Toilet Talk
“Bathe twice a day to be really clean, once a day
Keeping Germs Aloof From
Your Loofah
to be possibly clean, once a week to avoid Natural and synthetic scrubbers
being a public menace.” (like loofahs) can house and breed
~Anthony Burgess
December 2, 2005
bacteria when left in warm envi-
ronments (like bathrooms), which
If You Lend a Hand, Did You Know? can cause certain skin conditions.
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microbes (most of which are harm- 1391 nted
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and to ourselves. gan she d et. area.
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soap greatly reduces the chance d peowas in et pae 5.Toss it in the wash every time
of speading germs. w iff pl ven p
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ing loosens microbes, the soap o use par though; it can melt from the
binds them together and the coc ol, cor d ha ts o heat).
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uncooked foods, tend to some- shee ual total o 3. Rub the product over
one who is sick, blow your nose, a nn all surfaces of hands
cough or sneeze and fingers until hands
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