• News
  • Life
  • TV & Film
  • Beauty
  • Style
  • Home
  • News
    • Celebrity
    • Entertainment
    • Politics
    • Royal Family
  • Life
    • Animals
    • Food & Drink
    • Women's Health
    • Mental Health
    • Sex & Relationships
    • Travel
    • Real Life
  • TV & Film
    • True Crime
    • Documentaries
    • Netflix
    • BBC
    • ITV
    • Tyla Recommends
  • Beauty
    • Hair
    • Make-up
    • Skincare
  • Style
    • Home
    • Fashion
    • Shopping
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
Submit Your Content
Doctor shares five 'gross' body parts we're not washing properly

Home> Life

Published 11:59 5 Jan 2023 GMT

Doctor shares five 'gross' body parts we're not washing properly

Dr Jen Caudle explained that there are five body parts that many people aren’t washing properly

Jess Hardiman

Jess Hardiman

A doctor has shared five ‘gross’ body parts that we’re apparently not washing properly – and I imagine there are some on her list that many of you are guilty of not scrubbing enough.

Family physician Dr Jen Caudle (@drjencaudle) regularly posts videos about everything from health to hygiene.

In a recent post, she explained that there are five body parts that many people aren’t washing properly, and while some may seem obvious, others might be areas you’re neglecting.

"You’re not washing these correctly,” she wrote in the caption, beginning in the video with the, ahem, derriere.

Advert

"I need you to wash your bottom properly," Caudle said bluntly.

"I need you to get a wash towel or a wash rag and some soap and I need you to wash your bottom. That’s right. You wash your front, I want you to wash your back with a wash rag.

Yep, some of you need to pay better attention to cleaning your bum.
TikTok/@drjencaudle

"It’s not enough, in my opinion, to shampoo your hair in the shower and just let that shampoo or soap sort of just run all over your body and call it a day.

Advert

"No, I’m gonna need you to get a wash rag – same thing goes for your pits. A wash rag, please."

Caudle continued: “Other body parts we are not washing correctly is if you’ve got folds or lumps or bumps or extra skin or anything like that, lift them up and wash under them.

“Pretty please, if you’ve got big boobs, lift them up, wash underneath. If you’ve got folds of skin etc – totally okay! Just wash underneath the folds.

“Because remember, infections and things can develop if they’re not washed properly.”

Advert

You need to also clean beneath all your lumps and bumps - including the boobs.
Lars Zahner/Alamy Stock Photo

Next up is the belly button – an area she says gets particularly manky if not looked after properly.

“You’d be surprised how many people do not clean their belly button,” Caudle said.

“Guys, it gets gross. Please wash your belly button.”

Advert

The doctor also recommended paying particular attention to your ears.

She went on: “No Q-Tips – we always say nothing smaller than the elbow should go in the ear, so no Q-Tips.

“What you wanna do is get a wash rag, wash that canal, make sure there’s no ear wax coming out of your ear. Because yuck, okay?!

“Ear wax, by the way, is protective, it’s a good thing, but you don't’ want it coming out of your ear, okay? Also, you can have it professionally cleaned if it’s causing you problems.”

Advert

She advised against using Q-Tips.
TikTok/@drjencaudle

Finally, she listed two more areas of the body that we should always clean properly, once again using items that you’ll already have.

“The last two areas I want to remind you to clean are the back of your knees and your neck,” she said, adding: “Wash rag and soap.”

In another video, Caudle also spoke about areas we’re not washing enough, including specific parts of the ear like the top and the lobe, and nails – where ‘lots of dirt and grossness’ often gets trapped.

Featured Image Credit: @drjencaudle/TikTok/Oleg Elkov/Alamy

Topics: Health, TikTok

Jess Hardiman
Jess Hardiman

Jess is Entertainment Desk Lead at LADbible Group. She graduated from Manchester University with a degree in Film Studies, English Language and Linguistics. You can contact Jess at [email protected].

X

@Jess_Hardiman

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

a day ago
2 days ago
  • a day ago

    People only just realising why Getty images is called that

    Brace yourself for some pretty wild family stories

    Life
  • a day ago

    There’s only one Starbucks in the world where staff are not allowed to ask for your name

    No butchering someone's name in this store...

    Life
  • 2 days ago

    Ozempic user shocked to learn what 'symptom jump' is after no one warned them of bizarre weight loss drug side effect

    The drug is traditionally prescribed to help sufferers of Type-2 diabetes

    Life
  • 2 days ago

    Dark history behind dangerous war weapon that’s now used by millions of cancer patients

    The clue was hidden among the battlefields of World War One for decades

    Life
  • Reason why you keep getting spots on your chin as doctor explains difference to other body parts
  • Kate Middleton shares how chemotherapy affected her body in sad update as doctors warn of serious side effects
  • Doctor explains weird reason why we're all sneezing so much at the moment
  • Gross simulation shows worrying impact popular fasting diet has on your body