Raising awareness on usage of toilets

As we celebrate World Toilet Day on Friday, let’s make a pledge to avoid certain toilet practices which adversely affect our well-being and hygiene. Here’s the way! 

The phrase ‘The toilet seat always stays down’ still holds true for every toilet! Flushing is a good habit but keeping the seat cover down while doing so is better. Germs and other particles become airborne when flushed with the lid open. To limit this, lowering of the lid before flushing is an essential habit that one should adopt.

Living in the world of smartphones; regular texting, Whatsapping or scrolling through your mail in the toilet is a common phenomenon. But we are not aware that sitting for more than five minutes on the toilet, can increase the blood pressure in the anal veins. Apart from it, any object brought in the bathroom for a long time gets indirectly infected with the bacteria. You can always wash your hands, but can’t disinfect the phone. 

A musky or a flowery air freshener, whatever suits your senses is a good way to vent off the bad odour. And here comes the pro tip, if you suddenly run out of air freshener just light a candle. It might not smell as good as roses, but will take away the unpleasant smell by oxidising the gases causing bad odour. 

In today’s water starving world, it is our duty to save water everywhere. Bathroom is one place where we waste lot of water. There are many products in the market today that limit water dispensing in toilets. Just invest in them and save water for future generations.