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The Importance of Personal Hygiene

Good personal hygiene is important for both health and social reasons. It entails keeping your hands, head and body clean so as to stop the spread of germs and illness. Your personal hygiene benefits your own health and impacts the lives of those around you, too.

The social benefits associated with personal habits must also be considered. Since it involves washing your body every day and caring for yourself, it reduces the chances of body odour and thus, any chances of embarrassment at work or at school.

Handwashing 

The first place to start with your personal hygiene routine is your hands. We use our hands constantly during the day, touching many different surfaces, shaking hands with people, eating our meals, typing on the laptop or using a common telephone at work, or even playing at school. Naturally, our hands are the biggest carriers of germs.

One of the quickest and simplest ways to ensure that your family is safe from illness is to practice good hand Washing. You should wash your hands:

• Before eating or cooking food
• After visiting the toilet
• After being in contact with animals

Dental Care

Caring for your teeth and practicing good oral hygiene wards off gum disease, bad breath, tooth decay and many infections. Remember to always:

• Make sure you and your family brushes their teeth twice a day – after breakfast, and before bed
• Floss the teeth daily
• Store your tooth brush in a clean, dry place and replace it regularly

Bathing

Do shower every day using warm water and soap. You could consider showering twice a day when the weather is warm. Daily bathing is an integral part of good personal hygiene because:

• Bathing daily with soap such as Dettol Cool Bar Soap and warm water prevents body odour because it kills the odour-causing bacteria.
• Skin infections such as Athlete’s Foot can be reduced by carefully washing and drying the affected areas daily.