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Keeping your body fresh and clean is incredibly important, not just to ensure you’re always at your best, but also to stay healthy and protect against germs.
You need to keep yourself at peak personal cleanliness to live a healthy life, which is why we’ve put together a handy guide to go from zero to cleanly-hero in four easy steps.
Firstly, we’re taking for granted that you already know the basics: that personal hygiene should be done daily. Things like washing your hair, bathing regularly, flossing and doing the laundry may feel monotonous and boring, but they are incredibly important.
But on top of these things, you need to make sure that you are using products that clean and protect you – to minimize the chances of catching and spreading germs.
Read on for the full guide:
1 – Hands are important
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Your hands are incredibly important; but a big risk of picking up nasty germs.
To avoid this, you need to wash your hands with soap and water after visiting the bathroom, and touching items in public places. And if soap isn’t available, get yourself a hand sanitizer to keep your mits protected when you are on the go.
Pro Tip: The best time to wash your hands is before you eat or do any type of activity that will involve touching your face. You should also keep your hands clean before using everyday items, such as smartphones, tablets and laptops – as these are hotbeds of germs.
2 – Protect your hair
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Every man’s scalp has a natural level of bacteria, but dandruff can easily alter the natural composition of your hair – leaving you with an unbalanced level.
If you think about it, your hair is often exposed to the same environment as your hands – so why not keep it as clean, too? But your hair also needs to be protected against dead skin, oil, sweat, dandruff, germs and bacteria – which is why you need to wash it often.
Pro Tip: Use Head & Shoulders Daily Protect Shampoo, which protects you from germs and bacteria. Head & Shoulders Daily Protect leaves you 100% dandruff-free, rebalancing levels of bacteria in your scalp caused by dandruff, while also removing foreign bacteria* to keep your hair protected.
You can buy Head & Shoulders Daily Protect* from your regular hypermarket, pharmacy, or online retailers.
3 – Shower often
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You need to wash and wash often to remove dirt, germs and dead skin. And that’s not just if you need to leave the house.
Pro Tip: A loofah is your best friend. It will help scrape off dead cells, and scrub your skin clean of bacteria. However, don’t just leave it on a shelf in the shower. A dark wet environment is a breeding ground to germs, so ensure that you regularly clean your loofah and ensure that it gets dried regularly.
4 – Clean your clothes
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The clothes you wear also play a big role in personal hygiene. You need to wear clean clothes, and wash all items that are ever exposed to dirt, germs and sweat. The easiest way to do this is with the humble washing machine, but make sure to add an appropriate amount of detergent before you wear them again.
Pro Tip: Instead of using a tumble dryer, leave wet clothes out In the sun. This will make your clothes cleaner and fresher, and will avoid shrinkage!
* Head & Shoulders Daily Protect removes 99.9% of representative bacteria, shampooing twice.
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