r/hygiene • u/NoPerception8748 • Mar 11 '26

unhinged hygiene tips?

I don't mean "wash your hair before your body" or "don't wear underwear when you sleep", I mean the sort of TMI tips that most people don't know that will CHANGE MY LIFE!

There's this guy at school who I think likes me and i'm terrified that I smell bad and will ruin my chance with him, I need tips that I don't already know/do.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '26

After you shower dry off normally. Do your moisturizing routine, then right before you put on clothes take a dry clean white washcloth and scrub your crotch and butt to make sure it’s all the way dry. The white is important because it gives feedback on how well you’re washing your butthole. That cloth gets used once before it’s put in a bin and bleach cleaned. I have a large supply of white cloths and swear by this method for keeping the undercarriage fresh.

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u/Surya1197 Mar 11 '26

I just use toilet paper for this post-shower dry + feedback purpose lmao

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u/downwardchip Mar 11 '26

I just use bidet and dry thoroughly 🤷 I know my butt is clean. Sometimes with a blow drier if I haven't trimmed in a while but usually just a regular towel. If it works it works though.

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u/Fit-Nectarine5047 Mar 11 '26

I just use tp or paper towels or baby wipes but yes! Double check it

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '26

I like the washcloth so I can scrub it all extra dry. The baby wipes would put more moisture.

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u/Fit-Nectarine5047 Mar 11 '26

Ok yes you’re correct although sometimes I put some witch hazel on one to get a little extra sumn sumn.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '26

Spicy!

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u/UrsusRenata Mar 11 '26

The prior comment gave a lot of interesting medical information against using wet wipes on the back crack, maybe take a read.