Personal Hygiene During Puberty
You all know that during puberty your hormones are going crazy and you start to experience changes. Well, you have all probably already noticed some physical changes such as body oder, pimples and bad breath. Sometimes these can be hard to control but don't worry, this chapter explains everything you need to know.
So lets start with finding out what all of these changes are:
Body Odour
Sweat is the bodies way of cooling down. If we didn't sweat we would be at a very high risk of overheating. But believe it or not, sweat by itself does not have much of an odour. Most of the smell is caused by bacteria which live on your skin and in your clothing. These bacteria use the sweat for growing.
Pimples
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In most cases, bad breath comes from the gums and tongue. Sometimes bacteria in your mouth may produce compounds that result in an oder. Some foods not only leave lasting odour in you mouth but they also absorb into your blood stream
It is important to remember to be as clean as possible during this time of change. Personal hygiene is extremely important.
Personal hygiene is generally defined as cleanliness of the body and proper maintenance of personal appearance. This generally includes all body areas and clothing.
There are many precautions that you can take to prevent pimples, acne, body odour and bad breath. Some include:
Wash your face at least twice every day!
Whether you have pimples or not it is important to clean your face at least twice a day to remove impurities such as oil, dirt and dead skin cells. Use nice warm water and it can also help to use a mild face cleansing brush but remember not to scrub your face because this can inflame your skin and cause irritation.
Brush and floss your teeth.
Brushing and flossing removes the sticky bacteria that builds up on your teeth, …show more content…
Keep washing your hands for around 15-20 seconds
Be sure to rub your hands vigorously and don't rinse the soap off right away. Waiting before rinsing of the soap allows the cleanser to soak in and kill bacteria.
4. Rinse your hands thoroughly
Place your hands under running water but don't let your hands touch the sink. Rinsing your hands under water removes the soap and bacteria that was previously on them.
5. Turn off the tap
It is extremely important to turn off the tap after you have washed your hands. This saves a massive amount of water. Less that 1% of the earths water can be used by all people. Therefore it is important that you turn off the tap and save water. if you are in a public bathroom than it can be a good idea to use a towel to turn off the tap because this stops more bacteria making it's way onto your freshly washed hands.
6. Dry your hands with a clean towel
Drying your hands after washing removes the excess water particles from your hands. this stops water dripping everywhere.
How To Wash Your Face
1. Wet your face with warm water. Using warm water to wash your face with instead of hot or cold water has many advantages such was it isn't abrasive to your face and it won't cause irritation to your
You all know that during puberty your hormones are going crazy and you start to experience changes. Well, you have all probably already noticed some physical changes such as body oder, pimples and bad breath. Sometimes these can be hard to control but don't worry, this chapter explains everything you need to know.
So lets start with finding out what all of these changes are:
Body Odour
Sweat is the bodies way of cooling down. If we didn't sweat we would be at a very high risk of overheating. But believe it or not, sweat by itself does not have much of an odour. Most of the smell is caused by bacteria which live on your skin and in your clothing. These bacteria use the sweat for growing.
Pimples
The exact …show more content…
In most cases, bad breath comes from the gums and tongue. Sometimes bacteria in your mouth may produce compounds that result in an oder. Some foods not only leave lasting odour in you mouth but they also absorb into your blood stream
It is important to remember to be as clean as possible during this time of change. Personal hygiene is extremely important.
Personal hygiene is generally defined as cleanliness of the body and proper maintenance of personal appearance. This generally includes all body areas and clothing.
There are many precautions that you can take to prevent pimples, acne, body odour and bad breath. Some include:
Wash your face at least twice every day!
Whether you have pimples or not it is important to clean your face at least twice a day to remove impurities such as oil, dirt and dead skin cells. Use nice warm water and it can also help to use a mild face cleansing brush but remember not to scrub your face because this can inflame your skin and cause irritation.
Brush and floss your teeth.
Brushing and flossing removes the sticky bacteria that builds up on your teeth, …show more content…
Keep washing your hands for around 15-20 seconds
Be sure to rub your hands vigorously and don't rinse the soap off right away. Waiting before rinsing of the soap allows the cleanser to soak in and kill bacteria.
4. Rinse your hands thoroughly
Place your hands under running water but don't let your hands touch the sink. Rinsing your hands under water removes the soap and bacteria that was previously on them.
5. Turn off the tap
It is extremely important to turn off the tap after you have washed your hands. This saves a massive amount of water. Less that 1% of the earths water can be used by all people. Therefore it is important that you turn off the tap and save water. if you are in a public bathroom than it can be a good idea to use a towel to turn off the tap because this stops more bacteria making it's way onto your freshly washed hands.
6. Dry your hands with a clean towel
Drying your hands after washing removes the excess water particles from your hands. this stops water dripping everywhere.
How To Wash Your Face
1. Wet your face with warm water. Using warm water to wash your face with instead of hot or cold water has many advantages such was it isn't abrasive to your face and it won't cause irritation to your