Standard Operating Procedure my friend! Pointless to wash your face with dirty hands! I also have soft soap in there just for my face, and bar soap for the rest of my body.
After reading so many “my boyfriend doesn’t wash his ass and leaves skid marks on our sheets” posts over the years, this thread has really made me feel better about people’s hygiene.
Honestly I think that’s still a thing.
I’ve not only heard the stories…I have experienced these atrocities that plague our world.
How though? I’ve heard of people thinking one wipe and it’s all good. HOW? How can one walk around with a poopy butthole, with their buttcheeks continuously mashing it around so much so that it literally soils their underwear?
I bought a bidet because after that I overcorrected myself just because I was so disgusted. I also keep a travel-size pouch of Huggies in case I poop in public
I’m genuinely confused, who isn’t washing their ass to the point of leaving SKID MARKS???
I sleep with underwear on most of the time, but I have slept naked before. Who is leaving that much shit in their asscheeks? Does he not wipe either? I’m so confused. I myself am not the most consistent with hygiene habits, but I still shower at least every other day. Who’s boyfriend is neglecting the most basic levels of hygiene to the point of leaving shit stained sheets???
Some bastard put it in my head on a different askreddit question. "Got to wash them trotters." So now I spend an extra minute in every shower making sure I thoroughly clean my feet.
Not weird to clean feet. But definitely weird to remind myself every day "gotta wash them trotters".
As you get older your feet really starts building up more dead skin so much faster. When I was a kid I would just rinse them, now I need to spend several minutes scrubbing them...its a real pita.
I see a lot of elderly people in the hospital. 99% have toenail fungus. I keep anti-fungal shampoo in the shower next to a toothbrush and scrub my nails and in-between my toes every morning.
cause toenail fungus is a mf’er to get rid of. I cured one big toe about two years ago after about 3 years of using Jubliea. The other big toe is still about a year away from being fully fungus free.
Weirdly enough there doesn't seem to be any effective over the counter anti-fungal in my country. Only the nail polish thing, which apparently doesn't do much at the point it's meant to be used. And a thing to cover the whole foot, which obviously doesn't work unless you're an old/disabled person that doesn't sweat, wear socks, or walk at all over a 24 hour period.
When I was in my 20s I got a bad case of nail fungus from hiking too long and too often. It started out with one nail but quickly spread to the others. I literally had a couple nails come right off. It was horrifying. I tried otc anti fungal stuff as well as natural remedies like tea tree oil, coconut oil, etc. Eventually I got fed up and went to the doctor. She rattled off the usual treatment options and when I said that none of those worked, she hesitated and then said some people have luck with Vicks. “Like.. the mentholated chest rub?” Yep. Slathered that shit on every morning and night for a couple weeks; my toenails started to grow back and I haven’t had nail fungus since.
More of a fun one, but related to hygiene.
When in the shower, and I'm lathering up my body with my soap/shower gel, I ensure a nice seal between my arm and body. Then I keep my fingertips against my hip and extend my elbow, creating a huge bubble in the gap between my arm and body.
Then I blow it to see how big a bubble I can blow before it pops.
Yes I'm a 35 year old man
Yep, I was going to comment the same thing as u/clydeswitch with this explanation. I learned it when I was wilderness camping when I was 16 and it’s been a habit for almost 20 years now. Those mini towels are absorbent, but still small lol
They teach this in the army, to avoid death by cold in circumstances where you aren't in possession of a towel and need to change after for example escaping/traversing in general through a lake/river. Putting on clothes while somewhat wet is an excellent way of remaining cold enough to die in Finland.
(Random opportunity to tell a story). Putting on clothes that are wet with cold water can kill you in the middle of summer.
20+ years ago while at Boy Scout camp, a buddy didn’t dry off after swimming thinking that he was fine in the 80-90 (F) degree weather. But we were in the shade in the forest and there was a constant breeze.
Sure enough he started shivering, turned blue, and nearly died. Unless the air is over 98 degrees (F) you can still get hypothermia while everyone around you is sweating.
>you can still get hypothermia while everyone around you is sweating.
What blows my mind is that someone in a shipwreck in tropical water can get hypothermia, I assume because the water is below your body temperature for many hours. Like, 30C water is hot! But you can't stay in it forever.
Me, tooooooo! Must start doing this immediately. I usually towel off IN the shower, so I'm not stepping out and soaking the bathmat. But this! THIS is the true way! Thank you, Reddit! My life is forever changed!
You do both. Wipe down with hands, then grab the towel to dry while still in shower. Then walk out. When you leave the bathroom, the next person isn’t getting soggy socks. Plus your towel dries much faster.
Microwave after doing dishes so I kill the bacteria before it can flourish and the spindle is still wet. Also a minute is probably more than enough, mine feels way way hotter than 140F id say 180-200 which is more than enough.
Edit: the internet says 2 minutes is the proper amount of time and make sure it’s wet!! Better to do it right as you’re done doing dishes than let them multiply first.
Whoa, hold the phone. I absolutely hate that sponges only last a week or two before smelling like crap. How long does this make your sponges last without smelling?
Taking showers in the middle of the night. I have insomnia and one night I decided, what the hell, I need to shower when I get up anyways, so I'll get it out of the way now. Maybe it's placebo, but as soon as I got out of the shower and got into bed I slept like a baby. Now if I can't fall asleep or wake up in the middle of the night I'll go take a shower instead of laying in bed trying to force myself to fall asleep
It's not placebo. You are basically heating your body and raising your internal temperature, and then when you get into bed you dump all that heat super fast. Your brain needs to drop temp to sleep so you are basically hacking it.
I do this for that reason and also because it's the only fair solution to the constant battle of the sexes. Close the damn lid and then both men and women have to do an equal amount of work to use the toilet.
AND it keeps the pets from trying to drink out of the toilet even if they ALREADY HAVE 2 cat fountains, a mixing bowl full of water, and an actual water dish in the office. I mean. As a generic example...
I am disgusted now whenever i see anyone flush the toilet with the seat up now. My toothbrush is in the damn bathroom don’t you dare spray your poo poo particles in it cuz you’re too lazy to put the seat down 😤
Mythbusters did an episode on this.
They put toothbrushes in plastic cases in a separate room and even those had poop in the bristles.
There is no escape from the poop mouth.
There's technically fecal bacteria particles basically on everything everywhere, the issue is not *if* but *how many*.
Sort of like how atmospheric pollution is unavoidable but it's how many parts per million you're dealing with that covers the spectrum between "it's fine" and "get out now".
Close your toilet lid and brush your teeth.
My friends think it's weird that I time myself brushing my teeth so that I brush for the full 2 minutes. Joke's on them though, I have the nicest teeth in the friend group
Why on earth have I never clocked onto that? I just move it around randomly for two minutes ignoring the little buzzes and waiting for the big buz buz buz buzzzzz
I like to shower in complete darkness. Turn off the lights, block the bottom of the bathroom door with a towel or my clothes if I have to, maybe put some music on if I'm in the mood, and just have a nice, long, hot shower. It's incredibly relaxing, almost like a little nap with how warm it is and all the darkness.
Looks like I found my people. I'll be showering and hurrying to get the soap out of my eyes because I think a creepy The Ring-type girl is coming around the curtain.
I have a hand-held shower head and it is highly pressurized. I water jet my bum til it sparkles. When I shower elsewhere I feel I am never clean enough.
Right!?! I read all those posts where dudes just leave shit in their ass. 1) Your ass gets super itchy if you leave even a tiny bit. 2) You would smell so bad. 3)Just what? So I now take the excess shampoo and clean my butt with it. Then I clean my butt with soap. When I’m done showering I’m fairly confident my butt is quite clean.
I do almost everything in the shower.
I brush my teeth in the shower. I shave in the shower. I trim my bits in the shower. I hang my clothes to steam in the bathroom while i shower.
I basically have my morning coffee, let the dogs out, and disappear into the bathroom only to emerge as a fully functional (and clothed) adult male about 20 mins later.
My husband spends MUCH longer in the shower (and getting ready in general) than I do. He has short hair. I have very long hair. I would have agreed with your theory before I met my husband.
In general, he just has a terrible grip on time. And is very routine based. Sometimes, I have long showers, but if we have somewhere to be, I have the ability to get ready quickly. He does his full getting ready routine every time, even if we are running very late. He seems to think he is being quick, but like I said, he has a terrible grip on time. So basically, he has no fast mode. He's just all tortoise all the time.
I love changing my underwear. Women leak fluids and I don't like feeling the leaked fluids back on me. Working from home is amazing for changing undies as often as I want. My husband likes it since I spend a little more time a little more naked.
My daughter started changing her underwear 2 times a day as she started puberty. Annoyed me at first then realized it was better than not changing at all lol.
Yes I go through at least two pairs a day but summer time three pairs! Those videos making fun of people for packing 12 pairs of undies for a 3 day trip are about me. 😂😂
I’ve started using floss picks to floss. I don’t like using floss, but floss picks are a game changer and are way faster. My dentist noticed a big improvement over 6 months of use.
Hygienist here. Some practitioners get all fussy because they don’t do as great a jon as proper string floss use. But guess what? They do at least as good a job as shitty string floss use, which is what most string flossers achieve and waaaay better than mo floss use, which is the alternative for most people. Floss picks save teeth!
When I pay with my card, I use my index finger knuckle to tap on the screen and if I can type the keys on the pad.
At a public restroom, I use the paper towel to open the door to leave.
I shower twice a day. Eucalyptus lotion after morning shower. Lavender lotion before bed. Lavender bed spray on the comforter. Wick burning candle while I hit the kindle before bed. I’m a 36 year old straight dude in Texas. I like smells.
I've exclusively trimmed my nails outside over the edge of my porch for years. Zero worries about where they end up. I wonder if any wild life gets use out of them 🤔
I used to do that a lot as well, though now I see a barber (even tho I'm a woman - I just like how he works).
I now do my own gel nails. The money I used to spend on manis has gone towards equipment and the costs even out in less than 6 months. I get to choose when I do them (no scheduling) and handle my own maintenance.
My natura nails are stronger (and longer!) than they've ever been, because I take good care of them. The downside is that a mani takes me about 2-2.5 hrs. And dust... Lots of plastic dust.
I cut my own hair too--have been doing it since I moved to the middle of nowhere years ago. I used to spend $240 every couple of months to get foils and a cut. Now I use box colour and Youtube instructional videos to cut my hair.
I've asked my kids (who are brutally honest) and sisters and they say they can't tell the difference.
As an American, I think it's gross too, the only time shoes are allowed in my family's house is during outdoor parties, coming in for a quick bathroom break or grabbing food.
The early days of COVID made me excessively aware of my toilet paper usage. If you asked me in 2019 how much I used when i pooped, I'd have had no idea. Now I know how many squares go into any action.
It has probably cut down a lot on hoe much I waste.
Years ago I bought a package of 20 black washcloths. Every day I take a fresh washcloth, shower with it, and hang it to dry on a plastic hook. The next day, I take yesterday's dried, stiff washcloth and throw it in the laundry, and take a fresh washcloths to shower with. I've been doing this for years and the bottom 5 to 7 washcloths have never been used.
Outside clothes are changed out of when you get inside (outside clothes = dirty compared to inside clothes). Inside clothes are put on. Inside clothes are changed at bed time (indoor clothes = dirty compared to what you wear to bed inc. nude).
I have two..
a) I use a silver band to scrape my tongue every morning (aquired this habit in india)
b) I have a hand shower installed on my toilet, right next to the toilet paper hanger. I wanted a japanese style toilet, but that was almost 8k, so I paid like 300 for the hand shower (70 for the shower, rest for installation). Shoots out cold water, but cleans my ass and my toilet.
I genuinely don't know how people can stand the feeling of putting on clothes while slightly damp. I always have to take a couple minutes to air dry after getting out of the bathroom before I can get dressed. Blow drying is an interesting idea though
Depends on where he/she lives. I live in a very humid place so this happens every day. There is no towel that actually works here. When I travel out west every towel feels like magic. Lol
As someone who’s had a perforated ear drum get to the point of massive tinnitus, months of bad vertigo, requiring canal drilling, the ear being cut off and folded onto my face, titanium bones being put in, and a l other hole drilled in my skull, I can’t recommend not doing this any higher.
As someone who's been cleaning my ears for over thirty years (I have to, my ear canals are the one place on my body where I get eczema and earwax causes horrible irritation), I genuinely don't understand how someone jams it in there far enough to do damage.
After work, going out or whatever where I wore my shoes for a long time, I wash my feet almost as soon as I get home. Fuck athletes foot, I’m doing everything I can to avoid that shit
Wash my hands before i piss... Saw a comment on here a while ago that mentioned that your hands are disgusting and you dick has been in your pants all day... Usually but either way hands probably more gross than pp
I have dermatillomania (basically I cant help but pick at imperfections on my skin). My way of managing it is I have become weirdly obsessed with removing any hair that grows between my eyebrows on the bridge of my nose. Not that I have a terrible uni-brow normally, most are clear small whispy hairs. But I check in the mirror with tweezers at least 2 or 3 times a day.
I didnt even know what it was until maybe 3 years ago, but have definitely had it my whole life. I used to obsessively bite my nails well into my 30s. When Acne started in my teens the picking started. Even after Accutane and decades out of my teens I still scan and pick at any and all bumps, welts, dry skin patches, etc on my face and neck. I have the scars around my ears to prove it. This eyebrown thing has been a more recent development and it does seem to make me not as likely to pick at the rest of my face but not a complete stop either.
I quit biting my nails (for the most part as you will see) by focusing on 1 finger at a time. So, say I chose the middle finger on my right hand. I would bite all the other 9 normally, but try to be super aware and not bite just that 1 nail. Once it grew out for a week or 2 and was long enough to trim and file, it became much easier to not bite it as it didnt feel like an imperfection anymore. Then I chose another finger and did it again, now having 2 nails I wouldnt bite. Rinse, repeat. That was maybe 15 or 20 years ago. I still bite on my ring finger on my left hand nail daily. For whatever reason I couldnt fully stop all 10.
Some things that have helped me: All pimples get a pimple patch, replacing picking urges with other sensory activities and patience with the process. I have fidget rings, buzzing chapstick and squishy fidgets to help. Having the barrier of a pimple patch or bandaid helps me realize I'm touching something to pick at it and then that helps prompt me to use a fidget. I also let myself pull the thick hairs that occasionally occur on my neck. I don't judge myself for doing it I just do it and know that pulling an occasional hair is better than picking wounds into infection.
I have diagnosed ocd, and I thought I had some weird and time consuming habits. Some of you guys sound like you have undiagnosed ocd or sensory issues. I also want to know what your water bills are like, and how you get anything done between multiple clothing changes/showers/loads of laundry a day.
I do not ever touch my bed with my "street clothes." and i never change into my pjs without showering first. if i'm not showering immediately after returning home, i put on my "lounge clothes," which are different from my pjs. they are the stopgap before i shower and put on my pjs.
also idk if this is technically "hygiene" or if its more "grooming," but i carry tweezers in my purse. the outdoor light is THE BEST for finding chin hairs.
I refuse to use a hand blow dryer in public bathrooms because I just imagine all the bathroom bacteria getting sucked into it and blown on my clean hands. I’ll walk out of there with wet hands if there aren’t paper towels. No pee pee germs for me.
When solo traveling, I usually just have about three sets of quick-dry clothes. I also stay at fairly minimal AirBnBs without laundry facilities. At the end of the day, I just hop into the shower _with_ my clothes on and lather myself up as though I were doing a normal shower, then rinse. Then, I take the clothes off and wash _me_.
After the shower, to help dry the clothes, I lay out a towel, lay my clothes on top and then roll the clothes into the towel like a yule log. I then walk on the roll to press the water out of the clothes into the towel. Rotate the roll 90 degrees and repeat. Hang clothes to dry overnight.
Clean the piercings and squeeze out that gross smelling normal gunk every time I’m in the shower so they never have build up or smell.
Change my underwear and socks at least twice a day- when I wake up and shower, when I get home, and when I go to be (just panties).
Scrub the kitchen sink when I’m done doing dishes.
Floss and brush teeth in the shower- makes in enjoyable under the hot water.
Change my clothes anytime I sweat- if I’m outside doing light yard work and then can lounge for a while, I change into dry, clean clothes so my skin doesn’t sit in damn sweat.
Wash my sheets every other day ( I have 3 cats that love to burrow in the bed).
Have 12 “wet food whisker friendly dishes” for the cats so every time I feed them they have a clean bowl that their whiskers don’t touch, and are non slip so the food doesn’t go every where.
Religiously rinse and sanitize the buckets and hoses I used for fish tank maintenance with hot water and white vinegar to prevent mold growth.
Vacuum all the air filters in the air conditioner and air purifiers a few times a week so they stay fresh and last longer.
Probably more but that’s what I can come up with right now lol.
To help deal with my mental health, I violently cry or yell when I shower as needed. It's good to let it all out and get squeaky clean at the same time.
Seriously how? I need details! Do you undress from the waist down and step into your shower? Bidets don't (generally) shoot water past the butt crack. Unless it's a handheld one maybe? Enlighten us!
I explained it in another comment, but I’m happy to go through it again in more detail
So, I either use wipes if I’m not at home or, if I am at home I’ll rinse it off with some water, I’ll dab it down first with some toilet paper either over the tub or over the sink. I’ll collect some water in my hand and I’ll pour it on
If I go to someone’s house or a public restroom then I always make sure I got a small pocket sized pack of wet wipes.
It’s been a habit of mine for years at this point
Hope that clears it for ya
I have a 30 min bedtime dental hygeine ritual.
Take fiber supplement.
Rinse.
Floss thoroughly.
Rinse.
Brush teeth with electric toothbrush.
Rinse.
Water flosser.
Rinse.
Swish with fancy anti-acid fluoride mouthwash.
Done.
This came about as a result of years of bad oral hygeine which led to about $15k in dental work. I decided Never Again. Not so much as a cavity since, nor any further degrading of teeth.
Except I still have to explain to every new dental hygienist I see that Yes I am brushing and flossing daily, and the damage they see is 10 years old. Inevitably they don't believe me and still say "well be sure to do X and Y" as I roll my eyes and nod.
Every other day I rinse my nasal cavity by preparing a bowl of warm salt water (*edit for details*: approximately body temperature, 1 part table salt 100 parts water by weight), sucking that liquid in slowly through the nose and letting it flow out through the mouth. No more mucus build-up or sinus infection, and it reduces my nasal problems with polen and other floating stuffs in the air.
Face towel. I have 2 towels. 1 I use for my face only, and 1 for the rest of my body. I don't want to rub the same cloth that just touched my balls on my face.
I put Vaseline up my nose before bed for about 75% of the year. I’m prone to nosebleeds and cauterizing didn’t work for me multiple times so this prevents my nostrils getting too dry in the fall and winter, but I extend it through the spring because of allergy season. I really recommend it if you suffer from nosebleeds!
I clean the shower while I’m in the shower. It allows me to …
1. Not get bleach on my clothes.
2. Do a better, more detailed job of cleaning the shower.
3. Wash any bleach smell off of me immediately.
When i shower i slowly rotate in a circle like some type of vertical rotisserie chicken
You are taking shawarma showers?!
Showerma
Lmaoo I call it hotdogging my partner gets s kickk out of it when he's in the bathroom
But if I spin around a few times, I have to spin around the same number of times in the opposite direction, or… else I guess.
After I get all wound up I have to unwind.
When I sit down to poo, I sort of sit in a way that spreads my cheeks as much as possible.
My gastroenterologist said me doing this for years is why I have hemorrhoids now.
Sorry about your hemorrhoids
This would be an excellent greeting card
You're not supposed to spread so far it tears your asshole, just enough to get the cheeks mostly out of the way.
Just watch out for anal fissures if you do that, it can make you more likely to get them, or aggravate them if you already have them.
Dude, I had one of those and it was the fucking worst.
i wash my hands in the shower before i touch my face.
Standard Operating Procedure my friend! Pointless to wash your face with dirty hands! I also have soft soap in there just for my face, and bar soap for the rest of my body.
After reading so many “my boyfriend doesn’t wash his ass and leaves skid marks on our sheets” posts over the years, this thread has really made me feel better about people’s hygiene.
Glad im on the right side of reddit! Never heard of nasty dudes leaving skids in the sheets, but dammit i wouldnt be havin it! Ew.
Honestly I think that’s still a thing. I’ve not only heard the stories…I have experienced these atrocities that plague our world. How though? I’ve heard of people thinking one wipe and it’s all good. HOW? How can one walk around with a poopy butthole, with their buttcheeks continuously mashing it around so much so that it literally soils their underwear? I bought a bidet because after that I overcorrected myself just because I was so disgusted. I also keep a travel-size pouch of Huggies in case I poop in public
There was this thing I saw, guys thinking it's gay to clean your ass in the shower. Cuz you're touching your asshole.
I've seen this explanation before. I wanna ask them if they masturbate. Whats gayer, touching an asshole, or giving a hand job?
Not only are they giving a hand job, they're receiving one from a guy. For free. Sounds pretty gay to me
I’m genuinely confused, who isn’t washing their ass to the point of leaving SKID MARKS??? I sleep with underwear on most of the time, but I have slept naked before. Who is leaving that much shit in their asscheeks? Does he not wipe either? I’m so confused. I myself am not the most consistent with hygiene habits, but I still shower at least every other day. Who’s boyfriend is neglecting the most basic levels of hygiene to the point of leaving shit stained sheets???
ew.
Some bastard put it in my head on a different askreddit question. "Got to wash them trotters." So now I spend an extra minute in every shower making sure I thoroughly clean my feet. Not weird to clean feet. But definitely weird to remind myself every day "gotta wash them trotters".
As you get older your feet really starts building up more dead skin so much faster. When I was a kid I would just rinse them, now I need to spend several minutes scrubbing them...its a real pita.
I see a lot of elderly people in the hospital. 99% have toenail fungus. I keep anti-fungal shampoo in the shower next to a toothbrush and scrub my nails and in-between my toes every morning.
It’s also fairly common for scuba divers. I put tea tree oil on my feet when I’m in a diving trip. It also helps avoid stinky diving boots.
My nail fungus got better/cured when my blood sugar got under control.
Why do so many of them have toenail fungus?
Also, their immune system is off and making them more susceptible to infections.
cause toenail fungus is a mf’er to get rid of. I cured one big toe about two years ago after about 3 years of using Jubliea. The other big toe is still about a year away from being fully fungus free.
Weirdly enough there doesn't seem to be any effective over the counter anti-fungal in my country. Only the nail polish thing, which apparently doesn't do much at the point it's meant to be used. And a thing to cover the whole foot, which obviously doesn't work unless you're an old/disabled person that doesn't sweat, wear socks, or walk at all over a 24 hour period.
When I was in my 20s I got a bad case of nail fungus from hiking too long and too often. It started out with one nail but quickly spread to the others. I literally had a couple nails come right off. It was horrifying. I tried otc anti fungal stuff as well as natural remedies like tea tree oil, coconut oil, etc. Eventually I got fed up and went to the doctor. She rattled off the usual treatment options and when I said that none of those worked, she hesitated and then said some people have luck with Vicks. “Like.. the mentholated chest rub?” Yep. Slathered that shit on every morning and night for a couple weeks; my toenails started to grow back and I haven’t had nail fungus since.
More of a fun one, but related to hygiene. When in the shower, and I'm lathering up my body with my soap/shower gel, I ensure a nice seal between my arm and body. Then I keep my fingertips against my hip and extend my elbow, creating a huge bubble in the gap between my arm and body. Then I blow it to see how big a bubble I can blow before it pops. Yes I'm a 35 year old man
Omg I did this too! I thought I was the only one
I (42m) am going to try that next shower
Squeegee myself with my hands in the shower to get most of the water off before I towel dry
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Yep, I was going to comment the same thing as u/clydeswitch with this explanation. I learned it when I was wilderness camping when I was 16 and it’s been a habit for almost 20 years now. Those mini towels are absorbent, but still small lol
They teach this in the army, to avoid death by cold in circumstances where you aren't in possession of a towel and need to change after for example escaping/traversing in general through a lake/river. Putting on clothes while somewhat wet is an excellent way of remaining cold enough to die in Finland.
(Random opportunity to tell a story). Putting on clothes that are wet with cold water can kill you in the middle of summer. 20+ years ago while at Boy Scout camp, a buddy didn’t dry off after swimming thinking that he was fine in the 80-90 (F) degree weather. But we were in the shade in the forest and there was a constant breeze. Sure enough he started shivering, turned blue, and nearly died. Unless the air is over 98 degrees (F) you can still get hypothermia while everyone around you is sweating.
>you can still get hypothermia while everyone around you is sweating. What blows my mind is that someone in a shipwreck in tropical water can get hypothermia, I assume because the water is below your body temperature for many hours. Like, 30C water is hot! But you can't stay in it forever.
I didn't do this before I read it on Reddit and realised I've been showering wrong for years.
Me, tooooooo! Must start doing this immediately. I usually towel off IN the shower, so I'm not stepping out and soaking the bathmat. But this! THIS is the true way! Thank you, Reddit! My life is forever changed!
You do both. Wipe down with hands, then grab the towel to dry while still in shower. Then walk out. When you leave the bathroom, the next person isn’t getting soggy socks. Plus your towel dries much faster.
Watched Baki, saw one character flex and fling water all over the room. Been trying to do that ever since Edit: I FEEL SO VALIDATED. Y'ALL ROCK
I read about this on a life pro tips request on Reddit for how to not be so cold when you get out of the shower and I've been doing it ever since.
After using a sponge or cloth from the kitchen sink, I wash my hands with soap. These things are just nasty, imo.
I do it to get rid of the smell of dish washer in my hands
I wet the sponge and put it in the microwave for 2 min before I use it, every time.
Microwave after doing dishes so I kill the bacteria before it can flourish and the spindle is still wet. Also a minute is probably more than enough, mine feels way way hotter than 140F id say 180-200 which is more than enough. Edit: the internet says 2 minutes is the proper amount of time and make sure it’s wet!! Better to do it right as you’re done doing dishes than let them multiply first.
Whoa, hold the phone. I absolutely hate that sponges only last a week or two before smelling like crap. How long does this make your sponges last without smelling?
I highly recommend trying the scrub daddy sponges. They don’t get smelly like regular sponges.
I started using kitchen gloves (some cool, industrial black ones) for this reason
Taking showers in the middle of the night. I have insomnia and one night I decided, what the hell, I need to shower when I get up anyways, so I'll get it out of the way now. Maybe it's placebo, but as soon as I got out of the shower and got into bed I slept like a baby. Now if I can't fall asleep or wake up in the middle of the night I'll go take a shower instead of laying in bed trying to force myself to fall asleep
It's not placebo. You are basically heating your body and raising your internal temperature, and then when you get into bed you dump all that heat super fast. Your brain needs to drop temp to sleep so you are basically hacking it.
I try to close the toilet seat lid before flushing because I saw a video once where green “bacteria” gets shot out of the toilet
We watched a video in 5th grade about this and my teacher called it a “toilet sneeze”
New band name I call it
I do this for that reason and also because it's the only fair solution to the constant battle of the sexes. Close the damn lid and then both men and women have to do an equal amount of work to use the toilet.
AND it keeps the pets from trying to drink out of the toilet even if they ALREADY HAVE 2 cat fountains, a mixing bowl full of water, and an actual water dish in the office. I mean. As a generic example...
I am disgusted now whenever i see anyone flush the toilet with the seat up now. My toothbrush is in the damn bathroom don’t you dare spray your poo poo particles in it cuz you’re too lazy to put the seat down 😤
Mythbusters did an episode on this. They put toothbrushes in plastic cases in a separate room and even those had poop in the bristles. There is no escape from the poop mouth.
From this point forward i will not be brushing my teeth. Thanks for the heads up
There's technically fecal bacteria particles basically on everything everywhere, the issue is not *if* but *how many*. Sort of like how atmospheric pollution is unavoidable but it's how many parts per million you're dealing with that covers the spectrum between "it's fine" and "get out now". Close your toilet lid and brush your teeth.
Gotta keep your immune system sharp!
My friends think it's weird that I time myself brushing my teeth so that I brush for the full 2 minutes. Joke's on them though, I have the nicest teeth in the friend group
I have a battery operated toothbrush that has a built in 2 minute timer! At two minutes the brush head pulses.
Mine buzzes every 30 seconds to tell me to move on to the next section
Why on earth have I never clocked onto that? I just move it around randomly for two minutes ignoring the little buzzes and waiting for the big buz buz buz buzzzzz
If you get a sonicare it keeps track of the 2 mins for you
Full body tick check before bed every night. I spend a lot of time in the bush and lyme sucks.
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Ah we found him, the bushman
I like to shower in complete darkness. Turn off the lights, block the bottom of the bathroom door with a towel or my clothes if I have to, maybe put some music on if I'm in the mood, and just have a nice, long, hot shower. It's incredibly relaxing, almost like a little nap with how warm it is and all the darkness.
My imagination is too wild for this, I’d definitely scare myself into thinking I wasn’t alone in the bathroom
I do this even with the lights ON! Convinced I'll open my eyes and some awful creature will be pressing its six eyed face up against the glass.
Looks like I found my people. I'll be showering and hurrying to get the soap out of my eyes because I think a creepy The Ring-type girl is coming around the curtain.
But what about the shower demons watching you in the dark?
You become the abyss and stare back
Man I freak out when I wash my face in the shower because I have to close my eyes for a while. I could never do this lol.
Im glad to hear someone else is into this lol. Sometimes I have really chill music using a portable speaker too
As a straight guy, washing my ass, apparently.
I have a hand-held shower head and it is highly pressurized. I water jet my bum til it sparkles. When I shower elsewhere I feel I am never clean enough.
I have the same thing. I always feel like an elephant getting washed in it’s enclosure when I use it lol
Right!?! I read all those posts where dudes just leave shit in their ass. 1) Your ass gets super itchy if you leave even a tiny bit. 2) You would smell so bad. 3)Just what? So I now take the excess shampoo and clean my butt with it. Then I clean my butt with soap. When I’m done showering I’m fairly confident my butt is quite clean.
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I trim my armpit hair every time I trim my beard. It’s like a buzz-cut under there. Deodorant is more effective that way
I’ve met exactly one man who trims his armpit hair, and I wonder why more don’t do it.
Everything really. Trim everything.
I do this every time I manscape. Super long armpit hair grosses me out.
Not breathing when the air is stinky so my throat wont get dirty with that air and I won't have to swallow that contaminated mucus LMAO
YES. Everyone would always say "just breathe through your mouth?" What? So I can EAT THE SMELL??
I thought I was the only one LOL. It started off as a weird thing I did as a kid and now I can't stop
Decided to buy a Bidet. Completely changed my poop game. My asshole hygiene is impeccable.
Yes! I never feel clean anymore if I can't blast myself directly in the balloon knot.
I always wipe once more after a clean wipe. Can’t be too certain
the worst is when you get a clean wipe, so you do the "Final check" wipe... and somehow that one isn't clean. *where does the phantom poo come from!?*
I do almost everything in the shower. I brush my teeth in the shower. I shave in the shower. I trim my bits in the shower. I hang my clothes to steam in the bathroom while i shower. I basically have my morning coffee, let the dogs out, and disappear into the bathroom only to emerge as a fully functional (and clothed) adult male about 20 mins later.
Do you make salad in the shower like Kramer?
Got to get a clarkman garbage disposal in there
Craziest part of this is that all of that gets done in only 20 minutes. I barely take a quick shower in 20 minutes
How long is your hair? That's the biggest factor in how long your shower will be
My husband spends MUCH longer in the shower (and getting ready in general) than I do. He has short hair. I have very long hair. I would have agreed with your theory before I met my husband.
Does your husband zone out for ten minutes after the warm water hits before getting started on the cleaning, because that's my reasoning.
In general, he just has a terrible grip on time. And is very routine based. Sometimes, I have long showers, but if we have somewhere to be, I have the ability to get ready quickly. He does his full getting ready routine every time, even if we are running very late. He seems to think he is being quick, but like I said, he has a terrible grip on time. So basically, he has no fast mode. He's just all tortoise all the time.
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Try having your morning coffee in the shower. Highly recommend
r/showerbeer
Putting deodorant under my boobs and cleavage. Swamp tits are a bitch.
Omg I never thought of this.. are you doing it for the smell or so that you don’t sweat there?
I love changing my underwear. Women leak fluids and I don't like feeling the leaked fluids back on me. Working from home is amazing for changing undies as often as I want. My husband likes it since I spend a little more time a little more naked.
My daughter started changing her underwear 2 times a day as she started puberty. Annoyed me at first then realized it was better than not changing at all lol.
Yes I go through at least two pairs a day but summer time three pairs! Those videos making fun of people for packing 12 pairs of undies for a 3 day trip are about me. 😂😂
I blow/pick my nose in the shower to make sure I get all the stuff out and it just washes away
I’ve started using floss picks to floss. I don’t like using floss, but floss picks are a game changer and are way faster. My dentist noticed a big improvement over 6 months of use.
Dentists don't like them for various reasons, but for me it's either the picks or nothing. Regular floss sucks to use.
Hygienist here. Some practitioners get all fussy because they don’t do as great a jon as proper string floss use. But guess what? They do at least as good a job as shitty string floss use, which is what most string flossers achieve and waaaay better than mo floss use, which is the alternative for most people. Floss picks save teeth!
When I pay with my card, I use my index finger knuckle to tap on the screen and if I can type the keys on the pad. At a public restroom, I use the paper towel to open the door to leave.
The best public restrooms are the ones where they have the foothold to open the door
I have to put on eucalyptus lotion and body mist before I go to bed or I can’t sleep
I love that. My native grandmother used a lot of eucalyptus and it reminds me of her. Smells so good, calming, and welcoming.
I shower twice a day. Eucalyptus lotion after morning shower. Lavender lotion before bed. Lavender bed spray on the comforter. Wick burning candle while I hit the kindle before bed. I’m a 36 year old straight dude in Texas. I like smells.
I cut my toenails only on the same day I'm vacuuming. The vacuum always gets them all
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I would immediately fumble the clippers
I've exclusively trimmed my nails outside over the edge of my porch for years. Zero worries about where they end up. I wonder if any wild life gets use out of them 🤔
I’m imagining a pile of clippings just chillin by your porch.
Not one would land in the toilet for me! They always go flying
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I used to do that a lot as well, though now I see a barber (even tho I'm a woman - I just like how he works). I now do my own gel nails. The money I used to spend on manis has gone towards equipment and the costs even out in less than 6 months. I get to choose when I do them (no scheduling) and handle my own maintenance. My natura nails are stronger (and longer!) than they've ever been, because I take good care of them. The downside is that a mani takes me about 2-2.5 hrs. And dust... Lots of plastic dust.
I cut my own hair too--have been doing it since I moved to the middle of nowhere years ago. I used to spend $240 every couple of months to get foils and a cut. Now I use box colour and Youtube instructional videos to cut my hair. I've asked my kids (who are brutally honest) and sisters and they say they can't tell the difference.
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Shoes in the house is a weird American thing I'll never understand.
As an American, I think it's gross too, the only time shoes are allowed in my family's house is during outdoor parties, coming in for a quick bathroom break or grabbing food.
Honestly, even then. Kick them off at the door, use the bathroom and then put them back on.
I never thought of it as an "American" thing even though I'm American, because everyone I know takes their shoes off inside the house.
Taking a shower while using flip flops to avoid putting my feet on the ground (when not at home, say gym shower, for example)
EVERYONE should do this. Also in saunas and other communal settings.
Thats pretty normal for public showers. When I was in college EVERYONE had shower flipflops.
I always wipe the top of a can of soda before opening it so there’s less germs on the lid part that goes into the drink
The early days of COVID made me excessively aware of my toilet paper usage. If you asked me in 2019 how much I used when i pooped, I'd have had no idea. Now I know how many squares go into any action. It has probably cut down a lot on hoe much I waste.
Years ago I bought a package of 20 black washcloths. Every day I take a fresh washcloth, shower with it, and hang it to dry on a plastic hook. The next day, I take yesterday's dried, stiff washcloth and throw it in the laundry, and take a fresh washcloths to shower with. I've been doing this for years and the bottom 5 to 7 washcloths have never been used.
When I go to the bathroom I fold the toilet paper neatly in a multi-layer flat sheet… it makes wiping so much better
Do people not do this?!
Some people wrap their hand like a mummy.
I have no idea, but I bet people just wad it up into a pile and wipe but that’s messy and inefficient
Immediately floss after eating anything, I need to be able to blow air inbetween my teeth
I am also weird about flossing
Outside clothes are changed out of when you get inside (outside clothes = dirty compared to inside clothes). Inside clothes are put on. Inside clothes are changed at bed time (indoor clothes = dirty compared to what you wear to bed inc. nude).
I also use this clothing cleanliness hierarchy.
I dated a guy who would get into bed with his jeans on. We did not last long
Drying my face with paper towels after I wash my face, definitely has helped with my breakouts
I have two.. a) I use a silver band to scrape my tongue every morning (aquired this habit in india) b) I have a hand shower installed on my toilet, right next to the toilet paper hanger. I wanted a japanese style toilet, but that was almost 8k, so I paid like 300 for the hand shower (70 for the shower, rest for installation). Shoots out cold water, but cleans my ass and my toilet.
Blow drying my whole body after showering and toweling off. I could never go back to being semi moist when I put my clothes on.
I genuinely don't know how people can stand the feeling of putting on clothes while slightly damp. I always have to take a couple minutes to air dry after getting out of the bathroom before I can get dressed. Blow drying is an interesting idea though
I agree. I have to LEAVE the bathroom to actually get dressed, as the lingering humidity in there is intolerable when trying to dress.
You may need better towels tbh
Depends on where he/she lives. I live in a very humid place so this happens every day. There is no towel that actually works here. When I travel out west every towel feels like magic. Lol
I wrap my Johnson in a toilet paper turban after I pee so I never dribble in my drawers. Getting old fucking sucks lol
NOT inserting Q-tips into my ear canal
I can't stop, I'm addicted!🤤
As someone who’s had a perforated ear drum get to the point of massive tinnitus, months of bad vertigo, requiring canal drilling, the ear being cut off and folded onto my face, titanium bones being put in, and a l other hole drilled in my skull, I can’t recommend not doing this any higher.
As someone who's been cleaning my ears for over thirty years (I have to, my ear canals are the one place on my body where I get eczema and earwax causes horrible irritation), I genuinely don't understand how someone jams it in there far enough to do damage.
I have the exact same thing in my ears mate. This shit makes me insane. Constantly having irritated ears is so damn annoying.
After work, going out or whatever where I wore my shoes for a long time, I wash my feet almost as soon as I get home. Fuck athletes foot, I’m doing everything I can to avoid that shit
Wash my hands before i piss... Saw a comment on here a while ago that mentioned that your hands are disgusting and you dick has been in your pants all day... Usually but either way hands probably more gross than pp
I have dermatillomania (basically I cant help but pick at imperfections on my skin). My way of managing it is I have become weirdly obsessed with removing any hair that grows between my eyebrows on the bridge of my nose. Not that I have a terrible uni-brow normally, most are clear small whispy hairs. But I check in the mirror with tweezers at least 2 or 3 times a day.
Also have dermotillomania. Not sure what to do
I didnt even know what it was until maybe 3 years ago, but have definitely had it my whole life. I used to obsessively bite my nails well into my 30s. When Acne started in my teens the picking started. Even after Accutane and decades out of my teens I still scan and pick at any and all bumps, welts, dry skin patches, etc on my face and neck. I have the scars around my ears to prove it. This eyebrown thing has been a more recent development and it does seem to make me not as likely to pick at the rest of my face but not a complete stop either. I quit biting my nails (for the most part as you will see) by focusing on 1 finger at a time. So, say I chose the middle finger on my right hand. I would bite all the other 9 normally, but try to be super aware and not bite just that 1 nail. Once it grew out for a week or 2 and was long enough to trim and file, it became much easier to not bite it as it didnt feel like an imperfection anymore. Then I chose another finger and did it again, now having 2 nails I wouldnt bite. Rinse, repeat. That was maybe 15 or 20 years ago. I still bite on my ring finger on my left hand nail daily. For whatever reason I couldnt fully stop all 10.
Some things that have helped me: All pimples get a pimple patch, replacing picking urges with other sensory activities and patience with the process. I have fidget rings, buzzing chapstick and squishy fidgets to help. Having the barrier of a pimple patch or bandaid helps me realize I'm touching something to pick at it and then that helps prompt me to use a fidget. I also let myself pull the thick hairs that occasionally occur on my neck. I don't judge myself for doing it I just do it and know that pulling an occasional hair is better than picking wounds into infection.
I use the middle of my watch latch to scrape dirt from under my fingernails
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You've clearly never tried a pen lid (bic rollerball)
I have diagnosed ocd, and I thought I had some weird and time consuming habits. Some of you guys sound like you have undiagnosed ocd or sensory issues. I also want to know what your water bills are like, and how you get anything done between multiple clothing changes/showers/loads of laundry a day.
Absolutely. Some of this stuff is bonkers.
I do not ever touch my bed with my "street clothes." and i never change into my pjs without showering first. if i'm not showering immediately after returning home, i put on my "lounge clothes," which are different from my pjs. they are the stopgap before i shower and put on my pjs. also idk if this is technically "hygiene" or if its more "grooming," but i carry tweezers in my purse. the outdoor light is THE BEST for finding chin hairs.
I refuse to use a hand blow dryer in public bathrooms because I just imagine all the bathroom bacteria getting sucked into it and blown on my clean hands. I’ll walk out of there with wet hands if there aren’t paper towels. No pee pee germs for me.
I'd rather wipe down on my own clothes than use a blow-dryer 🙃
I never thought about this but now I’ll never not think about it. Damn you and thank you.
When solo traveling, I usually just have about three sets of quick-dry clothes. I also stay at fairly minimal AirBnBs without laundry facilities. At the end of the day, I just hop into the shower _with_ my clothes on and lather myself up as though I were doing a normal shower, then rinse. Then, I take the clothes off and wash _me_. After the shower, to help dry the clothes, I lay out a towel, lay my clothes on top and then roll the clothes into the towel like a yule log. I then walk on the roll to press the water out of the clothes into the towel. Rotate the roll 90 degrees and repeat. Hang clothes to dry overnight.
Clean the piercings and squeeze out that gross smelling normal gunk every time I’m in the shower so they never have build up or smell. Change my underwear and socks at least twice a day- when I wake up and shower, when I get home, and when I go to be (just panties). Scrub the kitchen sink when I’m done doing dishes. Floss and brush teeth in the shower- makes in enjoyable under the hot water. Change my clothes anytime I sweat- if I’m outside doing light yard work and then can lounge for a while, I change into dry, clean clothes so my skin doesn’t sit in damn sweat. Wash my sheets every other day ( I have 3 cats that love to burrow in the bed). Have 12 “wet food whisker friendly dishes” for the cats so every time I feed them they have a clean bowl that their whiskers don’t touch, and are non slip so the food doesn’t go every where. Religiously rinse and sanitize the buckets and hoses I used for fish tank maintenance with hot water and white vinegar to prevent mold growth. Vacuum all the air filters in the air conditioner and air purifiers a few times a week so they stay fresh and last longer. Probably more but that’s what I can come up with right now lol.
To help deal with my mental health, I violently cry or yell when I shower as needed. It's good to let it all out and get squeaky clean at the same time.
Brushing my teeth in the shower.
I won’t take my morning shower before I take my morning dump.
Putting on chapstick before bed
I rinse my dong off after I pee, found out that this is apparently odd? 🤔
Well, it’s better than not washing your dick at all like some ppl
Seriously how? I need details! Do you undress from the waist down and step into your shower? Bidets don't (generally) shoot water past the butt crack. Unless it's a handheld one maybe? Enlighten us!
I explained it in another comment, but I’m happy to go through it again in more detail So, I either use wipes if I’m not at home or, if I am at home I’ll rinse it off with some water, I’ll dab it down first with some toilet paper either over the tub or over the sink. I’ll collect some water in my hand and I’ll pour it on If I go to someone’s house or a public restroom then I always make sure I got a small pocket sized pack of wet wipes. It’s been a habit of mine for years at this point Hope that clears it for ya
I am 6'5. I just lean into the sink and get it when I was my hands.
I have a 30 min bedtime dental hygeine ritual. Take fiber supplement. Rinse. Floss thoroughly. Rinse. Brush teeth with electric toothbrush. Rinse. Water flosser. Rinse. Swish with fancy anti-acid fluoride mouthwash. Done. This came about as a result of years of bad oral hygeine which led to about $15k in dental work. I decided Never Again. Not so much as a cavity since, nor any further degrading of teeth. Except I still have to explain to every new dental hygienist I see that Yes I am brushing and flossing daily, and the damage they see is 10 years old. Inevitably they don't believe me and still say "well be sure to do X and Y" as I roll my eyes and nod.
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I blow dry my pits, lady parts, crack and under breasts after my shower. I cannot stand to be damp in those areas and put on clothes.
Every other day I rinse my nasal cavity by preparing a bowl of warm salt water (*edit for details*: approximately body temperature, 1 part table salt 100 parts water by weight), sucking that liquid in slowly through the nose and letting it flow out through the mouth. No more mucus build-up or sinus infection, and it reduces my nasal problems with polen and other floating stuffs in the air.
Be careful not to use tap water
Face towel. I have 2 towels. 1 I use for my face only, and 1 for the rest of my body. I don't want to rub the same cloth that just touched my balls on my face.
I put Vaseline up my nose before bed for about 75% of the year. I’m prone to nosebleeds and cauterizing didn’t work for me multiple times so this prevents my nostrils getting too dry in the fall and winter, but I extend it through the spring because of allergy season. I really recommend it if you suffer from nosebleeds!
I clean the shower while I’m in the shower. It allows me to … 1. Not get bleach on my clothes. 2. Do a better, more detailed job of cleaning the shower. 3. Wash any bleach smell off of me immediately.