As it is often said that 'cleanliness is next to godliness'. This old-aged adage signifies the importance of maintaining and practicing a good personal hygiene which leads to the development of the physical, social and mental well-being of an individual.
Personal hygiene on the other hand, is the act of taking care of oneself by practicing habits that promote cleanliness to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
The role of personal hygiene can not be underestimated as it promote a healthy living that enhance the social, physical and psychological activity of man.
So now, the following are the activities involved in practicing personal hygiene:
- Wearing of clean,fitted and neat clothes.
- Brushing of the teeth everyday with a good tooth paste and brush.
- Regular washing of hand with soap and water, this practice is very important and should be done at all times before eating, after eating,after using the toilet and even after coughing or sneezing. This is important to be done as germs are everywhere and we are easily susceptible to it in our environment and in everything we do.
- Taking of bath regularly.
- Proper disposal of waste.
- Usage of deodorant to smell nice and beautiful.
- The use of clean beddings and proper disposal of dirty ones.
- Maintaining clean and neat nails.
All these are examples of practices to be engaged in to have a good personal hygiene.
We can't talk about personal hygiene without talking about its importance and why it needs to be done and practiced on a regular basis.
The following are the importance of maintaining a good personal hygiene:
- Personal hygiene help prevent the spread of illnesses.
- Personal hygiene also help to boost the confidence and morale of an individual.
- Personal hygiene is responsible for the improvement of a good physical health because maintaining a healthy lifestyle is equivalent to maintaining a good personal hygiene.
- Lastly, personal hygiene helps in the development of the psychological well being of man as it enhance productivity and boost intellectual activities.
All this being said, it is important to practice and maintain a good personal hygiene as it speaks of who we are and draws the attention of people towards us.
Let personal hygiene do the talking of introducing yourself to others.
