Description : Why does some floss have so much wax on it? It doesn't even work.
Last Answer : Good question. Let’s start a club!
Description : How many inches of floss do you pull?
Last Answer : I guesstimate a foot.
Description : What happens if you don't floss?
Last Answer : answer:This Well, before that. Your gum’s will recede.
Description : Do you floss your teeth before or after you brush?
Last Answer : Hello there. Welcome to Fluther! You should check out some of our older threads because it seems that a lot of people have had the same question. =) Better to floss before or after you brush? What’s the best order for good tooth care?
Description : Does it damage my teeth if I brush wipe them occasionally with a bath towel?
Last Answer : RedDeerGuy1 I think you mean “rinsing” once a day with mouth wash. But I don’t see the harm in wiping your teeth with a paper towel, or tissue paper between brushings. I wouldn’t use the bath towel.
Description : How often do you brush your teeth?
Last Answer : A couple of times a day.
Description : Why don't we have to use a new toothbrush every time we brush?
Last Answer : answer:We can do anything we want. The germs are in your mouth and are happy and productive. Rinse the brush with warm water. Replace when the bristles get squishy. We don’t replace our hands but we do wash them regularly.
Description : What do you think about when you brush your teeth?
Last Answer : usually how late I am for class
Description : Where is the soap dispenser that makes you chose between washing before or after toilet use?
Last Answer : Never heard of this. Can you tell us where you heard of such a strange apparatus?
Description : Why is 1-ply toilet paper better for septic systems when you have to use twice as much per sitting?
Last Answer : answer:I believe its just a commercial ploy to get customers to buy more of their single sheet toilet paper. I hate single sheet paper. It gives you too many run-through situations. Remember toilet paper that ... by an inch in width? Nope. Double sheet and double rolls is the only way to GO .
Description : Is blowing sinus mucous out better than snorting it in?
Last Answer : Better out than in.
Description : If you were friends with someone with bad body odor, would you tell them, and if so, how? or is it better to not tell them?
Last Answer : Faced with this situation with a co-worker, I said regarding an upcoming meeting “it will be really important to make a good impression, so let’s make sure everyone is freshly bathed, squeaky clean, and wearing our Sunday best.” Thus it wasn’t singling him out, yet directly addressed the need.
Description : Paper Towels/Toilet Paper, there must be a better way, right?
Last Answer : answer:(There is the old Colonial corn cob technique.) Interestingly enough, in the houses I ‘ve been in in Europe, paper towel is not in great evidence. Two friends of mine had a roll in their pantries but it was not used often.
Description : Why have we not invented a better distribution vessel for toothpaste?
Last Answer : because the old one works fine ?
Description : Which is a better value - double roll or single roll toilet paper?
Last Answer : This isn’t something I have put much thought into, but it seems that I run out much quicker if I use single rolls. So I buy half as many doubles, and it seems to be the most cost effective for me.
Description : How many days should I wear a pair of jeans before washing them?
Last Answer : Assuming nothing was wiped or spilt on them throughout, I wear them for 2–4 days before I wash them, and they fit more comfortably.
Description : Did Most and/or all people back in the day smell really bad? (pre deodorant-Before 1940's)
Last Answer : During the time of the Black plague it must have been horrible. The people believed that the virus was carried by water, so all they did to wash was wipe the grime off with a dry cloth.
Description : How often should children, before puberty, bathe or shower?
Last Answer : Right before puberty, or 4–10 years old?
Description : Do you shower after a bath?
Last Answer : I do the opposite. I take a bath after my shower .
Description : 95% of people are not washing their hands properly after using the restroom: are you one of those people and do you think the "right way" is excessive?
Last Answer : I am not compulsive but do wash my hands every time I use the bathroom, before I start meal preppping, after I clean the litter boxes and just because it's been awhile sometimes. lol I also use hand ... . I usually wash in warm water with soap but sometimes cold. Good enough, I'm not panicikng. haha
Description : How do the natives living in the "uncivilized" rainforest clean up after number two?
Last Answer : Interesting question. My guess is they use leaves to wipe? I will follow this board since I’m curious as well. : )
Description : If you wash a dollar bill, after you've left it in your pocket, is it then clean?
Last Answer : It’s cleaner, at least. It has been washed, but not sanitized.
Description : Why am I so itchy after a shower?
Last Answer : Do you use extremely hot water?
Description : If I use one mouthwash after another, am I negating the benefits of the first?
Last Answer : The anti-bacterial mouthwash already has killed all the germs, so it has done its job.
Description : Would you use a toothbrush that fell on the airport floor (after washing it, of course)?
Last Answer : sure
Description : Hypochondriacs and Germaphones: Do you wash your hands after petting a dog?
Last Answer : drdoombot: Am I being a little nutty with my hygiene? Yes Anyone else act similarly with their pets? No If you got over it, how? Never a problem except when cleaning or emptying the litter box. Then ... how important is it to get over it? It comes with the territory. Of course, cats are fastidious.
Description : How do you dry off after a shower?
Last Answer : I follow a strict pattern that I have followed for fourteen years because I hate getting dressed and then realizing that there was a hidden deposit of water I failed to eradicate. The pattern ensures.. all my “bases” are covered.
Description : Do you floss before or after brushing?
Last Answer : Brush, floss, brush again or mouthwash
Description : Is it true that Albert Einstein didn't comb his hair?
Last Answer : He did have a, patent pending, home designed comb, but it wasn’t very useful, because, different from later models, his had the teeth standing up, rather than turned downwards.
Description : Do you use rubber gloves when cooking?
Last Answer : Nope, I’m comfortable with my own microbiotics.
Description : Is cleaning the wax out of your ear with one's pinky fingers ok?
Last Answer : Yeah, I think it’s ok as long as you’re only going in a little bit, aren’t hurting yourself, etc.
Description : How often do hospital patients get bathed?
Last Answer : In 1977 I was in the hospital for five days after a fall off a cliff resulted in surgery to repair a broken leg. I did not get any cleanup other than the prep for surgery. In 2002 I had appendicitis and ... afternoon an LVN came by and gave me a full sponge bath with a wash cloth. It felt great.
Description : Does using mouth wash count towards the two brushing and flossing per day?
Last Answer : Nope.
Description : How often do you change your sheets?
Last Answer : I change them weekly unless NSFW occurs on them But having said it, I love dogs as much as anybody but I would do it every day if they slept on it. Not that I would let them
Description : Once and for all, is it poor practice to stick Q-tips in your ears?
Last Answer : Say again? I couldn’t hear you as I have Q-Tips in my ears.
Description : What is the best way to deal with people who have poor hygiene?
Last Answer : Following
Description : Has anyone gotten through life so far without any teeth cavities?
Last Answer : My first appeared in my middle 60s. The second is with me now.
Description : What are the alternatives to adult diapers?
Last Answer : Colostomy bags.
Description : Is it appropriate for a guest to clean my bathroom?
Last Answer : Could it be he is just a neat freak? When you went over to his house did you notice his bathroom being super clean? Maybe his house is so dirty because he has a child (and depending on their age they could ... on the counter so he knows it's been done. If he still does it, it could be an OCD thing
Description : What good is irresistible physical beauty in the absence of good personal hygiene.
Last Answer : I couldn’t. I’ve had experience of this type of thing before and it switched me off completely. It’s different if you love the person, or have a relationship enough to say, here, I’ll help you. You know?
Description : What is the difference between body wash and shampoo?
Last Answer : Other than fragrance I can’t see a difference either.
Description : Do aliens have towels? (Details)
Last Answer : this alien does at all his hotels.
Description : Do you get out of the shower to pee?
Last Answer : Nothing at all. The pee-to-water percentage is so small as to be ridiculous.
Description : What is advanced hygiene?
Last Answer : answer:Basic hygiene: brushing and flossing your teeth. Advanced hygiene: scraping your tongue and rinsing with mouthwash Basic hygiene: bathing or showering regularly Advanced hygiene: exfoliating Basic ... manicures and pedicures for anyone involved in activities that make good use of calluses.
Description : Men, do you prefer to shave with an electric or a regular razor?
Last Answer : Regular. I have a light beard and don’t even use shaving cream half the time. Electric razors take three times longer to shave clean than a blade does. Why would I want to spend more time at basic morning ablutions than I have to? I got things to do, man.
Description : Do you prefer bar soap or liquid soap.?
Last Answer : I use bar soap and lather up in a frothy mess and then step out of the stream of water and go nuts on my body with one of these.
Description : Could someone please explain what I saw, today, in a gentlemen's restroom?
Last Answer : answer:I asked my husband, who is a Certified Dude™ and he said, “I’ve only seen the pink or white urinal cakes. The ice cube thing is new to me.”
Description : Can a virus that causes fever blisters in one person be the same virus that caused my mouthful of terrible canker sores?
Last Answer : Sudden and widespread mouth sores can be caused by the Cocksackie virus which also manifests in different ways, so it wouldn’t surprise me if it was the same virus, but I’m not a medical professional (at all).
Description : Has anyone here ever been bald?
Last Answer : Everyone has been bald.
Description : Preshave or not to Preshave That is the question?
Last Answer : I have only soap and mug shaved a few times and I can only offer what works best for me and that is to wet the beard long enough to hydrate and relax the whiskers and why I shave after I shower ... olive oil and makes my skin soft and smooth. Tugging for me means time for a sharp and fresh razor.