Bathroom

Bathroom is the most intimate and one of the mostly used rooms in your home. Therefore, you really want to make it very personal, really comfortable, convenient, and with the best quality to take care of your health!  

Words to Remember
Make it comfortable, healthy, convenient and no clutters!

On the other hand, it's important to avoid clutters. We can often see that many people's bathroom are filled with half filled bottles and thus looks really messy. This is simply because many of us tend to buy stuffs spontaneously, then we realized that the product is not ideal and then our interests shift to something new. Let's hold on to our impulsive desire to purchase, instead, carefully choose what we really need and pick the best quality products at the first place.

Let's discuss based on the major functions of the bathroom:

• Toilets 
• Oral Hygiene
• Bath/Showers 
• Skin Care
• Hair Care and Styling
• Medical Box
  

We explore them one at a time. 

1. Toilets 
For Toilet, the essential part is hygiene. You need to make it clean and odor free first. The followings are some good products. 

Try to clean weekly with the toilet cleaner. The Lysol is a well known brand for this. Lysol Clean & Fresh Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Cling Gel, Country Scent, 24 oz, Pack of 2
​Reference Price: $3.33

Choose a good toilet paper is important. Charmin is a good brand to consider.  Charmin Ultra Strong Toilet Paper 6 Mega Rolls ​
​Reference Price: $6.97

Install a smart toilet seat can make your toilet different especially it is used privately by yourself. There are many purchase choices. You can start with Superior Luxury DIB Special Edition Bidet Toilet Seat by Bio Bidet which is sold both on Amazon and Costco. Costco has better price though.
Reference Price: $599.00

2. Oral Hygiene
Oral Hygiene means taking care of your teeth cleaning, mouth wash so that you don't have cavities or breath odor. To do so, people normally do the followings:

• Brush teeth twice, one in the morning before breakfast and one at night before going to bed.  Each brushing time is suggested to last for 2 minutes. 
• Wash mouth after each meal.
• Flossing everyday at night. 
• They change the toothbrush or the head of the electronic toothbrush every 3 month. 

Other than toothbrush and toothpaste, the following are our recommendations: mouthwash 

Water Flosser
There are many ways to do flossing. Here we recommend the water flossing to you. It cleans the teeth much better and you will feel it really comfortable. The recommended brand is Waterpik. Waterpik WP100W Ultra Dental Water Flosser (~$70.00) is a good choice for family use. ​

Mouthwash 
​A mouthwash [2] helps reduce cavities and periodontal disease, make your mouth feel fresh and smell better, and reduce the quantity and quality of the dental plaque and/or bacteria in your mouth. Take time to wash your mouth after eating helps your oral health. 

• Listerine Antiseptic Mouthwash, Cool Mint, 1.5 Liters is a good product with the size for family use. 

3. Bath and Showers

Aromatherapy Essential Oil Diffuser
Aromatherapy [3],  also called the essential oil therapy,  is the practice of using volatile plant oils for psychological and physical well-being, for example, lavender for relaxation, lemongrass for balance of the mind, eucalyptus for anti-inflammatory, sweet orange for positive attitudes and peppermint a calm spirit. You need to buy a diffuser and essential oils to start on this. The following is the recommendation:

• Aromatherapy Essential Oil Diffuser by AromaSoft 
• You can start with the lavender essenial oil: ​US Organic 100% Pure Lavender Essential Oil (Bulgarian) - USDA Certified Organic - 15 ml 

4. Skin Care

Body Wash
Dove Body Wash, Deep Moisture 22 oz can be a starting point of your choice. There are body wash for skin types and pick up a body wash with the scent you like!

Sunscreen
Sun damage is a major damages to our skin including dark spot, aging and redness. It's essential to know how you can protect your skin against it. Try
​Elta MD UV shield SPF 45, 3 Ounce, it is a really light and effective sunscreen which you should try use every day.  The price should be around $18.00. 

​Applying sunscreen [4] everyday because sunlight is every and event in your room and at least 15 min before you get under the sun.  When applying the sunscreen, simply pat it  instead of rubbing to avoid blocking the pores. 

4. Hair Care and Styling

Shampoo 
Definitely try head and shoulder brand especially if your have boys at home. There are shampoos for different hair types. Choose the one works for you. The following is one of them:  Head & Shoulders Instant Oil Control Dandruff Shampoo, 12.8 Fluid Ounce. You can sometime find coupons on amazon associated with it and make it's as low as $3.5 per bottle.

Resources 

1. Bathroom Basics: Stocking Your First Home
2. Do I Need to Use Mouthwash?​
3. What is Aromatherapy?
4. How to Apply Sunscreen?