I want to know more about your hygiene habits.

In My Humble Opinion
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Male or Female?
Female

How do you choose your shampoo?
Convenience. It’s gotta be a shampoo/conditioner combination because otherwise it takes too long to wash my hair if I have to use separate things. Within the category of two-in-ones, I just keep trying different brands.

How many times a week do you shampoo your hair?
6-7

If you floss your teeth, do you do it before brushing or after?
Before. Then whatever I’ve loosened by flossing gets brushed away.

In the morning, do you brush your teeth before breakfast or after?
After for the reasons mentioned above about getting all the food particles off my teeth.

Do you have any special knowledge of hygiene that you think most people are ignorant about?
Nope.

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Male or Female?
Female

How do you choose your shampoo?
By smell, usually. My main brand is TresEmme or however its spelled, or the generic brand of Herbal Essence. They’re cheap and smell decent. If they have the volumizing kind, I’ll get that because it’s the same price and I haev very fine hair. Not that it helps but I like to think that it does.

How many times a week do you shampoo your hair?
Daily, unless I accidentally oversleep or if I’m feeling particularly lazy.

If you floss your teeth, do you do it before brushing or after?
I rarely ever floss, but when I do floss I save that for last.

In the morning, do you brush your teeth before breakfast or after?
Before. Brushing my teth is the very first thing I do in the morning because I can’t stand that “morning breath” feeling. Sometimes I will brush them again after I eat.

**Do you have any special knowledge of hygiene that you think most people are ignorant about? **
Not really. Well, I recently learned about the dangers of those Loofah sponge things from another thread (about the bacteria they contain and whatnot) so now I try to stay away from those.

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Male or Female?
Female

How do you choose your shampoo?
Cheapness. I use the generic brand of Paul Mitchell Awapuhi (which is even better, because it’s got a funny name) It’s around $1.25 a bottle.

How many times a week do you shampoo your hair?
7

If you floss your teeth, do you do it before brushing or after?
I don’t floss unless I have to.

In the morning, do you brush your teeth before breakfast or after?
As I usually eat when I get to work, before. I can’t stand to eat or drink anything before brushing my teeth.

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Male or Female?
Female

How do you choose your shampoo?
I try whatever is new. I seldom buy the same thing twice in a row. My old stand-by is Pantene.

How many times a week do you shampoo your hair?
Usually about three times. I have very long hair. It’s a production.

If you floss your teeth, do you do it before brushing or after?
Oh lord, am I going to be the first person to admit I seldom remember to floss? I feel better about this since my dentist told me that it looks likely that listerine is able to take care of plaque about as well as flossing (in the average person without any particular plaque issues). Whew, that was a huge relief.

In the morning, do you brush your teeth before breakfast or after?
I don’t eat breakfast, but regardless, I brush my teeth first thing upon getting out of bed. The house could be on fire, and I would stop to brush my teeth.

*Do you have any special knowledge of hygiene that you think most people are ignorant about? *
Well, I’m sure many people know this already, but some might not know that brushing your tongue and the other soft parts of your mouth while you are brushing your teeth is helpful in getting rid of bacteria that cause tooth decay (in the long term) and bad breath (in the short term).

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Male.
Shampoo 6-7x a week. (As often as I shower.)
Floss after brushing.
Don’t brush in the morning.

I’ll have to try that saltwater pimple trick.

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Male or Female?

-Female

How do you choose your shampoo?

-Reviews mostly, I talk to professionals. I am pretty loyal to Garnier and alternate between that and Head and Shoulders to keep the itchies away.

How many times a week do you shampoo your hair?

-Usually every other day with a deep conditioning treatment during the weekend.

If you floss your teeth, do you do it before brushing or after?

-After, if I remember.

In the morning, do you brush your teeth before breakfast or after?

-Before, as soon as I get out of the shower.

Do you have any special knowledge of hygiene that you think most people are ignorant about?

-I don’t know if these have already been mentioned or how well everyone knows these, but here is what I live by: Keep your nail polish in the fridge, only wash your hair a few times a week, a good way to soak up excess oil on your scalp is talcum powder, when deep conditioning or coloring hair wrap with a light towel or a hair cap then use the hair dryer on low for a few minutes for the stuff to really soak in, apply a thick lotion to your feet or hand then wear socks or gloves to bed to wake up with silky hands or feet, splurge on a pedicure every couple months, put every day conditioner only on the ends of your hair, use moisturizer to lock in your perfume and tone down any harsh smells, only put a dot of lip gloss on your bottom lip in the center to give the pouty look, brush white eyeshadow over your brown bone right underneath your eyebrow to give you the chiseled polished look, use a browbrush with a tiny bit of hairspray or gel to tame brows, if you have curly hair NEVER use a dryer without a diffuser or brush your hair when wet, use a prestyling spray to put natural oils back in so your hair acts properly, when coloring your hair put color on roots first and let sit about 10 minutes and mix the remainder with a little bit of conditioner and apply throughout for remainder of time.

I can’t think of anymore right now.

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Answer as many questions as you feel like.

Male or Female?
-Male
How do you choose your shampoo?
-I used shampoo designed for oil hair, usually Suave daily clarifying
How many times a week do you shampoo your hair?
-5-7
If you floss your teeth, do you do it before brushing or after?
-either/or
In the morning, do you brush your teeth before breakfast or after?
-Before
Do you have any special knowledge of hygiene that you think most people are ignorant about?
-Not really. If you massage your temples in a circular motion for 20-30 seconds it will partially paralyze your gag reflex, and you can brush your tongue easier that way. Loofahs are a bad idea, but someone already mentioned that. Both of these tips came from other posters on this board. Also a Reach Access flosser is 10x more convenient than using the pics or using dental floss wrapped around your finger. I wish i’d known about the Reach Access a few years ago.

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Male or Female?
Female.

How do you choose your shampoo?
I prefer shampoo/conditioner combos, and I like the promise of “extra body for fine hair” (even though it makes no significant difference). After those two criteria, I go by smell. For years and years I used Pert Plus, but a few months ago I got on a Dove kick (body wash, deodorant, cleansing cloths, etc.) and switched to their shampoo.

How many times a week do you shampoo your hair?
5-7.

If you floss your teeth, do you do it before brushing or after?
I almost never floss; when I do, it’s after brushing.

In the morning, do you brush your teeth before breakfast or after?
Before, but I don’t eat breakfast. Brushing my teeth is one of the very first things I do every morning.

Do you have any special knowledge of hygiene that you think most people are ignorant about?
Nope.

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Male

Head and Shoulders for Men

Every other day. (or more frequently if It seems to need it)

I don’t floss. I just brush viggorously

I don’t have breakfast. I take a bottle of mineral water to work.

Not really.

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Not that I’ve had dandruff since I was say, fourteen. I’ve just always used that brand. Stick with what you know, you know?

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Male or Female?
Female

How do you choose your shampoo?
Actually, I can use just about any old shampoo but usually I buy the one that “matches” the conditioner. The conditioner is the real choice here. I choose on performance and scent. It has to make my hair soft and not frizzy and it has to smell good but not to strong and definitely not fruity or flowery. I do not want my head to smell like watermelon.

How many times a week do you shampoo your hair?
7 - every day (I have a very oily scalp. If I don’t shampoo my hair looks very greasy)

If you floss your teeth, do you do it before brushing or after?
Brush, Floss, Rinse (with Listerine) in that order. Morning and night.

In the morning, do you brush your teeth before breakfast or after?
Both. Depends on if I’m running late or not. I always brush my teeth before I leave but sometimes breakfast is later in the morning.

Do you have any special knowledge of hygiene that you think most people are ignorant about?
Nope.

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Male or Female?

Male

How do you choose your shampoo?

N/A, I shave my head

How many times a week do you shampoo your hair?

0 (see above)

If you floss your teeth, do you do it before brushing or after?

Before

In the morning, do you brush your teeth before breakfast or after?

Before

Do you have any special knowledge of hygiene that you think most people are ignorant about?

No, but I fear Wesley Clark’s tip may be put to non-oral-hygene use. :o :eek:

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Male or Female?
Female

How do you choose your shampoo?
Price. Any old cheap stuff will do and I may even water it down. I spend a little extra on conditioner, not that I think any brand has made a particular difference in the look of my hair, but I want it to feel good and be easy to comb.

How many times a week do you shampoo your hair?
7

If you floss your teeth, do you do it before brushing or after?
I don’t floss. Not never, not nohow. My teeth are so tightly packed that I find it uncomfortable.

In the morning, do you brush your teeth before breakfast or after?
After.

Do you have any special knowledge of hygiene that you think most people are ignorant about?
No, but if you’re asking for hygiene tips here, this is mine: I use a bit of facial scrub to clean deodorant residue from my pits before I wash and shave. I also shave my legs every day, because then I can do a fairly slapdash job.

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Male or Female?
Boi

How do you choose your shampoo?
Price: Largest bottle of anything declaring itself as shampoo. I buy one maybe every other year or so.

How many times a week do you shampoo your hair?
7

If you floss your teeth, do you do it before brushing or after?
Not a flosser.

In the morning, do you brush your teeth before breakfast or after?
Before. Typically miss breakfast anyway, and by the time I’ve finished my daily body ritual I’ll not be seeing my toothbrush for a long time–I hit it while I’m there.

Do you have any special knowledge of hygiene that you think most people are ignorant about?
Mild allergies, high altitude & semi arid climate have bestowed upon me chronic swollen nasal membranes. Makes it hard to not be a mouth breather. Daily sinus rinse with salt water handles the problem well. It’s as awful as it sounds and is best done in the shower. Mix a fairly tough glass of warm saltwater (teaspoon to a 4 oz glass) , sip it through your nose til it runs down the back of your throat, hold it for a few seconds, forcefully blow it all out. Repeat as desired. It’s amazing the crap that comes out!

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It does not seem to work though.

Inigo Montoya do you know if sniffing salt water is good for your nose? I would like to try that but I don’t want to mess up my nostrils.

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I had some nasal surgury done MANY years ago. Saline flush was the command given to my by my E.N.T. specialist. I picked up the habit again when I moved to Denver in 1999 and I haven’t had any ill effects. Except after a couple days of NOT doing it. Then my sinuses puff up again & start bleeding like they did when I first moved here.

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Bathe after every bowel movement? I’d be bathing seven or eight times a day.

Inigo They make special pots just for nose rinsing. They’re called ‘Neti Pots’.

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Female.

Whatever makes my hair feel and look good at the time. Generally by recommendation of hairdresser, girlfriends, mum, etc. I just changed my shampoo/conditioner because I now wear my hair in a jet-black(coloured) bob, whereas before it was waist-length dark brown.

About 4 times per week.

After. And I don’t do it every time I brush, cos I’m lazy.

After. Mouthwash, then brush for 2 minutes, then (sometimes) floss.

Get braces fitted as a teenager. That’ll teach you how to brush your teeth for 2 minutes every freakin’ time (I no longer have braces, but I had them for 2 years). :wink:

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Male or Female?
> Female

How do you choose your shampoo?
> Basically, by price. I use the Herbal Essences. Conditioner is a different story. I have tons of really fine hair. If I don’t use Paul Mitchell’s Detangler, I will have a dreadlock. If I were stranded on a deserted island and could have one luxury item, it would probably be the detangler.

How many times a week do you shampoo your hair?
> Every day, since I’m already in the shower with the flowing water and everything.

If you floss your teeth, do you do it before brushing or after?
> I rarely floss, but when I do, it’s before brushing.

In the morning, do you brush your teeth before breakfast or after?
>Generally before, because I brush in the shower, but eat breakfast at work. This maximizes the amount of time I get to spend in bed.

Do you have any special knowledge of hygiene that you think most people are ignorant about?

>Economy of motion + multi-tasking = more time spent in bed: I pee while brushing my teeth… in the shower, while waiting for the water to heat up. My detangler soaks in while I wash my body and then one rinse for everything.

Oh, and I breathe through my nose to brush the way back depths of my tongue. I have perfected this art to the point of making any porn star proud for my ability to “take” so much toothbrush! :eek

Questions to previous posters:
How, exactly, should one go about soaking one pimple in salt water? Do you have access to some kind of tiny little bowls I don’t know anything about? How do you not soak your entire face?

And, on that note: how, exactly does one go about washing only the roots of one’s hair, and not washing the ends? I just can’t figure that out at all. 'Cause those roots are at the bottom of the pile… and if I get that all wet and soapy, pretty much my whole head is now wet and soapy. How you you narrow it down? And what, exactly does that have to do with wanting long hair? How is the rate of growth determined by the percentage of hair washed? (You said, “IF you want long hair…” as if it won’t grow if you wash it. huh?)

Oh, and filmgeek, what are you * eating*? You poo more than once or twice a day? :eek

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Male or Female?
Male

How do you choose your shampoo?
Whatever Alias recommends :slight_smile:

How many times a week do you shampoo your hair?
Whenever I shower, so 5-7 times a week.

If you floss your teeth, do you do it before brushing or after?
Before

In the morning, do you brush your teeth before breakfast or after?
After

Do you have any special knowledge of hygiene that you think most people are ignorant about?
Not sure if this falls under hygiene, but using an exfoliating face wash before you shave makes shaving a lot easier. A little aloe gel on your face afterwards and you should be good to go.