Personal hygiene is important for both health and appearance. It involves regularly washing one's body, hair, teeth, and changing clothes. Neglecting personal hygiene can increase the risk of infections and illness. Maintaining good hygiene also promotes confidence and positive social interactions. The document provides tips for different aspects of personal hygiene, including hair, oral care, skin care, nail care, menstrual hygiene, and general cleanliness of the body.

2. Personal hygiene is the step to good grooming and good
health. Elementary cleanliness is common knowledge.
Neglecting it causes problem that you may not even be aware
of. More often than you may know, good looks are the
results of careful and continuous grooming.
one of the most effective ways we have to protect ourselves
and others from illness is good personal hygiene. This means
washing your hands, especially but also your body
It means being careful not to cough, sneeze on others,
cleaning things that you touch if you are unwell, putting
items such as tissues into a bin and using protection.
Every external part of the body demands a basic amount of
attention on a regular basis.

4. Personal hygiene may be
described as the principle of
maintaining cleanliness and
grooming of the external
body.
People have been aware of
importance of hygiene for
thousands of years.

5.  Body image: body image influences self esteem,
confidence and motivation.
 Social reasons: by ensuring that our body is clean
and well presented, we are more assured of
projecting a positive body image that reflects our
personality

6.  Health reasons: poor hygiene can lead to poor
health. If you have cut yourself the wound should
be cleaned and dressed suitably, this can help
reduce the risk of infection and pain
 Psychological issues: by being well presented,
clean and tidy people feel more confident especially
in social situations

7. 1. HAIR HYGIENE
dirty head hairs does not actually cause
many health problems. It’s mostly for appearance
factor that keeping hair clean is a good idea.
Tips:
 At some point of our life especially in our teenage
years and at times of hormonal change, hair can
become greasy more easily. So, the one solution is
to wash hair every alternate days.
 For dandruff problem try anti dandruff shampoo
 Oiling hair before shower prevent dryness.

8. 2. TEETH AND MOUTH
A beautiful smile can make a person’s day but if
teeth are grubby or breath is smelly, it has an entirely
different results.
TIPS:
 Drink plenty of water.
 Brush your teeth twice daily with a decent toothbrush.
 A fluoride based toothpaste and an antibacterial
mouthwash.
 Avoid drinks such as tea, coffee and red wine which
are thought to stain them.
 Visit your dentist regularly to keep a check on gum
infection or any dental problems.

9. “STAY CLEAN
TO ATTRACT
FRIENDS NOT
FLIES”

10. 3. FOOT HYGIENE
The feet contains lots of sweat glands. If feet are
confined in socks and shoes the sweat gland has
nowhere to evaporate and the skin bacteria will in
effect attack to causing the pungent cheesy aroma.
TIPS:
 Wash the feet regularly and dry thoroughly with a soft
towel and an anti bacterial foot powder or baby talc.
 Allow feet to air when feasible and wear open shoes as
much as possible.
 Change shocks more than once a day if needed and
make sure they are cotton or other breathable fabric.

12. 4. PERINEAL HYGIENE
Vaginal itch is curable and does not need intensive
treatment.
TIPS:
 Stay dry and clean
 Shower daily
 Rinse out all the soap.
 Make sure the intimates are not tight, cotton is a
preferred material.
 Vaginal wash can be used instead of mild soap and
water.
 Change the undergarments daily.

13. TIPS:
 Bathing helps to
rejuvenate the skin
removing the dead cells
and prevent acne,
blemishes and other skin
eruptions.
 Make a personal towel and
wash them regularly.
 Make a proper habit of
hand washing after using
latrines, before eating and
after eating.

14. GOOD BYE
GERMS!!

15. TIPS:
Trim the nails weekly and brush
them daily with soap so that no dirt
or residue remains beneath the nail.
Moisture nails and cuticles
regularly.
Place the finger inside Luke warm
water with salt to make them strong.

16. 7. SKIN HYGIENE
Even our skin needs to breathe fresh air.
TIPS:
 Drink plenty of water i.e. 8-10 cups a day.
 Get plenty of rest 6-8 hours at night so that you are fresh
and are ready to take on the day every morning.
 Wash the face with face wash gel twice daily mainly at
night to prevent break outs and pimples.
 Make a schedule for one fruit a day for healthy and
glowing skin.
 Use sun block of SPF 30 to prevent tanning and opening
of skin pores.

17. “I AM A HUGE FAN OF PERSONAL
HYGIENE SO I EMBRACE WATER”

18. .
TIPS:
Wash the perineal part frequently.
Use sanitary napkins, tampons and
menstrual cups to stay clean.
The standard time to change a sanitary
pad is once every 6 hours, while for a
tampon is once every 2 hours.

19.  Do not flush the pads or tampons.
 Wash the hand well after you discard.
 Prevent yourself from pad rash which can occur when the pad
has been wet for a long time and rubs along the thighs.
 Apply an antiseptic ointment after a bath and before bed this
will heal the rash.
 Keep an extra sanitary pads or tampons properly stored in a
clean pouch or paper bag.
Always wash or clean the area in a
motion that is from the vagina to the
anus. Never wash in the opposite
direction as it can cause bacteria from the
anus to lodge in the vagina.
Wrap the sanitary napkins well before
discarding to ensure that the smell and
infection is contained.

21. THANK YOU