The term ‘Personal Hygiene’ refers to maintaining cleanliness of one’s body and clothing to preserve overall health and well-being. It includes a number of different activities related to washing or bathing, including cleansing yourself after using the toilet taking proper care of the mouth grooming and dressing and keeping clothing clean.
Do’s and don’ts to be followed in the Home Science lab are given in the table below
| Do’s |
Don’ts |
| Wear clean clothes while working. |
Wear dirty clothes while working in the lab |
| Keep your nails trimmed. |
Paint your nails or keep them long. |
| Wash your hands before starting work. |
Keep vegetables uncovered after cutting them for cooking. |
| Use clean utensils. |
Sneeze or cough on food items. |
| Cover food items after they have been cooked. |
Use dirty work surfaces or dirty knives. |
| Keep the lab free from insects and cockroaches. |
Handle food items if you have a, burn or cut on the hands. |
