10 of the Worst Personal Hygiene Mistakes You Need to Stop Making

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

#4 – Exfoliating your face every day

Exfoliating your face helps you get rid of dead skin cells and keep your skin healthy and glowing, yet, exfoliating on a daily basis can lead to acne and wrinkles, and can make you look much older than you actually are. Face exfoliation is recommended one to twice every week and no more than 2. Otherwise, it can harm your skin.

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#5 – Using the same toothbrush for too long

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Bacteria strive on moisture, meaning that your wet toothbrush can easily accumulate multiple bacteria in only 1 month, which can have negative effects on your health.

According to dentists, you need to change your toothbrush once every two to three months. Using the same one for over three months can cause you some serious health problems, which may even result in heart disease.

#6 – Not cleaning the items you use every day

Can you count now how many objects you touch more than twice every day? In most cases, such things include light switches, keyboards, remote controls, doorknobs, keys, and of course, smartphones. These and many other items are the perfect places where most bacteria love to hang around and grow.

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#7 – Having a fluoride-filled toothpaste

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Having toothpaste that contains fluoride in your bathroom might sound normal, but it’s actually particularly dangerous for kids because it results in improper teeth development and white spots on teeth. Not only that, fluoride-loaded toothpaste can cause teeth crumbling and can even boost the brain’s absorption level of aluminum, which results in Alzheimer’s.

#8 – Using a cotton pillowcase

Sleeping on a pillowcase that’s made of cotton is definitely not good for your health. This fabric damages your hair, dries your skin, and adds more wrinkles to your face, all of these factors combine to make you look older. It’s time to ditch that cotton pillowcase and replace it with silk, which is the best material for pillowcases as it will give you back your pretty skin and healthy hair.