While we all know that taking a shower is good for our health and beneficial to those around us (phew!), many of us are missing some important spots.
Popular TikTok creator Doctor Jen Caudle has shared some of the places people simply aren't washing enough.
Discussing the issue, Doctor Jen said that not washing these spots can cause them to become "gross" and stinky.
In another video, she revealed five more body parts not being washed enough, bringing the total of places you don't want to miss in the shower to 10.
@drjencaudle You’re Not Washing These Enough! 🤢 #bath #bathe #shower #wash #loofah #bodywash #loofahsponge #loofahtiktok #washtiktok #tiktoktaughtme #fyp #fypシ ♬ original sound - DrJenCaudle
TikTok Doctor shares the 10 spots people aren't washing enough
Doctor Jen shared on TikTok that people aren't washing their belly buttons enough, telling viewers that this area gets "gross" when left alone.
She then shared that people are often neglecting the ear area with the doctor telling listeners to clean behind the ears as well as the top of the ears and lobes.
She said: "I want you to specifically wash that area," adding that if you rub your ear and "you smell it and it's gross, you haven't washed it recently."
Next on the list was underneath the fingernails, revealing that "this is where a lot of dirt and grossness gets trapped".
Another body part, which may prove controversial to some, was the legs with Doctor Jen urging viewers to not just let "that soap run down your legs in the shower".
@drjencaudle *More* Body Parts You’re NOT Washing Enough! 🧼 (DM for other video) #wash #loofah #washing #washbody #loofahtiktok #washtok #drjencaudle #fyp #fypシ ♬ Cooking Time - TonsTone
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These are the 10 spots people aren't washing enough:
- The belly button
- Behind the ears
- Under the fingernails
- Legs
- Between the toes
- The nose area
- Back
- Bottoms of the feet
- Underneath folds and rolls
- Inside the ears
Find out more on Doctor Jen's TikTok account where more videos can be found.
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