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"If you have long hair, rinse the conditioner out and THEN wash your upper back, for the same reasons."

"And if you have really long hair (past bra strap length), put your hair in a large clip after you condition it to let the conditioner sit on your hair rather than your back."

"But never right after shaving unless you wanna feel the burn! Also, DON'T FORGET SPF, especially if you're planning on hitting the pool!

Glycolic acid is also great for crusty heels and elbows!"

"Ear cleaning is another opportunity for glycolic acid to ✨shine✨. Bye bye waxy buildup and ear blackheads."

"Gross story: a friend of mine got MRSA out of nowhere. Kept getting it for almost a year. Washed everything, threw away stuff, bought new sheets. I finally looked in their bathroom and noticed the loofah had never changed, and told them to throw it away. Never had MRSA again."

"Get an African exfoliating net; it will change your life."

"I was never into flossing until I was an adult because I would floss and my gums would bleed so much, not realizing that the reason they bled was that I barely flossed. Then I discovered water flossers. They are amazing. I floss and then use it, and it still finds food particles sometimes. When I’ve gone to the dentist, they mention how clean my teeth look and that I have no plaque because of my routine."

"I’m obsessed with Cocofloss. It’s like using the scrubby side of the sponge to clean vs a regular sponge."

"That, and wash your shirts inside out so that the insides of the shirt, which contact both the pits and the deodorant residue, get extra agitated clean!"

"Honestly, my bidet is one of the main things preventing me from going back to regular in-office work 😅. Like, I'm sorry, but no, I am not going back to sitting in stalls next to my coworkers with big gaps between the doors, no bidets, and some flimsy 1-ply TP. Not happening."

"I got that tip from a dermatologist for under my boobs, too! I get a little travel-size Head & Shoulders, and it lasts a long time." 

"This is genius. As a side note, so many issues with bug bites arise from secondary infection due to itching. The itching causes more abrasions, and the fingernails are so dirty that the combination of both leads to the next infection after the original bite/poke. I can see using hydrocolloid path decreasing this due to cleanliness as well. Nice tip!"

"THIS! I was with a man and was getting constant UTIs and BV. I always asked if it was the man I was with, and doctors told me it wasn’t possible, just my body. Left the man, and it all went away."