Hygiene Tips You Were Never Taught But Desperately Need To Know

0Hi, Gene! Oh no, I meant "hygiene." It's that thing we could all probably be a little better at. To be fair, we don't all learn good hygiene the right way, so as we get older, we realize we have been doing it all wrong.Visual Vic / Getty ImagesOn the clean-as-a-whistle subreddit r/hygiene, Reddit user u/FalseChannel1412 asked: What's something about hygiene nobody ever actually teaches you? And the answers prove that not everything is taught to us at a young age:1. "I grew up washing my sheets MAYBE twice a year. My parents made it seem like one load of laundry cost $50 because they only regularly cleaned our uniforms, socks, and underwear. Once I was old enough to use the washer, I would do secret loads of laundry when my dad was at work, lol."—u/takethepain-igniteit

"I also never changed or washed my sheets growing up. Like you said, very rarelyBut it just didn’t even cross my mind that maybe I should?

Now I do once a week, every other week, if I have a super busy weekend and forget."

"I'm willing to bet 99% of parents don't think they'll have any problem with it when having a kid, and it's only when they are actually interacting with their kid that they realize it's awkward for them.

And that's not a defense of not teaching your kids; I'm just saying that by the time a parent might realize they aren't comfortable with it, they already have the kid."

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"Oh my god, same. I’m shocked at how many people don’t close it before flushing. It feels like the lid of the kitchen garbage is open when I see it."

"I feel like, as a kid, I was taught to scrub, and it wasn't until later in life (with damaged gums) that my dentist told me that was bad lol."

"My mom used to scrape my teeth with her fingernail to make sure I always brushed when I was little so we couldn’t lie (she was not anal about much else) but didn’t make a point about flossing, so I just…didn’t. Root canal and smelling your own floss afterward will do the trick for just about anyone 🤢🥹"

"I'm an avid water drinker, but I've noticed that if I don't drink enough water, my tongue will have more buildup. So I bet that plays a role."

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"When I was substituting, I’d clean kids’ glasses while they were working quietly, independently. Sometimes I thought that was the only cleaning they got."

"Sometimes it’s not just dandruff, and that won’t help. I have scalp psoriasis, which I do take care of, but all the dandruff shampoo in the world isn’t going to make me stop flaking if I’m having a flare-up."

Man with dandruff in his dark hair, macro view

"Also, manual toothbrush heads are usually super large and chunky, and I feel like they don't even clean the back of your teeth properly."

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"I have a grease rag in my car that I use to handle that stuff."

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"And dry between toes after showering! Semi-unrelated, but heard this one recently- put socks on before underwear to prevent jock itch (spreading fungus from feet)."

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