Lately, I've been rounding up hygiene tips that people learned way too late, and honestly, some of them really shocked me. But what about the hygiene tips and products that are no longer needed? Recently on Reddit, people called out the hygiene products they stopped buying because they realized they were totally useless (or found a better way to get the job done), and I immediately started taking notes. Here's what they shared:
1 "Eye cream."
"Eye cream."
2 "Fabric softener is completely useless and actually damages your towels over time by leaving a waxy coating."
"Fabric softener is completely useless and actually damages your towels over time by leaving a waxy coating."
3 "Dryer sheets, too, especially with towels. It makes them less absorbent."
"Dryer sheets, too, especially with towels. It makes them less absorbent."
4 "Bath bombs. They literally just add color to dirty bath water and dry out your skin for no reason."
"Bath bombs. They literally just add color to dirty bath water and dry out your skin for no reason."
5 "Loofah. You gotta replace them every month 'cause they get moldy or worn out.
I replaced them with plain white washcloths that I use once, then wash in hot water with bleach once a week."
"Loofah. You gotta replace them every month 'cause they get moldy or worn out. I replaced them with plain white washcloths that I use once, then wash in hot water with bleach once a week."
6 "Scented body washes!
I would spend, like, £20 on a body wash that has a delicious scent, only for the scent to vanish the second I washed it off in the shower. I expected it to linger on my body for that price! Now I just buy cheap body wash; it does the exact same job. And I spend my money on perfume instead."
"Scented body washes! I would spend, like, £20 on a body wash that has a delicious scent, only for the scent to vanish the second I washed it off in the shower. I expected it to linger on my body for that price! Now I just buy cheap body wash; it does the exact same job. And I spend my money on perfume instead."
7 "Mouthwash. The dentist said I didn’t need it."
"Mouthwash. The dentist said I didn’t need it."
8 "Talc powder. It didn't do much where I needed it and dried out the surrounding skin."
"Talc powder. It didn't do much where I needed it and dried out the surrounding skin."
9 "My skincare routine used to be the whole nine yards: eye cream, serum, moisturizer, spot treatment, etc.
Now, I use a face wash, a moisturizer, and, on occasion, those acne patches if I have a nasty breakout. Less has been wayyy more."
"My skincare routine used to be the whole nine yards: eye cream, serum, moisturizer, spot treatment, etc. Now, I use a face wash, a moisturizer, and, on occasion, those acne patches if I have a nasty breakout. Less has been wayyy more."
10 "Disposable face towels.
I didn’t notice an improvement in my skin using them and felt like it generated a lot of waste (even if they're supposedly recyclable)."
"Disposable face towels. I didn’t notice an improvement in my skin using them and felt like it generated a lot of waste (even if they're supposedly recyclable)."
11 "I stopped using lotion during the warm weather months and switched to a urea body serum.
It does wonders in the heat and humidity. I like it as a base layer when it’s super cold out, too."
"I stopped using lotion during the warm weather months and switched to a urea body serum. It does wonders in the heat and humidity. I like it as a base layer when it’s super cold out, too."
12 "Face oil. My skin is NOT that dry."
"Face oil. My skin is NOT that dry."
13 "Dry shampoo hides the grease but somehow makes your scalp feel worse."
"Dry shampoo hides the grease but somehow makes your scalp feel worse."
14 "Face wash. I have dry skin, and I used face washes for years (including some Korean ones), and then one day I realized my husband never uses a face
wash, and his face is always fine. So I stopped. It literally changed nothing about my face. I just wash with water in the shower and then apply moisturizer afterward. Literally nothing changed about my face one way or another."
"Face wash. I have dry skin, and I used face washes for years (including some Korean ones), and then one day I realized my husband never uses a face wash, and his face is always fine. So I stopped. It literally changed nothing about my face. I just wash with water in the shower and then apply moisturizer afterward. Literally nothing changed about my face one way or another."
15 And finally, "Shampoo, because I went bald."
And finally, "Shampoo, because I went bald."
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