Being too clean can also make you sick! Get rid of these 6 "good habits" as soon as possible

“Doctor, I love cleanliness so much, how come I still get sick?” This is the confusion from patient Xiaoli (pseudonym)!!!

Xiaoli has loved cleanliness since she was a child. Her home is kept spotless. Every day after get off work, she frequently washes her hands with hand sanitizer, disinfects with alcohol, scrubs her body every day, and brushes her teeth three or four times... Recently, Xiaoli suddenly felt unbearable itching on her body, and many small red spots appeared on her skin. So she went to the hospital for a check-up, and it turned out that she had dermatitis.

In response to Xiaoli's confusion, the expert answered her with five words: "You love cleanliness too much!" This answer shocked Xiaoli. Is it wrong to love cleanliness and hygiene?

Being clean and hygienic is a good thing, but being overly clean and hygienic is not necessarily a good thing! These good habits that you think are good for cleanliness may actually be the cause of disease!

01

Wash your hands frequently

Frequent hand washing may cause eczema on the hands. Since the protective layer of human skin is composed of a lot of oil, it can protect the skin. Excessive hand washing will damage the protective layer of the skin and cause dry skin or even eczema.

02

Make the quilt immediately after getting up

Many people who love cleanliness have a good habit of making their bed and folding their quilts immediately after getting up. But in fact, this habit you think is a good habit is actually a wrong practice.

We spend 7-8 hours a day in bed. When we sleep, the sweat, dead skin and keratin secreted by the skin will fall into the quilt, which is suitable for the growth of mites. If you fold the quilt immediately after getting up, it is easy for the sweat on the quilt to not be able to breathe, and over time, too many mites will accumulate, which will induce skin diseases. We might as well put the quilt on the balcony to dry for more than ten minutes before folding it; we can also open the doors and windows and spread the quilt upside down, which can help the sweat evaporate.

03

Wipe the washed fruits and dishes with a towel

After washing fruits and dishes, some people are used to wiping them clean with a towel, which is a very bad habit. Nowadays, tap water used in households is strictly disinfected. After washing dishes and fruits with tap water, they are very clean and do not need to be wiped with a towel. In addition, towels are easily contaminated with germs, which may cause secondary contamination of vegetables and fruits.

04

Scrub the mud vigorously while bathing

Some people have the habit of rubbing mud when taking a bath. If they don't rub off a layer of mud from their bodies, they always feel that they are not clean. The mud we rub off when taking a bath is mainly shed skin debris, dust and sweat.

It is good to scrub appropriately. However, if you rub too much and make your skin red or even painful, it is very likely to damage the skin's protective barrier, causing moisture loss, and the skin becomes sensitive, dry and itchy. When we take a shower, we can focus on rubbing those areas that sweat a lot but are not easy to wash frequently, such as the neck, armpits, and joints of the hands and feet, but be careful not to overdo it.

05

Frequent ear cleaning

Some people like to pick their ears frequently, and they always feel itchy in their ears when they don't. In fact, earwax is not useless. It can protect the eardrum and prevent the invasion of external dust or other particles, and it plays a protective role to a certain extent. If you pick your ears frequently, it is likely to damage the skin and mucous membrane of the external auditory canal. When dirty water enters the external auditory canal, it will cause infection of the external auditory canal membrane cyst and cause external otitis.

In addition, repeated ear picking will increase the chance of accidental impact leading to bleeding in the external auditory canal or perforation of the eardrum. It will also stimulate the sweat pores to secrete more, leading to more earwax.

06

Women's private parts are "healthier if you wash them"

Some women love cleanliness and are used to using cleaning liquid and soap to clean their private parts. However, this can easily destroy the vaginal flora environment, unbalance the pH value, reduce the self-cleaning function of the private parts, and allow pathogenic bacteria to invade, causing itching and stinging. Long-term use may even induce gynecological diseases. Under healthy conditions, it is usually better to use warm water to scrub the area and keep it dry. It is not the case that the more frequently you wash, the better. Also, do not abuse cleaning liquid.

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