BASIC HYGIENE PRACTICES

Brush and floss your teeth

Brush at least once a day, but try for twice a day. Using baking soda on your toothbrush is really good at whitening your teeth, but you should still brush with toothpaste afterwords. Flossing should be done every 24 hours, it doesn’t hurt that bad and it makes your teeth healthier later on in life.

Use deodorant everyday

No matter what, never, ever, under any circumstances leave the house without deodorant. If you smell bad, no one wants to be around you. It’s shameful on you and your entire family tree.

Wash your clothes

All your nasty sweat is collected by your clothes all day and usually begins to smell on day 3 of use, but it depends on the article of clothing you’re talking about here. Shirts can be re-used 3 times max, jeans can be used all week, normal pants/bottoms go for 3 days, underwear (including boxers, compression shorts, etc.) should be used ONLY once and the same goes for socks. Hats go for 2 weeks. Bras go for about 3 days. A week is pushing it.

Shave at least 4 times a week

Shaving every day is a pain for guys, it’s understandable, but going over 3 days without shaving (unless you’re going for a beard) is kind of grimy, don’t do that, shave it.

Clip your nails at least twice a week

Nothing is more revolting than seeing someone with dirty alligator claws. Long nails are too common and there’s no excuse for it, try clipping once every 3 or 4 days, not once every 3 or 4 weeks you heathens.

Clean your ears

When someone sees anyone with hunks of yellow in their ears, the first thing that comes to mind is the scene from “Shrek” when he pulls wax out of his ear and turns it into a candle. Earwax is unacceptable and should be taken care of. Get your ears cleaned frequently by a professional if possible, but if that won’t work due to expenses just try not to push ear wax into your ear or you can hurt yourself while cleaning them.


Wash your face twice a day

This one is less complicated than everyone makes it: take your soap and warm water to make your hands a little sudsy,  start smearing that stuff all over your face, rinse with cold water. From there make adjustments according to your skin, but that’s on you. Remember that there are 4 types of skin: dry, oily, medium, combination; you should take care of your skin based on your skin type.

SIMPLE FACIAL CREAMS EVERYDAY AND SUNSCREEN
Benzoyl peroxide is the base of most acne medications and can be found on its own for much cheaper than a facial care kit. It works amazingly for spot treatment, but you need to be careful because it’ll dry out your face. For that, moisturising every night with a moisturiser that doesn’t clog pores ( I avoid oil based creams) is recommended. One final thing, remember that sunscreen is important, yes it’s a pain, but it’s better than risking skin cancer later in life.

One final thing

Remember that going to the doctor and the dentist at least yearly for a check-up can be very important. You don’t want any issues worsening or arising because you chose to avoid the doctor. Your health is worth the extra hour or so you’ll have to take out of your day.

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