What is waterless personal care? Here’s how to practise it

Hygiene is an important aspect of todays lives especially with the ongoing pandemic Inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene practices are the cause of death for lakhs of people every year majority of them being children Provision of clean water is one of the most effective methods of saving livesHowever clean water is a novelty in the current world as we are using many litres of water every day to drink bathe and cook but it is not available around the world on an equitable basis Hence we all should make sure that water is conservedBenefits associated with waterless formulations include reduction in plastic waste reduction in costs and aiding the creation of effective products Along with reducereuserecycle processes a sustainable life can be achieved with the use of waterless personal care products wherein technological advancements play a key roleWaterless technology can now be used in every aspect of personal hygiene in these waysHand hygieneHand hygiene could be easily managed with waterless soaps which require no or less water to rinse off the foam Such waterless products can come handy on a long trip and in distant places with less water availabilityBodily hygieneA daily shower is necessary to maintain personal hygiene and healthy living A wellshowered body reduces the odour produced by perspiration and get rid of most germs In situations with no water availability or inability to take a shower use a waterless body bath and shampoo to maintain a shower routineOral hygieneThe use of a toothbrush for cleaning after all meals is essential for the prevention of oral cavities and infections Food and drinks leave residue in the teeth that growNewer technology like waterless toothpastes could be a new addition to your personal care kit where you would require no water to rinse off the residue A safe to swallow formulation makes it easy to use and effective for dental hygieneIntimate hygieneAvoiding infections fungus or itching is essential Women should wash their genitals more than twice a day to avoid bacterial infections such as by Ecoli This can be done by using waterless intimate hygiene products as personal care For men it is advised to keep hygienic with waterless productsHead hygieneHair should be washed two or three times a week Waterless shampoo is another addition to personal care for maintaining hygiene with no water It is an easytouse spray formulation rinsed off with a towel or a tissue Another feature of waterless products is that they are free from parabens and preservatives That concludes to them being extremely safe for all skin types A transition to waterless products is a road taken by lesser people but once the move has been made it would lead to a lesser carbon footprintThe products are sold in more concentrated compact packages they can significantly decrease the number of materials needed to house them And shipping waterless formulas requires less space and therefore less fuel Its these seemingly small benefits that actually have the potential to make a real impact Puneet Gupta CEO amp Founder Clensta InternationalThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever