Stay Clean With Little Water

WHEN TO USE THISWater is scarce. A cup or two a day keeps infection and rashes away.

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- The most important habit. Soap, scrub 20 seconds — backs, between fingers, under nails — rinse.
- Very little water? Sanitizer, 60%+ alcohol.
- Always: before eating, after the toilet, after touching wounds or sick people.
Sponge bath
- 1–2 cups of water is a full sponge bath.
- Armpits, groin, feet, face and skin folds.
- Damp cloth, a little soap. Baby wipes work when water is very tight.
Teeth and feet
- Brush with a sip of water — or dry-brush.
- Dry socks daily if you can. Wet socks mean blisters, fungus and trench foot.
- Air out feet and shoes.
Why
A dental infection can become a real emergency when you can't reach a dentist.
Clothes and bedding
- Fresh underwear daily if you can.
- Turn clothes inside out and hang them in direct sun.
- Any rinse at all — even cold — helps.
- Air bedding daily. Keep sleeping areas dry.

Sources: CDC Hygiene During Emergencies · US Army FM 21-10 Field Hygiene and Sanitation

General information to help in an emergency — not a substitute for training or professional care.

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