Tuesday, June 17, 2014

How To Maintain Personal Hygiene

How To Maintain Personal Hygiene










Personal hygiene means maintaining your health and proper grooming. It also means taking care of all of your body parts not only internally but also externally. If you neglect your personal hygiene, it may lead to dandruff, acne, bad breath and tooth decay. So, all your body parts need special attention and care.











Some parts of your body especially hair, teeth, skin, hands, nails and feet require special attention on a regular basis. Instead of looking for commercial products for maintaining your personal hygiene, it is advised to opt for healthier solutions. Here are some home remedies to maintain personal hygiene.



The natural discharge and natural oils play important role in maintaining personal hygiene. The vagina produces natural discharges and may also lead to infections. Lack of adequate feminine hygiene may lead to inflammation of internal organs. The females have to take all the measures needed to make the genitals clean.



Mouth wash:


1)      Cloves and rosemary mouth wash: Add 7-8 cloves to 1 cup of rosemary in a jar. Add 2 cups of boiling water and tightly cover the jar. Allow the ingredients to steep overnight and strain it. Gargle your mouth with this liquid and get a fresh and alcohol free mouth wash.


2)      Baking soda: To get rid of bad breath gargle, 1 tsp of baking soda added to ½ glass water. Baking soda will reduce the bad smell in your breath.


3)      Baking soda and salt: You can add 1 tsp of baking soda,1 tsp of salt to water and gargle your mouth with this solution. You can freshen your breath by this.


4)      Parsley leaves: Parsley leaves also reduce bad breath. Chew some parsley leaves to freshen your breath.


5)      Mint leaves: You can also chew mint leaves to freshen your breath.


6)      Pepper mint leaves: Take 5-6 fresh peppermint leaves,3-4 coriander leaves and 1 tsp anis seeds. Mix all of them to boiling water. Let the liquid cool down and pour it in a jar. Use this liquid to gargle your mouth.



Tooth paste:


You can make your own paste at home by using hydrogen peroxide and baking soda. Mix 1tsp of baking soda to ¼ tsp of hydrogen peroxide. This paste make your teeth whiten.



Teeth whitening:


Apple: Apples contain acids. Biting apple naturally whitens your teeth.


Strawberries and baking soda: Mash fresh strawberries. Add 1tsp of baking soda to 1tsp of strawberry paste. Spread this paste on a brush and rub on your teeth. Let it stay for a while and lean your mouth with water. This works as a natural teeth whitener.



 Deodorants:


Apple cider vinegar:


Vinegar will neutralize the armpits natural odor causing bacteria. This will help your armpit pores to stay dry and sweat less. Apply vinegar to your armpits before going to bed and then wash it off in the morning.


Baking soda or corn starch:


You can dust baking soda or corn starch on any part of your body. This powder absorbs moisture, and baking soda kill bacteria on the body.


Lemon:


 You can just try rubbing a lemon on the areas of underarms and feet to prevent smelling. As lemon is citrus fruit and is acidic in nature, it kills all bacteria causing odor.



Make up removers:


Baby oil: Add 2 tsp of baby shampoo,1 tsp of baby oil and 1 cup of water. Mix this well and pour in a jar. Apply this with a cotton ball to remove make up on your skin.


Olive oil and canola oil: You can remove your make up by using 2 tsp of canola oil and 2 tsp of olive oil mixed together. You can remove the blush and other cosmetics from your face by applying this oil.


Olive oil: For eye – make up, you can use olive oil. Dip a cotton ball in olive oil and rub it on your eyes slowly to remove the makeup.


Sesame oil: You can remove your mascara by applying sesame oil. Dip a cotton ball in sesame oil and rub your eye lids slowly with the cotton. This works as a natural eye make remover.


Skin care: For skin care tips you can see link: http://www.1000homeremedies.com/category/skin-care-tips/



Vaginal hygiene:


Garlic: Garlic is considered to heal bacterial infection and skin ailments. It is recommended to apply garlic cloves for some minutes.


Yogurt: Yogurt contains yeast which helps in fighting against bacterial infections. Local application of yogurt is also beneficial.


Vinegar: You can sprinkle a little amount of diluted apple cider vinegar on the vaginal area which helps to cure yeast infections.


Hair conditioners: You can make your own hair conditioners at home which give excellent results. For this you can see link:  http://www.1000homeremedies.com/hair-care-tips/natural-home-made-hair-conditioners/


Nails and feet: You must also keep your nails and feet clean. You have to take special attention in cleaning them. 



Tips:


1)      Wear comfortable loose cotton clothes.


2)      Take bath twice daily.


3)      Drink wheat grass juice on empty stomach.


 


 


 


 








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