For a woman, it becomes highly essential to take care of hygiene during their prolonged travelling days. Not only do they need to think about personal hygiene, but maintaining toilet and menstrual hygiene become much bigger problems. There’s no escaping dirty public toilets when you’re on the road and neither can you keep your period waiting. So while you explore those faraway places, carry a few essentials for a road trip that will keep you safe and clean. Travelling anywhere is unpredictable owing to the lack of basic amenities in many areas, which makes it important for you to follow some tips for hygiene and cleanliness. When it comes to travel hygiene, the most important one that is fitting for the current situation is protection from potential viruses and bacteria. Besides that, maintaining facial hygiene, personal care, and toilet hygiene is also crucial. We have come up with the best travel hygiene tips and a list of hygiene stuff for travelling that is sure to make your trip as smooth and worry-free as ever.
1 – Always keep sanitizing
Thanks to the current pandemic situation, there are no exceptions to this rule. A hand wash or a sanitiser has become our constant companion nowadays. But while you travel, protecting yourself from infection becomes all the more more difficult as you visit so many places and pass hundreds of people. Sanitisers are marked fit for use on the basis of their alcohol content. Pick a hand sanitiser that has an alcohol content of 70% or above that will clean your hands without leaving a trace. It is one of the most important hygiene essentials for travel during covid that just can’t be overlooked. Apart from carrying a sanitiser, be sure to wear a mask and maintain social distancing too. When you use a sanitiser, try to rub it into all the areas of contact on your hand, including your palm, the back of your hand, thumbs, and between your fingers. Always keep a little pocket hand sanitiser ready in your travel hygiene kit so you don’t have to panic at the last minute.
2 – Maintain personal/facial hygiene too
Throughout the day, your skin is continually covered with dirt and grime, including bacteria, viruses, pollutants, and other infectious agents. Touching your face and then eating or touching other materials puts you and others at risk of infection. This is why you must regularly wash your face with an oil-cleansing face wash or use face wipes if you can’t wash it off. Not only does a grimy face lead to infection, it causes development of nasty acne and dulls the skin. Travelling continuously also means accumulation of sweat and dirt in places like your armpits. Be sure to use sweat pads for armpits, which are one of the most useful hygienic products to carry while travelling.
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3 – Keep your breath fresh
The best part about travelling is that you get to experience the culture of a new place, especially the food. And food of different kinds tends to make your mouth stink, like food containing excessive garlic or onion. These can sometimes leave an unpleasant smell in your mouth that you may not even realise until someone tells you. Not only food, but dry mouth due to extended travel hours also might worsen the bad breath. A quick fix for this is to carry a mouthwash, toothbrush and toothpaste at all times in your travel hygiene kit. If you are ever stuck without any of these, water is your best friend! Always drink plenty of water that washes away the debris in your mouth and prevents bad breath that occurs due to a dry mouth.
4 – Think about toilet and menstrual hygiene
Although you may go for some relaxation in the tips mentioned above, toilet and menstrual hygiene have no other alternatives. And while travelling, finding a clean public restroom is extremely rare. So to save yourself the trouble of squatting or sitting on a dirty toilet, you could carry a female urination device that lets you pee while standing. Carrying some toilet seat covers or a toilet spray might also help rid you of your doubts regarding the cleanliness of the toilet you are using. Another way you could land in trouble is by not keeping yourself equipped with enough pads or tampons for your journey. While travelling on your periods can already be bothersome, not changing your pad or tampon regularly warrants a much bigger concern of getting a vaginal infection due to dampness. Always be stocked with the essential travel hygiene products for an enjoyable trip. Happy travelling!
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