The document discusses various aspects of personal hygiene, including care of hands, nails, teeth, ears, skin, hair, beard/moustache, and feet. It provides tips for regular bathing, washing, brushing, flossing, nail cutting, hair styling and treatment of conditions like acne. Common causes of body odor, bad breath and other issues are outlined along with recommendations for maintaining proper hygiene.

1. Personal Hygiene
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2. Index
Hands and nails care
Teeth - Flossing, Color, Tongue Cleaners
Ears
Bathe Regularly
Acne
Hair Care – Styling, Gel, Mousse
Beard And Moustache
Feet - Cracked Soles
Controlling Odors – Body & Mouth
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3. Bathe Everyday
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4. Hand Care
Wash your hands regularly with soap.
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5. Nail Care
Follow the Simple steps:
Wash your nails Cut your nails and push
your cuticles
File your nails Inwards
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6. Hair Care
Shampoo and Conditioner: Keeping It
Clean and Smooth
Wash your hair regularly
Scalp Conditions
 HEAD LICE.
 THE AVERAGE PERSON
DANDRUFF.
LOSES 80 SCALP HAIRS EACH DAY.
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7. Beard and Moustache
Trim Your Beard and Moustache
Be neat and presentable
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8. Foot Care
Wash—often
Powder your toes.
Use an antiperspirant.
Change your socks—often
Double up on them
Show shoe sense.
Regularly soak your feet in vinegar and water
Stay cool.
The sweat glands in your feet, similar to those in
your armpits and palms, respond to emotions,
Watch what you eat.
when you eat spicy or pungent foods (such as
onions, peppers, garlic, or scallions), the essence of
these odors can be excreted through the sweat
glands on your feet. So, yes, your feet can end up
smelling like your lunch!
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9. Body Odor
What causes body Treatments…
odor? The use antiperspirants
Perspiration and decreases perspiration and
cover odor with a manly
bacteria mixed together smell
Apocrine glands under Daily baths or showers
the arms and in the groin using soap and scrubbing
secrete odors the entire body with a
Poor hygiene washcloth
Poor diets or some Change clothing
foods such as onions and daily
garlic odors are released Maintain a healthy
through skin pores diet
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10. Ears
Wash ears daily with a wash
cloth don’t forget behind the
ears
Do not use Earbuds too
deep in the ear, it will smash
the ear wax deep into the ear
canal
Did you know…..?? Ear wax
is usually removed when
you chew food or gum
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11. Skin Care
Wash the face two times a day with a mild soap
or gentle cleanser. It is best to avoid washing too
often, as the skin will become irritated and dry out.
Use lotions only if needed, and use ones that are
oil-free and water-based.
 Try to identify what irritates the skin; if it's
stress, try to reduce stress levels.
 Leave pimples alone; picking, popping, or
squeezing them will only make them worse.
 Have only a dermatologist remove or extract
pimples.
 Try to avoid touching the face.
 Keep hands clean by washing them often.
 Try to stay out of the sun, and use a sunscreen
every day during summer and winter.
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12. Acne
Acne is created when oil from the oil glands mix with
the dead cells and plug up the hair follicles in the
skin it creates a “whitehead.”
A “blackhead” is when the air touches the plug, the
plug turns black
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13. Acne
What makes acne worse? Who gets acne?
Oil-based makeup, suntan Boys and girls during
oil, hair jells and spray. their teen years. Boys
For girls, menstruation may get it worse because
Squeezing or picking at they have more skin oil.
blemishes
Hard scrubbing of the skin If your parents had bad
acne, chances are you
Acne Myths may get it bad too.
1: Does chocolate cause zits?
A: NO
2: Does Extra washing help clear zits?
A: No, the extra scrubbing
irritates skin and could make
them worse.
3: Does acne leave scars?
A: Yes, you can reduce the
scarring by NOT PICKING
and avoid excessive scrubbing
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14. Dental Hygiene
What causes cavities?
Sugar and Plaque
How to avoid tooth
together creates
decay?
bacteria that causes
tooth decay. Daily dental hygiene
Tooth Decay can be
routine that consist of
transmitted through the
brushing for 2-4 minutes
mouth from someone
and flossing.
who may have tooth See a dentist every 6
decay bacteria.
months
Flossing Technique
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15. Bad Breath…
Caused by the activity of certain
types of oral bacteria
Other causes:
Tongue not cleaned
Food stuck in teeth
Sinus problems
Stomach problems
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