Hygiene and puberty
The daily basics of looking after your body, from handwashing and brushing your teeth to hair washing and periods, explained plainly and without embarrassment.
- 1.8How often should you wash your hairWash your hair based on how oily or dirty your scalp gets, not by the bottle or a fixed rule.
- 1.7How to put in a tamponUse the lowest absorbency you need, change it every 4 to 8 hours, and take it out at once if you suddenly feel ill.
- 1.1Washing your hands properlyScrub every surface of your hands with soap for a full 20 seconds before you rinse.
- 1.3Brushing your teeth for two minutesBrush every surface of every tooth for two full minutes, twice a day, with fluoride toothpaste.
- 1.2Getting water out of your earLet gravity, a towel and a hair dryer on its lowest setting get water out of your ear, and put nothing into the ear canal.
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