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HYGIENE
 Hygiene is a set of practices performed to preserve health.

 According to the World Health Organization(WHO) hygiene refers to
conditions and practices that helps to maintain health and prevent the spread of
diseases.
 Personal Hygiene refers to maintain the body’s cleanliness.
* Personal hygiene is a very essential to lead a healthy life. Most of the infections
and diseases can be prevented by Personal Hygiene.
It should be developed since early years of life. Personal Hygiene is
healthy way of living, make a person comfort and confident.
 Personal Hygiene include:
Mouth care
Skin care
Hair care
Nail care
Eye care
Ears care
Nose care
perineum care
Mouth care
Oral hygiene protects the teeth, gums and mucus membrane of an

individual
 Brush teeth twice a day
 Wash mouth before and after taking food
 Be careful to avoid injury to gums during brushing
 Massage the teeth and gums after brushing with fingers.
In increase blood circulation
 Use good quality tooth paste and brush
 Brush should reach all the surfaces of tooth while brushing
 Brushing should be done from gum to enamel
 Use emollients on cracked lips
 Mouth washes help to reduce unpleasant smell from mouth
 It is essential to take well balanced diet for healthy teeth and gums
Skin care
Skin is the largest organ in our body. It is essential to keep the skin clean and dry as it
prevents entry of many pathogenic organisms in to our body.
 Take bath twice a day

 Take well balanced diet containing vitamin A, B, C and protein
 Massage of the skin increase blood circulation
 Take warm bath to increase blood circulation
 Take plenty of water
 Regular exercise
 Use moisturizer or lotions to keep skin smooth and healthy
Hair care
Neat and healthy hair makes a good impression on

others.
 Wash hair daily

 Keep the scalp clean
 Well balanced diet help in healthy hair growth
 Scalp massage stimulates hair growth
 Take more water
 Shampooing helps to keep the hair and scalp clean and to relieve dandruff
 Avoid scratching with finger in the scalp
 Use soft brushed comb
 Daily comb and tie the hair
Nail care
It is common to accumulate dirt and micro organisms under the nail which causes
variety of infections.
 Cut short the nail

 Use nail brushes to clean the nails
 Wash hands before and after food and toileting
 Pedicure and manicure helps to keep the nails clean
 Apply emollients
 Avoid using low quality nail polish and nail polish remover
 Should not use blades or any sharp objects to remove nail polish
 Wash and brush the nail after toileting
 Avoid nail biting
Eye care
It is essential to protect and care eyes for effective vision. Eye care starts soon after the
birth of a baby.
 Clean the secretions from eyes

 Cleaning should be done from inner canthus to the outer canthus of the eye
 Should not use same material to clean both eyes to prevent spread of infection
 Use protective devices while exposing to radiation
 Use protective glasses while going out
 Wash eye with cool water in the morning
 Treat any infection to eye and surroundings areas
Care of ear and nose
The discharges from the nose and ear are common and it should be removed
frequently.
 Clean the nose and ear daily

 Should not apply pressure to remove dry materials from the nose and ear. It can be
removed by wet cloth or cotton
 Should not use sharp objects to remove wax from the ear. It may tear the tympanic
membrane and cause hearing impairment
 Protect the ear and nose from entry of any foreign particles
Care of perineum
Perineal care refers the cleanliness of external genetalia and its surroundings.
 Take bath twice a day
 Wash the area after toileting with soap and water
 Keep the area dry always
 Cut hair on perineal area to prevent accumulation of micro organisms
 Females should change the pads frequently during menstruation
 Use comfortable and good cloth under garments
 Take special care if there is any injury or abscess
Avoidance of alcohol abuse and smoking also can be considered as personal hygiene. Regular
exercise is also essential to lead a healthy life style.
Importance of Personal Hygiene
 Lack if personal hygiene may cause infections and it affects health

 Personal hygiene increases confident and self esteem of the persons
 Lack of oral hygiene cause oral thrush and dental carries
 Poor personal hygiene may causes foul smelling
 Poor personal hygiene affects the appearance of an individual
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HYGIENE

 Hygiene is a set of practices performed to preserve health.

Oral hygiene protects the teeth, gums and mucus membrane of an

 Take bath twice a day

Neat and healthy hair makes a good impression on

 Wash hair daily

 Cut short the nail

 Clean the secretions from eyes

 Clean the nose and ear daily

 Lack if personal hygiene may cause infections and it affects health

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