HAIR
How often should you wash your hair?
Every couple of days or everyday.
How often should you brush your teeth?
2 times a day
How often should you take a bath?
EVERYDAY. As your body changes, your sweat glands and oil glands start working hard. Sweat glands cool you, and oil glands keep your skin and hair silky and soft. Sweat itself doesn't smell bad, but when exposed to air and the bacteria on our skin, it produces body odor.
What happen as you get older, the oil glands in your skin get bigger and produce more oil. Bacteria and germs that are commonly found on the skin make this oil thicker so that the skin's pores become blocked.
Pimples
Expensive shampoos are better to use rather than inexpensive shampoos. True or False
FALSE.
How long should your brush your teeth?
2-3 minutes.
What is a good alternative to soap and water.
Hand sanitizer.
How often the outer layer of skin replaces itself?
Every 27 days taking a bath or shower every day helps remove that dead skin and it washes away the oil and sweat that your body produces.
What is not caused by dirty skin, but mostly caused by the genetic code you inherited from your parents.
Acne
What helps make long hair smoother and easier to comb, but is not absolutely necessary?
Conditioner
Tooth enamel is the hardest substance in the human body? True or False
False
What can help protect you from colds and flu and other diseases?
Wash your hands often.
Bacteria can collect and grow between your toes? True or False
TRUE. It is very important to dry your feet thoroughly, especially between your toes.
Even if you take a bath or shower and wear deodorant, you will still have body odor if you _____ ______ ______.
Wear dirty clothes.
What can spread diseases or head lice (With your hair).
Sharing a brush or comb.
After brushing, ____ ___ ____. This gets between teeth and above the gum line where brushing can't reach.
Floss your teeth.
What makes your eyes can get very tired if you spend too much time doing this?
Spending too much time staring at the TV or computer. (Take breaks and give your eyes a rest)
After the shower, use _________. Remember, this is NOT a substitute for a bath or shower.
Deodorant
Wear these when you are exposed to loud noises such as fireworks, or extremely loud music at a concert.
Earplugs
What live in our mouth and grow on teeth every day?
Bacteria.
What can happen from listening to music too loud and for too long of a time?
Can cause permanent damage to your hearing.
What are the basics of personal hygiene?
Taking a bath or shower everyday.
This should not be used because it can push earwax and dirt deeper into your ears.
Cotton swabs