Advantages of Maintaining Personal Hygiene
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Personal hygiene means the cleaning and grooming of the external body to make sure the skin, nails and hair are in a good condition. This is done to keep the body and hair clean and free from dirt, odour and infections. After eating, drinking, coughing, sneezing, sweating and elimination of urine and excrement the body needs cleaning to prevent infection, discomfort and odours. From maintaining a high standard of personal hygiene an individual feels clean, presentable and comfortable. Through looking presentable and feeling clean an individual’s self-esteem and self-respect rises. There is less chance of infections developing and therefore the external body is healthier.
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Bodily Odours – Poor personal hygiene can lead to unpleasant body odours, potentially leaving the individual feeling depressed, with low self-esteem and low confidence. It can also lead to the individual being isolated by friends and other social interaction. Oral – Poor oral hygiene can lead to bad breath, tooth decay and gum problems. If the teeth are not cleaned properly or regularly or the individual is frail, ill or dehydrated they could become sore or get fungal infections and gum disease.
Hands and feet – If the hands and feet are not cleaned regularly it can lead to infections. Hands harbour lots of germs especially under the nails and if they are not cleaned regularly these germs can be transmitted and spread infection. Also eating with dirty hands can lead to an upset stomach from ingesting possible infection from unclean hands. Microorganisms can grow in warm, moist areas in-between toes and cause infections such as athlete’s foot.
Armpits – Armpits need to be cleaned regularly and thoroughly as the body produces sweat. Poor hygiene under the arms can lead to bad odours and fungal infections.
Groin, pubic and perianal – The Groin, pubic and perianal areas are the areas that are affects by elimination of urine and excrement. These areas need to be
Personal hygiene means the cleaning and grooming of the external body to make sure the skin, nails and hair are in a good condition. This is done to keep the body and hair clean and free from dirt, odour and infections. After eating, drinking, coughing, sneezing, sweating and elimination of urine and excrement the body needs cleaning to prevent infection, discomfort and odours. From maintaining a high standard of personal hygiene an individual feels clean, presentable and comfortable. Through looking presentable and feeling clean an individual’s self-esteem and self-respect rises. There is less chance of infections developing and therefore the external body is healthier.
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Bodily Odours – Poor personal hygiene can lead to unpleasant body odours, potentially leaving the individual feeling depressed, with low self-esteem and low confidence. It can also lead to the individual being isolated by friends and other social interaction. Oral – Poor oral hygiene can lead to bad breath, tooth decay and gum problems. If the teeth are not cleaned properly or regularly or the individual is frail, ill or dehydrated they could become sore or get fungal infections and gum disease.
Hands and feet – If the hands and feet are not cleaned regularly it can lead to infections. Hands harbour lots of germs especially under the nails and if they are not cleaned regularly these germs can be transmitted and spread infection. Also eating with dirty hands can lead to an upset stomach from ingesting possible infection from unclean hands. Microorganisms can grow in warm, moist areas in-between toes and cause infections such as athlete’s foot.
Armpits – Armpits need to be cleaned regularly and thoroughly as the body produces sweat. Poor hygiene under the arms can lead to bad odours and fungal infections.
Groin, pubic and perianal – The Groin, pubic and perianal areas are the areas that are affects by elimination of urine and excrement. These areas need to be