42 Basic Hygiene Practices That Aren't Nearly As Common As They Should Be

Washing your hands in the morning, especially if not showering, before making breakfast. Who knows what your hands were scratching in the night.

Be aware of and care for your skins microbiome - focus on gentle cleansing, preserving the skin’s natural acidic pH (around 5.5), and avoiding harsh antibacterial soaps and over-exfoliation that strip away beneficial bacteria. Nourish your skin barrier by integrating hydrating, microbiome-friendly products.

If you use a landline phone at work be sure to sanitise it with wipes regularly.
Back in the boom days there was a company that convinced businesses to employ them to do just this and cited many statistics of how many sick days the business would save after it was done.

Using beard oil. No more itchy beard and fewer white flakes on your shirt from scratching.

Have a shower at night to wash off the day.

You’ll be so much cleaner getting into bed, and it’ll relax you so sleep will come much easier.

My new favorite is applying lotion and body oil right after the shower.

Clean your luggage before you wheel it all over your home and throw it on your bed!

Never walk on carpet with outside shoes on. You never know what you have stepped on when you walk outside. Either change to indoor shoes or simply take them off. You can not deep clean the carpet that often.

Don’t touch public doorknobs. Use your sleeve or body. They’re filthy. Especially use a paper towel to open bathroom doors when leaving.

Clean nail clippers and tweezers before and after use.

Use a bidet.

I see a lot of influencers online doing "GRWM while I do my skin care routine" and they begin without washing their hands first. Hand hygiene is the very first step. Wash them long enough to sing the ABC song twice, under finger nails and on the tops from fingers to the palms. I cringe when I see people that do not start their skin care routine with clean hands.

Trim the nose hairs.

Wash your behind after taking a dump. Dry toilet paper isn't enough. You wouldn't wipe your hands with dry toilet paper instead of washing, would you?

Tongue scraper.. not just brush But an actual scraper can get so much more c**p off.

Using (biodegradable) wetwipes or a bidet on one's behind. Toilet paper alone doesn't "clean" anything.

During Covid the Public Health Agency of Canada recommended cleaning kitchen counters with a spray bottle containing a mix of 2 tblsps. of chlorine bleach to 500 mL water (yes, they used mixed units). I still use it every day.

- Do not sit on the bed with outside clothes.
- No outside shoes in the house.
- Wash your hands when you come home from outside.
- Wash your hands after opening packages.

Don't wear your outside clothes inside. Change your clothes when you get home. You've been outside all day, they are dirty. Dont sit on your furniture or bed or whatever else.

Don’t rinse after you brush your teeth only spit.