Hygiene recommendations
Hello everyone! I'm not sure if this post belongs in this forum category so I'll post it here.
I have some questions about hygiene in nudism and what recommendations should I follow to have a better hygiene in my daily nudist life.
I started to think about the situation of what you should do after pooping. How should you wipe your butt correctly? I feel that I'm failing in that, since possibly butt hair contains excrement residue and with that I sit on the furniture, although it's not a big problem because I always make sure to sit with a cover.
I also start to think if there are some things related to hygiene that I have to do and take in mind compared to non-nudist hygiene. I consider that nudist hygiene is somewhat different from non-nudist hygiene, since the clothes become a kind of "shield" to not have direct contact with human waste, such as sweat, excrement and urine. For these reasons, I am thinking on creating a different routine to get a better hygiene.
What hygiene recommendations for nudists should I know?
First thing, wash after pooping. Many people buy devices that fit over the toilet for that purpose. That's an indispensable. And towel dry. In a public bathroom, if there are paper hand towels, wet one before you go into the stall, use it there, then don't flush, but carry it back out to the trash can. I personally wash after peeing, as well.
In social nudist situations, it's expected that you'll have a towel or somesuch with you, to put down on any furniture before you sit down. In your own home, there's a lively controversy about that one. How vulnerable is your upholstery? How much does your body leak / is it leaking at this age, time of month, whatever. Did you wash your butt after pooping? These latter are questions you can ask yourself, but you can't ask your guests - thus the courtesy of a towel for everybody. There's also a contagion concern, with all sorts of dire fears; realistically, lice and scabies are about the only thing that's contagious on fabric.
Some basic things.
Thing number Zero: long story short, Naturism equals nudism, but not all Nudism equals Naturism.
1. If you are worried about your body's issues, get a bidet, or wash in the bath after using the restroom before naturism.
2. Naturism is about hygiene, and so, therefore naturists always wash before going outside their home to go do naturism.
3. When doing naturism, naturists always shower at home before going out to their special naturist sites to do naturism.
4. Naturists always bring a towel to go do naturism.
5.
Naturism is always equal to respect for others, respect for self, and respect for the environment. Therefore, Naturists always shower at their naturist pools before entering the pools at a Naturist site.
Beaches for naturists might not have showers, but some of the good ones might make you shower in some beaches in some areas for naturists inside Europe. At most beaches, showering might be optional, but it is a good idea to be clean before arrival.
Generally, in American and other Naturist campgrounds or resorts with a pool, you have to use the soap and wash provided at designated showers at the Naturist site out of a dispenser to apply as body wash. It generally is a type of body wash they put in the dispenser. Everyone washes with it in the Naturist site before they enter the pool or bodies of water in the Naturist site or resort or campground.
6. Try to figure out how to not eat the foods that cause irritation to one's health before doing naturism so one does not have uncontrolled lack of hygiene. Try to eat food that is good for the health and does not cause irritation to one's health, including spices like mint and coffee and caffeinated drinks and chili peppers and spicy food.
7. Naturism is about harmony with one's self and nature. It is neither for the staring nor for following people, nor is it for the things for the pleasure coming from stimulation. Just do not do it when it is just for stimulation. Naturism is the opposite of stimulation, it is for dulling stimulation and being in harmony with nature. Don't look down when talking to people, do not stare.
All of this is meant as an encouragement. Anyone can do this if they try, and I know this will make the experience of naturism better.
Others have already mentioned the bidet so I won't add to that other than to say it's the best way to clean yourself after pooping.
Sleep nude - give your body a chance to breathe while you are asleep. I know so many people that keep their underwear on at night and that's not good.
A few adds from this nudist:
Plenty of sage advice in this thread, though the idea that a bidet is the best & also the finest & some final frontier for hygiene down under does not work for me. A strong blast of warm water directed across the parts downstairs may do the chore effectively, but a mild soap thoroughly applied with your fingers and hands seems to me to be the preferred method in order to get down to the crux of the biscuit. Never have I sat upon/hovered over one of these specialized cleansers, so take this opinion with an appropriate level of salt applied due to my neglect of said appliance. I've also never been inside a woman's bathroom at a nude resort - though I have visited a few unisex versions. Have bidets made their way in there yet? I'm trying to not be sexist here. I'm more likely just making an ass of myself by assuming this bottom-washer may be more favored by the vaginally-aligned of us. If there are any females left in True Nudists reading this post, please give the thread some input.
When it comes to hair in the way of a totally-clean slate, there are few avenues for addressing this (or should I say 'un-dressing' this?), with waxing and lasering being the most long-lasting of them. The pain which comes with those sounds unavoidable, or so I've heard, and that with repeated application, those hurt feelings do become less acute. Trimmers and shavers are surely effective in the short term. This is my preferred method for losing the short&curlies, and I choose to rotate the replaceable head on my Braun electric razor from facial to crotch usage every year or so. Two or three days later the stubble begins its return, a time some less-patient people might consider too short to even bother with.
A side-note on shaving -- it's not always easy to complete the job without an outsider's view of the area, and a half-assed job of ass defrocking just looks comical. If you don't already know me well enough to know it, I like to make people laugh, butt...having a friendly, intimate helper avoids possible uneven embarrassment issues. And hell, it could be fun if you help each other, no?
On a wonderfully-long nakation this past spring with no TV in our cabin, I used the daylight to attempt a total tweezer-plucking, and well, I would've needed another week or two devoted to it to finish the de-hair affair by this one-by-one method, besides the challenge and/or strained neck of using a mirror to complete it.
On time spent in bed nude -- and to be clear, we're talking about when you're asleep, not tied down and shaking the foundations with your pleasure cavortations -- many studies have succeeded in laying bare the benefits of sleeping bare well-known, so oh heck yes! Do realize that there are additional hygienic issues to consider with this bedtime arrangement. Nude snoozing includes an increase in the release of human dander and yucky but undeniable bodily fluids into the linens, making more frequent sheet, blanket and pillow washings necessary. Once a week for that first layer of fabric defense, unless more boisterous activities that sleep require more laundry-doing. And some mattresses can be rotated and some even flipped over to extend the life of them. But just like pillows, mattress covers and toppers, a mattress has a span of life. You may be amazed how far the science of bed manufacturing has come if you are still slumbering on an old, worn out bed. Do yourself a big favor and replace that outdated, saggy thing! We're talking the bed, not your lover. That's a Merry Christmas present you will both appreciate.
Lebensreform was basically vegetarian nutrition, nude sports, liberal clothing (did they know freeballing?) and yes hygiene. Hygiene was developed after Lebensreform or during the same time. I wonder what they did after pooping, For sure they did not use bidets at Monte Verita. I guess they used a bucket of cold water to wash their butt. Worth to search for,
I wonder is the intention of the Life Reform movement the same as the OP question.Lebensreform was basically vegetarian nutrition, nude sports, liberal clothing (did they know freeballing?) and yes hygiene. Hygiene was developed after Lebensreform or during the same time. I wonder what they did after pooping, For sure they did not use bidets at Monte Verita. I guess they used a bucket of cold water to wash their butt. Worth to search for,
Hygiene, while a rookie mistake, needs to be addressed to some people. Most "casual nudists" Never keep perfect hygiene,
But they need to try, among other things.
OP is not wrong to ask this. Putting the best foot forward, is the best thing we can do, and it is a serious issue in select places near you. Among other things, naturism needs to keep it PG and not be rude when people ask how their health can improve. Productively addressing criticism Should not be hindered! This is an honest, valid question OP asked. And not enough people know their lines and script to get people encouraged, positive, and Happy inside Naturism.
Naturism is a philosophy. It isn't some act of amusement just to get naked. It is fine to get naked, but the objective is well being. And Health. And if you are in naturism, Hygiene should be a priority,
Adolf Koch, a German naturism advocate in the 20th century, is described to have held this position:
"In Koch's opinion, physical education was being neglected by limiting itself to monotonous gymnastics. In addition, there was the lack of personal hygiene, which he complained:
It is a common habit to wash only your hands and face every day, but your feet only twice a week, and your whole body only every eight to fourteen days. Not to mention bathing.
Adolf Koch
For health reasons, Koch promoted daily body cleaning and dental hygiene, which was not a matter of course at the time. Koch started with small requirements: the daily cleaning of the fingernails. For this purpose, a classmate was chosen as the "cleaning commissioner", who inspected the hands and fingernails of her classmates every day. Dental care was added about a week later."
[SOURCE: Found at Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Koch#Teacher_training,_study_of_pedagogy_and_medicine
Retrieved 11 Dec 2024.]
And the real naturism followers do not neglect Hygiene. Hygiene and Assured Safety are a must-have if Naturism will survive.
Finally, in the words of Lee Baxedall,
"Body Acceptance is the idea, Nude Recreation is the way." So this is a means and not always an end.
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