushing your teeth and wearing clean clothes.

Does diet have anything to do with body odor?

Diet may influence body odor.

Generally I think it's absurd to think that only hygiene or genes are responsible for body odor. When you eat garlic, you smell garlic and it has nothing to do with bacteria on your skin. We dispose of many toxins throught the skin and thus we smell what we eat.

One of the examples is when you cut on sugar in your diet (e.g. South Beach, Atkins diets). After some time the body switches to burning fats in your body and one of the by-products is ammonia smell.

The research has been made that people eating red meat produced more foul smell than people abstaining from red meat.

Some say large daily intake of dairy products may cause sour smell.

Digestion problems also may cause foul smell.

In order to get rid of the smell some suggest a well balanced diet: 1/3 protein and fat, 1/3 grain and 1/3 vegetables. You should not overeat (and clog your stomach and intestines)

Green vegetables contain chlorophyll that are a natural deodorant. Chlorophyll can be bought as a supplement. Other supplements like bromelain might help digest proteins and reduce unpleasant body odor.

Why is food hygiene important?

Food Safety and Hygiene are important things in a food production company to ensure proper cleanliness, proper serving and cooking of foods, and to prevent bacteria or food-borne diseases. Employees working in a food production company must take Food Safety Training for them to understand different aspects of Food Hygiene and Safety.