Good Hygiene
What does having good hygiene mean?
Staying healthy and clean.
What three items do you need to brush your teeth?
Tooth brush, Tooth paste, floss
What song can we use to time how long to wash our hands?
Happy Birthday
Twinkle Twinkle
Chorus to Stayin Alive
If you wore a pair of pants on Monday, can you wear them again that week without washing them first?
Yes! Pants, can be worn up to 2 times before needing to be washed.
True or False: You will only get acne if you do not wash your face.
FALSE
Everyone at some point is going to have acne, it is completely normal. Hormones, the food we eat, how much water we take in, how active we are, all play factors in our skins health.
How often should you wash your face?
Daily! Preferably twice a day as teens.
How many times a day should you brush your teeth?
At least twice a day.
Name 2 times when you should wash your hands.
Can be any 2:
Before eating food, Before and after caring for someone who is sick, Before and after treating a cut or wound, After using the toilet, After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing, After touching an animal, animal feed, or animal waste, After touching garbage
How do you sort laundry?
lights, darks, towels
True or False: Only dirty hair can get lice.
FALSE
Even the cleanest of hair can get lice. Lice is transferred from person to person regardless of the health of your hair.
How many times a week should you shower?
7-once a day
How long should you brush your teeth for?
2 minutes
What part of the hands do most people ignore when they wash them?
Under their finger nails.
Fun Fact: Under your nails is two times dirtier than your hands are.
Where should we put our dirty clothes?
In the laundry basket!
What are the four major areas you should not forget to wash?
Hair, armpits, private area, and feet
True or False: You need to wash your hair every day.
False. it's recommended to wash your hair every 2-3 days or once a week-depending on your hair texture (curly versus straight hair or if it gets greasy fast).
How often should you visit a dentist for a deep cleaning?
Once a year is ideal, but as you will come to find out, dental insurance is hard to come by and not always accessible for folks.
What can you use to clean your hands if soap and water is not available?
Hand sanitizer
How often should you wash your bed sheet and pillow cases?
once a week
What are some things you should make sure are in the bathroom before you get in the shower?
Soap/body wash, wash cloth/loofa, towel, clean clothes, shampoo, conditioner, facewash.
True or False: You can use body spray instead of deodorant.
False. Deodorant should be applied at least once a day and body spray is not necessary, but you can put on WITH deodorant
True or false? You should brush your tongue.
True! You should brush and clean every part of your mouth.
How can you keep your hands clean when you sneeze? What should you do after you sneeze?
Sneeze into the inside of your elbow or a tissue.
Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer
True or false: it is ok to wear your socks for more than one day
FALSE
Can others smell you when you do not take showers?
YES