The Everyday Bathroom Habits Experts Want You to Change

Did you know your bathroom time might be slowly killing you

Do you actually know how to wipe your behind? Are you using the wrong type of toothbrush

If you want to live, then watch this video. Here are the 10 ways you're going to the bathroom wrong

As a society, we've taken giant steps forward when it comes to technology

The internet, OLED TVs, Wi-Fi, cell phones, rockets, the list goes on and on

But for some reason, we're basically using the same kind of toilet paper that they used 100 years ago

And since Elon Musk has yet to invent a hands-free way to wipe our derrieres

now might be a good time to go over the basics. Just so we're all on the same page when it comes to cleanups on aisle number two

Rule number one, wipe until there's nothing left on the paper. Come on, people

Please tell me that you are already doing this. So just do it

You gotta double check. You gotta triple check like a pilot examining his wings before takeoff

Safety first. Rule number two. unlike Slim Shady. Do not stand up while wiping. The laws of physics dictate that standing up will

make everything much messier for cleanup. We recommend you go with the side lean technique

where you gently lift up one cheek to give yourself the best angle to reach around and

gently and effortlessly wipe your behind. Rule number three, much like the 1994 smash hit song

Tootsie Roll, the best way for you to keep your Tootsie Roll clean is to wipe from the front to

the back. This method prevents your germs present in your feces from getting near your urethra and

causing a urinary tract infection. I hope that was a refresher for you guys and not the first time

you've heard of it. Number nine, Operation Toothbrush Rescue. There's an old bathroom motto

no toothbrush left behind. Okay, maybe we made that motto up, but in seriousness, your toothbrush

may just be as dangerous as your old friend the loofah. According to a Harvard University Gazette

article, every time you flush your toilet, air-sized particles from the toilet float as far as six feet away

Now, you don't have to be Matt Damon in Goodwill Hunting to understand that you don't want toilet water

all over your toothbrush or in your mouth Sounds like it time to swoop in and rescue your toothbrush in the line of fire from its mortal enemy the toilet The good news is that there a simple fix Much like COVID just keep your toothbrush more than six feet away from your toilet and you should be fine

Your mouth and your significant other will thank you. It may be time to have the talk with your toothbrush and in things

especially if you're using a medium or a hard bristle brush. Firm bristles, unlike firm abs, are chock full of problems

These harder types of brushes can cause abrasions, which gradually wear away your tooth's enamel and can lead to tooth loss

Sure, it's nice to get some money from the tooth fairy every now and then, but unfortunately, your adult teeth, they ain't gonna grow back

The second risk of using stronger brushed bristles is irritation and damage to your gum tissue

They're more likely to harm the gums at the edge of your teeth. Their stiff texture can scratch and abrade the gum and cause your teeth to start to recede

And all men watching this video know that receding is not a good thing

So when it comes to toothbrush bristles, much like the music volume at a retirement home after 9 p.m.

keep it soft, baby. Loofas are pretty much the Walter White of cleaning products

They start out good, nice and clean and hygienic, pretty good at chemistry. But every time a loofa gets wet and doesn't dry properly

microscopic bacterial organisms develop on the loofa and it breaks bad pretty quick

Think of the water-like Tuco turning your Walter White-like loofah into the deadly Heisenberg

Yesterday's dirt grows and grows on the loofah, and if you're not careful, you could end up with a staph infection

Or dead on the floor of your secret meth lab, if we're taking the Breaking Bad ogy to its natural conclusion

Bottom line, doctors warn that loofahs are too harsh for your skin, and your wet loofah is a bacterium hazard just waiting to wreak havoc

So do me a favor. If you don't want to part with your loofah, throw it out every three to four weeks

Or just throw it out altogether. Go ahead. Do it. Do it now. I'll wait. When you're in the shower, stop treating your head like it's a 7-Eleven scratch-off ticket

Here's the real head scratcher. If your head itches, don't scratch it

If you have an itchy scalp, scratching it might feel pretty, pretty, pretty good

But it actually doing way more harm than good Your fingernails which are dirtier than a frat house during spring break can cause flaking and infections on your scalp So skip the scratch while you in the

shower and just lather up your heads and get some really good subs going. And men, I hate to bring

up the R word again, receding, but excessively scratching your head can lead to hair loss. If

you don't want a cue ball head like Bruce Willis, then stop scratching immediately and go save your

hair rather than scratching checkout hair products that you use to see if maybe they're causing your

head to itch. Better yet, follow up with a dermatologist if you regularly have an itchy scalp

And yes, dermatologists are actual doctors. During the pandemic, we learned the importance of soap

and proper hand-washing techniques. But during the great soap boom of 2020, many people were

convinced that antibacterial soap was the only truly effective soap to adequately kill bacteria

and the virus. However, several studies have shown that antibacterial soap has a lot of drawbacks

First, antibacterial soap can contribute to the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Most antibacterial soaps contain the ingredient triclosan. When bacteria is exposed to triclosan

it can undergo genetic mutations. These same mutations not only protect the bacteria from

triclosan, but can also make them more difficult to kill with antibiotics. Antibacterial soap can

also disrupt your hormones, increase your risk of allergies, and it's just plain old bad for the

environment. I know you only need three strikes, but there's four strikes against antibacterial

soap right there. You're out. Antibacterial soap. But you can't do this to me. The moral of this

story, stop being an antibacterial soap snob. Good old fashioned soap. Tyler Durden style. It works

just as well as antibacterial soap and it's way less expensive. You're welcome. Ladies and all

dapper gentlemen. I hate to say it, but you're probably waiting too long to apply your lotion

Dermatologists, you remember them? Yeah, those doctors we talked about before? Well, they recommend

that you lather up right after you take a shower. Since moisturizers work best when applied to moist

surfaces, the best time to lotion up is immediately after you shower or bath as your skin is still a

little bit wet Doctors also recommend lathering your skin before bed Much like a horror flick moisture is pulled out of the skin as we sleep Ooh yikes Pretty sure I not gonna be able to sleep tonight Dry scaly skin Nothing is more relaxing than a good long hot shower

But it's time you rethink the way you rinse. If you're in the shower for longer than 15 minutes, you can really dehydrate your skin

It's better to take a 5-10 minute shower so you're cleansing and hydrating the skin

without leaving it dry and depleting it of its natural oils. I can no longer sit back and allow..

Now, long showers. To sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids

If you have dry skin, it's recommended that you use lukewarm water

Luke, I am your water. Also, don't crank the heat up in the shower too high

as hot water can really damage the surface of your skin. And like Rain Man said, hot water burned baby

But in this case, hot water burned everyone. So he was right. Think of your feet like a fine wine

They have to be treated with care and be allowed to breathe. In other words, make sure you're actually washing your feet and fully drying them before you get dressed

I'm sure most of you are in the shower and figure, I'm washing my body with soap and water

I'm sure that water's gonna drip down and clean my feet, right? You're wrong

You have got to scrub your poor, neglected feet of yours. And not just with soap and water

They really deserve a good scrub each time you're in the shower

If you don't wash your feet properly, fungus can grow on your feet

And there's nothing fun about fungus. feet have the right to be fungus-free

So put your best foot forward and wash your feet. And scrub in between the toes

because that's a really important part. And finally, if this were a therapy session with your towel

it would tell you that it feels used, overused to be precise

And it is over it. You have to remember that laundry day is your friend

Waiting to wash your towel until it starts to smell like mildew is like eating leftover food after five days

It's questionable at best. It's okay to use your towel two or three times before washing it, but no more than that

Every time you use a used towel, you're just rubbing bacteria on your body, thus defeating the purpose of a shower

Am I right? So let's all wash our towels. Who's with me, huh? Oh, I just remembered I am out of laundry detergent

And there you have it. Hopefully, you are now adequately equipped to avoid all the perils found in your bathrooms