Personal hygiene and cleanliness is essential for maintaining good health, and though almost all of us know it well enough, and follow personal hygiene routines assiduously in our childhoods, many begin neglecting the importance of good personal hygiene habits, as they grow older. However, these are things we do not forget, but view as habits thrust upon us by our families, something we can do without as we become independent. If only it were so. The need for maintaining personal hygiene and cleanliness remains to the end of our lives if we want to enjoy good health and there’s no way around it.

Regular grooming routines

Regular grooming routines are essential, because both good health and good looks are a result of continuous and regular grooming. The external parts of our bodies are in constant contact with visible and invisible dirt and microbes – we can afford to neglect them, but only at our peril.

Hair

Hair may be one of the greatest signs of health and sex appeal. Bald people buy wigs to show hair. Nuns hide their hair so that they lose their sex appeal, but unless your hair is causing you botheration, regular care and maintenance of hair is necessary.

Washing hair at least once a week with mild soap or shampoo, drying your

hair properly after washing without overheating it with dryers, and brushing your hair three to four times every day is essential. It is better to avoid permanent and chemical dyes.

Skin

Personal hygiene requires a daily bath, and even if you cannot afford to have one every day, at least you should thoroughly wash and take care of the portions of skin, especially your face, hands and feet that are exposed to the weather throughout the day. Applying lotions after washing can be helpful to keep skin soft.

Teeth

Brushing your teeth at least twice daily is essential. It is also essential to rinse your mouth with water after every meal or after having any kind of food. Many people do not pay enough attention to the insides of their mouths, the surfaces of their tongues or the backside molars when they are brushing their teeth. Brushing your teeth is not a daily chore, but is essential for you to be presentable and remain healthy.

Nails

Overgrown, untrimmed nails are unhealthy, viewed as repulsive, and they catch

dirt. One must always keep the nails properly trimmed and clean.

Genital hygiene

Many persons neglect genital and menstrual hygiene for belief systems and other unknown reasons. Our anus and genitals are as important as any other parts of our bodies and more important than many insignificant parts. Maintaining genital hygiene and regularly washing and cleaning private body parts are essential for good health.

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