By: Reza Darroca

 Personal
 Hygiene
LEARNING
OUTCOMES:
at the end of this period, the students
should have been able:
• To define Personal Hygiene
• To know the importance of personal
Hygiene
• To provide an overview of the topic
Personal Hygiene in everyday lives
• List and discuss how to have good
Personal Hygiene
What is personal
Hygiene?
Personal hygiene refers to
maintaining cleanliness of
one's body and clothing to
preserve overall health and
well-being.
It includes a number of
different activities related
to the following general
areas of self-care
 The Importance of Personal
Hygiene
Good personal hygiene is important for both
health and social reasons. It entails keeping
your hands, head and body clean so as to stop
the spread of germs and illness.
Your personal hygiene benefits your own
health and impacts the lives of those around
you, too.
What does a good personal
hygiene routine look like?

We are aware that one must have a daily

personal hygiene routine and that it is
important – but what does it involve? 
Handwashing

Dental Care

Bathing
Hygienic
Clothes
Maintaining personal hygiene is necessary
for many reasons; personal, social, health,
psychological or simply as a way of life.
Keeping a good standard of hygiene helps
to prevent the development and spread of
infections, illnesses and bad odors.

Most people are very conscious of personal hygiene

because:

•We're taught of the importance of hygiene from an

early age
•We may have been "picked-on" at school for a one-off
or a peristent hygiene problem. This may even have
been an issue mistakenly related to hygiene by others -
such as head lice
•It is considered a way of making ourselves more
attractive to the opposite sex
•It is off-putting to our friends and colleagues if we
smell unpleasant etc.
•We're aware of health problems that can develop as a
result of poor personal hygiene
Proper grooming and healthy
personal habits can help you ward
off illnesses and feel good about
yourself.
5 Basic personal
hygiene habits:
 1 Bathe
regularly
Wash your body and your hair
often. You should clean your body
and shampoo your hair at regular
intervals that work for you. Your
body is constantly shedding skin
.That skin needs to come off.
Otherwise, it will take up and can
cause illnesses.
2 Trim your
nails

Keeping your finger and toenails trimmed and in

good shape will prevent problems such as hang
nails and infected nail beds. Feet that are clean
and dry are less likely to contract athlete's foot.
 3 Brush and floss
Ideally, you should brush your teeth after every
meal. At the very least, brush your teeth twice
a day and floss daily. Brushing minimizes the
accumulation of bacteria in your mouth, which
can cause tooth decay and gum disease.
•Flossing, too, helps maintain strong, healthy
gums. The bacteria that builds up and
causes gum disease. Unhealthy gums also can
cause your teeth to loosen, which makes it
difficult to chew and to eat properly.
• To maintain a healthy smile, visit the dentist
at six-month intervals for checkups and
cleanings.
4 Wash your
hands

•Washing your hands before preparing or

eating food, after going to the bathroom, after
coughing or sneezing, and after handling
garbage, goes a long way toward preventing
the spread of bacteria and viruses. Keep a
hygiene product, like an alcohol-based
sanitizing gel, handy for when soap and water
isn’t available.
5 Sleep
tight
Get plenty of rest — 8
to 10 hours a night —
so that you are
refreshed and are ready
to take on the day
every morning. Lack of
sleep can leave you
feeling run down and
can compromise your
body's natural
defenses, your immune
system.
What are the 5
basic personal
hygiene habits?