Personal hygiene means keeping your body clean. Practicing good personal hygiene helps to keep infection and illness away. It also helps you avoid spreading infection and illness to other people.
Clean water, shampoo, soap, and an air dryer or a clean, dry towel.
Alcohol-based wipe, spray, or hand gel (hand sanitizer), if soap is not available.
Foot powders and a scrub brush for nails, if needed.
A comb or a brush.
A toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss.
A mouth rinse (oral rinse), if needed.
Practicing good personal hygiene helps keep infection and illness away.
Good personal hygiene also helps you avoid spreading illness to other people.
Bathing, hand-washing, mouth (oral) care, and foot care are all part of a good personal hygiene program.