How to wash and maintain hygiene while hiking,
and what to take with you in your travel cosmetic bag - list

(article for girls, but useful for everyone!)

This article is for tourists who can hardly imagine how they can live for a week without a hot shower and their favorite creams. The information will also be useful to everyone who is going on a hike for the first time in their life.

There are several different ways to wash yourself while hiking.

Method No. 1(cold but fast): rivers and lakes. They are not always cold, it depends on the region and time of year. If the water in the river is warm, it’s good; if it’s cold, it’s even better: the water is refreshing, invigorating, and after such a swim you can feel younger and more beautiful.

Method number 2(warm, but long): heat a boiler of water and take one or two more empty boilers. Go to the river, into the bushes or into the forest to a spring, take cold water into an empty cauldron and dilute it with boiling water until warm. Water from a bowl. 10 liters of boiling water (boiler) is more than enough to wash 5 girls from head to toe. And 1.5 liters of warm water is enough to wash your hair (medium length hair). The disadvantage of this method is that it takes time to heat the water, and if you wash after dinner, you first need to wash the boilers. At the same time, it may already be dark and cold for washing. And after breakfast there is no time, we need to get ready. The method is suitable for days.

Method number 3(the most pleasant, but rare): bathhouse. The bathhouse can be simply on the route - at the Ministry of Emergency Situations base, at the forester or in the village, or a camping tourist bathhouse is possible (folded stones, a piece of polyethylene or an awning and a fire that warms the stones for 4-6 hours). A camp bath is often organized during water trips, since there are many suitable stones in the river. Regular bathhouses, unfortunately, are not found on all routes.

Method number 4(simple and technological): modern means. Namely: wet wipes that can be used to wipe the entire body, wipes for intimate hygiene, dry hair shampoos, a wet towel (wet and wipe). This way you can “wash” every day and on any hike, and once every few days you can have a normal wash in a river or bathhouse.

The main principle of collecting hygiene products on a hike is to minimize everything that is possible. We reduce the volume and weight, take just enough so that it is enough for the hike and the road.

If you ever come across small jars of shampoos, plastic boxes with some promotional soap, etc. before going on a hike. – don’t throw them away, they will definitely come in handy on your hike! If you are going on vacation or on a business trip, grab small shampoos and shower gels from the hotel! And also small empty jars are sometimes simply sold in cosmetic stores. We will pour, pour and simply put everything we need into these containers.

WHAT WE TAKE WITH US ON A HIKING COSMETIC BAG–LIST

For each trip there is a list of equipment, but everyone collects hygiene products themselves as best they can. We present you the list! It can be adjusted to your liking. The list was compiled by a female instructor based on many years of hiking experience.

Shampoo– estimate approximately how many times you will wash your hair during the hike. If you are used to it every day in the city, this is unlikely to happen on a hike. In nature, hair gets dirty much slower than in a dusty city. During a 10-day hike, it will be enough to wash your hair 2-3 times. Take just enough shampoo to cover the number of washes plus one spare. Either a small jar or single-use sachets, now they are sold everywhere. You can take dry shampoo (spray) for a hike and a couple of bags of regular shampoo for civilization.

Soapor shower gel– take one thing, preferably soap. The gel leaks out, is less easy to wash off, and is not very suitable for washing socks. The soap should be small (by itself, or a remnant). If it’s still shower gel, then choose one in a small jar or pour it from a large one to a small one.

Washcloth– a useful thing, light and small and... optional. On some routes there are bathhouses, real or homemade tourist ones, and you can use a washcloth there. If you don’t have a ready-made small washcloth, then you can cut a piece of about 8x8 cm from a large one. The washcloth can also come in handy when you go out into civilization - if there is a bathhouse there.

Hand cream- useful to have. Washing boilers, cold and wind make your hands rough and cracked, and burn from the sun. The main thing is that the cream should be in a small package! We transfer it into jars or a Kinder Surprise capsule - so that it does not spill and stain the backpack. You can take a universal cream like “Nivea”, “Children’s” or “Vaseline” - the latter is recommended to have on water trips (and for men too), hands become rough from constant contact with water.

Sun cream- needed in almost all summer hikes, and certainly in high snowy mountains (protection factor not lower than 50, and take it in winter too!!). Of course, you can’t predict the weather, but it’s better to carry a little cream with you in vain than to get sunburned without it. Sunscreen creams are usually sold in large quantities; they must be refilled. It has been tested that 50-100 ml of cream is enough for a hike.

Toothpaste– choose a smaller tube, without any “King Size” and promotions like “20% as a gift”. We don’t throw away empty small tubes! They can be refilled; to do this, you need to touch the two tubes with their “spouts” and press on the larger one.

Toothbrush– now it’s easy to find small and foldable ones on sale. Convenient, and you don’t need a separate cover. Often such folding brushes are sold in pairs with a small toothpaste - a special package for a trip, “Travel pack”. Let's take it!

Toilet paper (roll)– it’s better to take a thin and cheap one, it takes up less volume and lasts longer. Toilet paper is also convenient for “washing” dishes, and you can simply blow your nose into it. Be sure to put the roll in a bag, otherwise it will get damp!

Wet toilet paper– you can have it in addition to the usual one, a very hygienic thing, we recommend it! Comfortable and clean, the paper is eco-friendly and biodegradable (just choose paper, not non-woven!).

Wet wipes– is also recommended to have. You can take several packages. Napkins are placed in the flap (top pocket, lid) of the backpack and taken out when needed. You can “wash” yourself from head to toe with napkins, wipe not only yourself, but also clothes, shoes, and dishes. It is better to take children's ones, they are suitable for the face and all intimate places. Just don't litter! Napkins made of non-woven material take a long time to decompose, so we burn the used ones in a fire.

Deodorant– small, not in glass. You can find a very small deodorant in perfume stores.

Shaver– best disposable, plastic and lightweight. Not necessary, we will replace it with hair removal before the hike :)

Pads for every day– convenient for not taking a lot of underwear. You don't need to carry the whole box, 10 pieces is enough.

Pads and tampons– girls, on a hike everything happens unexpectedly, maybe even a week earlier (changes in climate and load throw off the natural “clock”) – take funds with you, even if you don’t expect special days in the near future.

Sanitary hand gel(sold in pharmacies and perfume stores), which washes without soap and kills 99.9% of germs - you can take it, just a small one. Useful on the train and on the route. Not required.

Nail file or tweezers– if the nails are not very short, then it is better to take it. You shouldn’t go camping with beautiful long nails - there’s a big risk of ruining them on the very first day of working by the fire. And you won’t be able to evade collecting firewood because of a super manicure :) Wash off the polish so you don’t have to use nail polish remover, or cover your nails with a clear polish – it looks neat and protects your nails. Shellac manicure is ideal for camping: very durable and lasts at least 2 weeks.

Chapstick- a very useful thing on any hike (from cold and wind), and in snowy mountains and on ascents - be sure to have SPF sun protection factor.

Towel- preferably a small one, like for the face, or a small kitchen one. We do not take terry beach towels! They take a very long time to dry and take up a lot of space in your backpack. Even if a resort town by the sea awaits you at the end of the hike, it’s better to buy a towel there than to carry this volume and weight around for the entire hike. Sports stores now sell towels made of microfiber fabric: light, compact, absorb a lot and dry quickly. In this case, you can wrap yourself entirely in a towel.

Comb and hair ties– take familiar and familiar ones, but it’s better to make them smaller and lighter.

Glasses or contact lenses- if you wear it. Lenses are more convenient, but you can only take them on a hike if you are an “advanced user.” Putting on and taking off lenses in the field is not at all like putting on and taking off lenses in the bathroom at home. It’s convenient to take lenses for every day, then you don’t have to carry a jar of lens solution, and you don’t have to worry about losing them. If lenses need to be replaced over a long period of time, be sure to have a spare pair. Liquid for lenses should be small - for example, the standard volume is 120 ml. Fluid consumption per day: 6-10 ml., multiply by the number of days of hiking and travel. It’s still better to have extra glasses with your lenses; they’ll come in handy when getting out of the tent to go to the toilet at night :)

You can take: several cotton swabs, dental floss.

WHAT WE DON'T TAKE WITH US:

Air conditioner- excess weight, and usually it is washed off for a long time and thoroughly. During this time, the head will have time to become numb if you wash it off in cold water, and a whole cauldron of warm water will be used up. It happens that there is a shower on the route or at the end of the route (in a city, town). For this only case, you can take one portion of conditioner. If you really want to.

Face cream– in our opinion, not necessary, because excess weight. If you can’t live without it, put it in a Kinder Surprise capsule.

We also don’t take: scrubs, milk and other cosmetic items for the body, facial toner, nail polish and nail polish remover, hairspray and gel, hair conditioner, hair dryer, curling iron, decorative cosmetics. It’s quite ridiculous to put on makeup while hiking, because we are so fresh after the mountain sun and wind, clean water and air. Down with foundation, mascara and eye shadow, let’s be beautiful just the same! Those who are used to wearing makeup all the time will be even more interested in the experiment: “A week without makeup: ordered to survive.” In addition, if you collect decorative cosmetics, you will need to take everything you need to wash off this beauty, and this means an extra couple of jars.

It’s hard to believe, but sometimes an extra 500 grams makes your backpack noticeably heavier. If we collected everything in minimal quantities, we saved from 0.5 to 2 kg, and this is significant.

Have a nice training camp!

Lesson topic: Personal hygiene of tourists. Prevention of diseases.

Type of activity: Educational

Form: Combined

Lesson duration: 45 minutes.

Age of students: 11 -12 years

Purpose of the lesson: Formation of knowledge and skills about personal hygiene, the importance of water procedures and disease prevention through the use of visual and didactic material.

Tasks:

Educational :

1. Teach students the rules of personal hygiene.

2. Introduce students to the types of hardening of the body and measures to prevent diseases.

Developmental : Develop memory, attention and the ability to think logically when performing practical tasks.

Educating:

1. Foster a caring attitude towards your health, andhealth of comrades.

2. Cultivate perseverance and communication skillswhen performing practical tasks.

Methods and techniques: Teacher’s word, artistic expression, questions, conversation, use of visual material, game techniques, competitive techniques, practical exercises, group work.

Didactic material : sheet of paper, pencils, visual and didactic material (diagrams, questions for the game.)

Equipment: board, magnets.

Lesson plan.

Introductory part.

Hello guys! Today we will talk about the personal hygiene of tourists, the importance of hardening the body and the use of water procedures. You and I all go on hiking trips, sometimes we walk long distances and carry backpacks.

Question for children:And in order to make such trips, what should we be like? Children's answers.

That's right, strong, resilient. Listen, please, poem "Strong Man":

Question for children: And for us to be strong, resilient and healthy like our strongman, what should we do with you? Children's answers. Well done! Follow the rules of hygiene, harden yourself and do physical exercise.

Main part

Question for children: Now guess the riddle:

I'm small, I'm smooth,

Submissive, unarrogant,

And when I jump I spray foam like a zealous wild horse.

Children's answers.

(answer: bar of soap)

That's right - it's soap.

Question for children:Tell me, what other personal hygiene items do you know? Children's answers.

Okay, let's talk about tourist hygiene.

Question for children: Guys! What do you think hygiene is?

What does this word mean?

Children's answers.

Now I will give you a definition of the word HYGIENE.

Hygiene is a field of medicine that studies the influence of the external environment on human health .

Main goalshygiene - the search for optimal living conditions that canincrease a person’s performance, increase the body’s resistance to harmful environmental influences . "Gigieinos" - translated from Greek - healthy.

Teacher's speech:

Hygiene skills:

- Oral and dental care- this means brushing your teeth with toothpaste 2 times a day, examinationdentist 2 times a year, reorganization oral cavity - this is the removal of tartar,filling, removal of roots of damaged teeth.

Helpful home gum massage: using the index finger and thumb, massage the upper gum from top to bottom, the lower gum from bottom to top, the procedure is performed for 3-5 minutes.

- Leather accumulates dirt, dust, germs, secretions of the sebaceous and sweat glands.

What can happen if you don't wash your hands before eating?

That's right, all this gets into our body with food and causes diseases.of various nature.

When hiking, skin damage often occurs, please name which?

That's right, abrasions, scratches, wounds. This increases the possibilitypenetration of microbes into deep tissues of the body.

What do we do with wounds?

Well done, we're processing it. How do we process it? It is recommended to cleanse the skin bathhouse 1 time per week. After each workout you should take a hot shower.

Callusesremove using a hot bath and pumice.

Cut your fingernails and toenails short once a week.

Why?

skin It is useful to soften your hands with cream, for example, “Children’s”

Hairwash when dirty, but not every day; it is useful to comb it several times a day, massaging the scalp.

Carrying out a physical education minute.

Now we sit down at the tables and continue the lesson.

Question for children:Guys, do you think that when we go hiking we can get sick? And what diseases can lie in wait for us on hiking trips? Children's answers.

Question for children:Guys, in order not to get sick, what procedure do we need to follow? Children's answers. That's right, hardening procedures. Now we will talk a little about this.

Hardening- this is the body’s adaptation to the effects of unfavorable environmental factors, or, as N.A. Semashko said, training of protective forcesbody. The effect of hardening: the body's resistance increasesdiseases, strengthens the nervous system, enhances metabolism, improvesactivity of all organs and systems.

Question for children:Guys, think about how you can harden your body? Children's answers.

Air hardening, water hardening, sun hardening.

Question for children:Air hardening - can be taken in summer and winter. Tell us how this happens? Children's answers. That's right - training outside, walking, sleeping with the window open.

And now guys, we’ll talk to you about hardening with water.

Rubdown:after Morning exercises, wipe the neck, legs, arms, chest, stomach, back with a sponge or a wet towel, then wipe with a dry towel, massage the whole body. Rubbing begins with 25 - 30 seconds, gradually increasing to 2 - 3 minutes, gradually lowering the water temperature.

Pouring:start with 30 - 35 degrees of water and bring to room temperature. Dousing the entire body is carried out in the shower for 1 - 2 minutes. Rub with a dry towel until a feeling of warmth appears. It is very useful to carry out a contrast douche on the legs.

Bathingstart in the summer. You can’t get too cold; the best way to warm up is through exercises such as exercise, jogging, and rubbing.

Guys, we all wear shoes, and you know what kind hygienic requirements presented to her?

The main purpose of shoes is to protect the feet from damage, adverse weatherconditions and various contaminants. Shoes should not restrict movement or make it difficultblood circulation, when choosing shoes, you need to make sure that they ensure the correct position of the body, correspond to the size of the foot and its shape, have elasticity and do not impede movements in the ankle joint.

Shoe heel for men is 2-3 cm, for women 2-5 cm, for children 1-2 cm.

Tell me, when does our body recover?

- That's right, during sleep , the body restores and accumulates strength. The need for sleep occurs after 14 to 16 hours of continuous wakefulness. Teenagers are recommended to rest 9-10 hours a day, while 6-8 hours is enough for an adult. The most favorable time for going to bed is 22-23 hours.

Today we talked a lot about hygiene and hardening.

I suggest you play a little game What? Where? When? and check what you remember.

Final part

Guys, today we talked about personal hygiene and disease prevention. Let's remember what you learned in our lesson. Children's answers.

guys, please tell me what hardening is? Children's answers.

What types of hardening do you know? Children's answers.

Well done to everyone, they actively answered questions.

Homework: and whoever has not yet started doing morning exercises at home, I think, will start with these simple exercises. I want to give homework, learn a set of morning exercises.

Did you like the lesson?

I would like to ask you to take a red petal for yourself - if you liked everything in the lesson, a green petal - partially, a blue petal - if you didn’t like it.

Bibliography

1. Korobeinikov, N.K. Physical education [Text]/N.K. Korobeinikov, A.A. Mikheev, I.G. Nikolenko.- M.: Higher School, 1984.
2. Kolesov, D. V.Fundamentals of hygiene and sanitation [Text] / D.V. Kolesov, R.D. Mash - M.: Education, 1989.
3. Prokofieva, S.L.Rosy cheeks [Text]/S.L. Prokofiev.- M.: Physical culture and sport, 1989
4. Sergeev, V.N.“Tourism and health” [Text] / V.N. Sergeev. - M.: PROFIZDAT, 1987

Annex 1

Questions for the game What? Where? When?:

1. What is a daily routine?

2. How many times a day do you brush your teeth with toothpaste?

3. What are the types of hardening?

4. What is the temperature of the water at which you start wiping the body?

5. What effect does hardening have on the human body?

6. What is the time of day most favorable for sunbathing?

7. How many minutes does it take to sunbathe?

| Lesson plan for the academic year | Personal hygiene and first aid in natural conditions

Basics of life safety
6th grade

Lesson 25
Personal hygiene and first aid in natural conditions

Compliance with the rules of personal hygiene during active recreation in natural conditions is of great importance to ensure a person’s personal safety.

You already know that with any type of active recreation in nature, a person is in an autonomous existence mode, i.e., on “self-sufficiency” of one’s vital needs. This requires equipment, food supplies and a first aid kit, as well as the ability to use the gifts of nature and maintain personal hygiene.

Maintaining personal hygiene rules while hiking provides prevention of various diseases and injuries, helps maintain vigor, health, good mood and high performance.

Personal hygiene is a set of hygienic rules, the implementation of which helps to preserve and strengthen human health. Personal hygiene includes taking care of your body, teeth and hair, clothes and shoes.

At home, you have everything you need to maintain the rules of personal hygiene, so it’s easy to constantly monitor the cleanliness of your body and take care of your clothes and shoes. You just need to not be lazy to do it.

It is much more difficult to comply with the requirements of personal hygiene rules in the natural environment. Here personal hygiene becomes important to ensure human safety.

When traveling, it is important to constantly monitor the cleanliness of your skin. The skin protects the internal organs and muscles of a person from bruises, from solar radiation, and from the penetration of various microorganisms and pathogens into the body.

In camp life It is necessary to wash the body with soap and water at every evening halt to remove sweat, sebum and dirt from the skin that have accumulated during the day's journey.

Also useful If possible, in the morning, before breakfast, douse yourself with cold water or swim in a clean pond. This water procedure, in addition to its hygienic effect, has a hardening effect.

Particular attention should be paid to foot care while hiking., and first of all, carefully monitor their cleanliness.

Feet should be washed every evening after a day's trek. In this case, you need to examine the skin of your feet, treat any cracks, scratches, or abrasions with iodine or brilliant green. The next day, before going out on the route, you need to lubricate the injured areas again and seal them with an adhesive plaster.

If conditions permit, at large and small rest stops it is advisable to take off your boots and socks to give your feet a rest.

To avoid chafing your feet while hiking, It is important to monitor the condition of your shoes. When hiking, it is advisable to use wool or cotton socks, which should be washed every evening. Boots and other leather footwear should be dried and lubricated as needed. You should not dry your shoes by the fire, as this will cause them to harden, lose flexibility, and cause your feet to chafe. To dry shoes overnight, you can tightly stuff them with dry hay, moss or ears of wild cereals. By morning it will be dry.

On daytime and long rests it is advisable wash clothes systematically, clean outer clothing from dust and dirt.

You should brush your teeth regularly while hiking. If you forgot to take toothpaste with you, it is advisable to ask a friend for it.

If your friend has run out of toothpaste, you can brush your teeth with soap; If you don’t take a toothbrush, you can brush with your finger, after thoroughly washing your hands. Don't forget to rinse your mouth with water after every meal.

When hiking, it is also important to keep your hair clean and in good condition. In order to protect them from excessive solar radiation, dust, branches, insects (mites), it is necessary to wear a hat. In addition, your hair should be combed regularly.

Let us also recall that The tourist's clothing should be light, comfortable, not restrict his movements and not impair blood circulation and breathing. Shoes must also be appropriate for the hiking conditions. It should not constrain the leg or interfere with the natural movement of the foot. Clothing and shoes must be appropriate for the season.

In addition, to ensure personal safety during outdoor activities, each person must have basic knowledge and skills in providing first aid, accessible to every person.

From the experience of organizing active recreation In nature, it has been established that when traveling on foot, the legs most often suffer - due to abrasions of the skin and various injuries to the ankle joint. During travel, hand injuries are possible - abrasions, sprains, and bruises.

During summer hikes it is possible heat and sunstroke, insect and snake bites. During winter travel, frostbite on the hands, feet, nose, ears and cheeks, as well as burns from fire flames, are common.

The tourist must be ready, if necessary, to provide self-help and mutual assistance in hiking conditions.

For every person who loves active recreation in nature, you need to know some medicinal plants, their healing properties and rules of use.

Nettle- perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in shady, damp places, ravines, roadsides, between bushes. Nettle leaves have a hemostatic effect and promote wound healing. Apply fresh crushed leaves to the wound.

Compliance with basic hygiene rules during a tourist trip guarantees the successful completion of the entire event, both in a one-day and in a multi-day trip.

Personal hygiene is not only maintaining the cleanliness of a tourist’s body, face, clothes and shoes, but also his equipment, culture of behavior and concern for the health of his comrades. Therefore, personal hygiene is inseparable from a rational lifestyle in general, especially when traveling, and conscious adherence to its rules is the surest basis for preventing disease and maintaining health.

During a hike, environmental phenomena are often far from usual. Man's mastery of natural conditions has provided some comfort; we have already become accustomed to it and consider it a mandatory norm. However, far from virgin nature, it has preserved its symbiotic form of ecological balance, developed over millions of years.

There are many hygiene rules that are mandatory for all of us, both in everyday life and on a tourist trip. Let's focus on the basic rules.

First of all, this is skin hygiene, which is very important for a tourist. Maintaining body cleanliness is the basic rule of personal hygiene. First of all, it is the cleanliness of the face, hands, feet, places of increased sweating. This is especially important for a tourist, since very often he has to be in places where there is a significant amount of dust invisible to the eye. It may not be very clean in the forest or field. The water in the lake is far from sterile. All this once again speaks of the need to strictly observe hygiene on a camping trip.

A person on a hike, especially in variable weather or traveling through areas with sudden temperature changes, sometimes literally has to sweat a lot. Well, this is not harmful, even in many cases it is useful, however, people prone to sweating should take this possibility into account in advance and stock up on additional clothing, so that when the body subsequently cools down, they avoid hypothermia and catch a cold.

If your feet become sweaty, which is extremely unpleasant on a hike, especially a long one, you can get rid of this inconvenience as follows: after washing your feet with warm water and soap, wipe them with a damp cloth and lightly powder the toes above and below, as well as the sole of the foot with a previously prepared methenamine powder. Then put on clean, dry socks and do not take them off for five to six hours. This procedure is repeated after 2-3 days two more times.

An important condition for personal hygiene while hiking is the cleanliness of the mouth, sinuses and ears. An experienced tourist cleans and rinses his mouth after eating. Insufficient oral care will certainly lead to diseases of the teeth, gums, digestive tract and other organs. It is useful to brush your teeth in the morning and evening so that food debris does not decompose in your mouth.

When getting ready for a hike, selecting equipment and plotting the route on the map, you can miss one very important point - personal hygiene in hiking conditions. It would be nice if someone would at least take some toilet paper. Meanwhile, this is a question that should not be neglected, especially on long and difficult hikes. But even on a simple hike, you must follow some simple rules to avoid health problems.

Before the hike

Even at home, before you start your hike, you need to take care of your personal hygiene. I need to cut my nails and shave. If you have a beard or mustache, they also need to be tidied up. Wash your hair. You can get a haircut - it will be easier to wash short hair when traveling. All your clothes should initially be cleanly washed and ironed.

Personal hygiene rules when traveling

When hiking, you should always take the opportunity to get yourself in order. While driving, you sweat and road dust and dirt stick to your skin. If you touch your face, rub your eyes and eat food with dirty hands, you can easily get inflammation of the eyes or an upset stomach.

It is advisable to wash your hands before any snack.

If you approach a river or stream, you should wash your hands, face and neck well. If time permits, it would be a good idea to wash your feet and change your socks. After water treatments and a little rest, it will be much easier and more pleasant to continue your journey.

If you plan to stop for the night near a river, you can and even need to wash all your dirty clothes and wash yourself thoroughly before going to bed. You need to get into your sleeping bag clean and change into fresh linen, then your sleep will be much more pleasant and you’ll get a better night’s sleep.

Lingerie

If you are going camping for a couple of days or a little more, you can take spare sets of linen, which you periodically change for fresh ones. On a longer trip, it will be easier to take one or two sets per shift and wash them one at a time.

Socks

There can never be too many socks. When walking for a long time, socks become wet from sweat, fray and tear. This is fraught with calluses and abrasions, which will hurt and ruin your mood, and on a long hike, if you don’t take action, they can fester. Therefore, you need to take more clean socks and change them without waiting for problems with your feet.

Detergents

To wash clothes, you can take a small bar of soap. You can also wash your hands and feet with it. To wash your hair, you can pour the shampoo into a small plastic bottle so as not to carry a large package.

Without water

Sometimes the trek route goes through places with scarce water. You have to carry drinking water on yourself and spending it on washing and washing will be too wasteful. In such conditions, maintaining personal hygiene is somewhat more difficult. In this case, wet wipes will come in handy. You can take one large package for several people and thoroughly wipe your body, hands, face and neck with them.

There are also all sorts of antiseptic gels, you can also “wash” your hands with them. For the face, it is better to take a moisturizing lotion from women's cosmetics.

For teeth

It is not necessary to take toothpaste, but it is advisable. Small tubes are available for sale. You can take one for everyone. But a toothbrush is a necessary thing. Otherwise, if you don’t brush your teeth for several days, pieces of food will remain between them, and your gums may become inflamed and your teeth will hurt. Toothache in itself is a very unpleasant thing, but there is no dentist on a hike, and you will suffer until the end of the hike or leave the route, possibly letting your comrades down.

Therefore, you need to carefully monitor your teeth and, even without toothpaste, be sure to brush your teeth. You can whittle a toothpick out of wood chips and clean the spaces between your teeth.

If you still forgot your toothbrush, you can use an improvised brush made from a young tree branch. You need to peel the bark on the tip of a small stick, chew it a little and knead the tip. The wood will flake and look like a brush. This brush can be used to clean your teeth and massage your gums.

In a backpack