Content

• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings

Showers and washrooms in a dorm can be much, much worse than your home. It is not easy to share amenities with a whole floor of people, not all of whom are clean. We'll show you how to deal with this challenge.

Steps

1. 1 If the bathroom smells bad, breathe more slowly to feel less. You can also breathe through the shirt or use an air freshener that neutralizes (rather than just tries to mask) odors.
2. 2 Always wear your own slippers, flip flops or flip flops. Never go to the bathroom barefoot. It is not known what bacteria or viruses are teeming with. Of course, you are unlikely to go to the toilet without shoes, but this also applies to the shower: take a shower with slippers. Shoes will help protect you from diseases such as meningitis, plantar warts (caused by the human papillomavirus), foot fungus, staphylococcus aureus, and streptococcus. Many bacteria, viruses, and fungi thrive and thrive in warm, humid environments, such as shower floors. To avoid warts on your feet, do not wear someone else's shoes and do not give yours to anyone.
3. 3 Try to touch the surrounding objects as little as possible. Do not touch the walls in the shower or in the toilet stalls. Before leaving the bathroom, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.
4. 4 Be VERY careful when shaving. Dim lighting can make it easy for you to cut yourself while shaving. If you find it difficult to shave in the shower, try other products such as wax, depilatory creams, or an electric razor.
5. 5 If other tenants from your floor stubbornly do not want to wash after themselves or often get the toilet seat dirty, do not hesitate and leave a note on the door. An angry note can help make these incidents less frequent and the bathroom cleaner. You may need to post new notes from time to time when tenants again forget to clean up after themselves. It is best to place a separate note on the inside of the door of each booth: this way people will definitely see and read your message while doing their business. Make the note vibrant and add a picture to it to draw attention. Short and friendly messages are great, while long and boring ones are more likely to be ignored.
6. 6 Clean the toilet seat before sitting on it.
   • Perhaps the girls will decide not to sit on the toilet at all, but to do their own thing, slightly raising themselves above it, so as not to touch it at all. However, in this position, the pelvic muscles remain tense, which in the long term can have a negative impact on the bladder. It also makes you more likely to splash the toilet seat or floor and also have to clean up. Go to the toilet in this position only if there really is no other choice.
   • A layer of toilet paper can protect you from visible stains and splashes that are already on the seat, but on the other hand, it only gives more room to bacteria. Toilet paper is also not sterile, as it hangs next to the toilet and many hands that have not yet been washed are taken from it. So the best way in this case is to wipe the toilet seat with toilet paper and sit on it (or sit over it if it is too scary to sit down). The skin is an extremely reliable barrier against bacteria, so there is very little chance of contracting something on a seemingly clean seat.
7. 7 If possible, try to use the toilet in a more comfortable place. Find other places where you can sometimes take advantage of more pleasant amenities. Try to find a toilet or shower that is less crowded, such as on a different floor. If you go to the gym or pool, take a shower there.
8. 8 Always wash your hands after using the toilet and remind others to do so. Even if you don't take any other action, this step is required! Also, if it doesn't bother anyone, leave the bathroom door open when you enter. Try not to touch the doorknob when exiting - if the door is closed, grasp the doorknob with a piece of paper towel or toilet paper. If you wash your hands, getting dirty in the bathroom is more likely to be unpleasant than dangerous to your health. In addition, frequent hand washing stops the spread of disease.

Tips

• Notes on doors will be more effective if you write them with humor or even poetry.
• Buy a bottle of antibacterial spray. Spray it in the shower before entering it. Keep in mind that chlorine-based disinfectants are effective, but the smell in a confined space will be unbearable. To avoid slipping, rinse off the product thoroughly (point the shower head at the walls to wash them too).
• If you are a guy, use a urinal or raise the toilet seat before using it for its intended purpose.
• If the situation does not improve, talk to the dormitory superintendent or caretaker. If the administration refuses to do anything, talk to other students. Buy cleaning supplies, gloves, brushes, etc., and arrange a cleaning sequence. If people themselves make an effort to keep the amenities clean, they are unlikely to want to get dirty there.
• If the bathroom is really in a terrible state, you should still contact the administration. It may be necessary to arrange a meeting of students from your floor to discuss proper bathroom use or collective appeal to the administration (especially if the problem is not so much dirt, but, say, leaking pipes).
• Even if the toilet seat looks clean, it often leaves the smallest splashes of urine on it. Wipe it clean before use.
• Be aware that unsanitary conditions are hazardous to health. Therefore, either seek action from the administration, or take matters into your own hands.
• In older hostels, dirt and mold can accumulate over the years and become a source of unpleasant odors. If the ventilation is poorly functioning in the bathroom, contact the dormitory commandant or other responsible person so that they call the foreman to check and clean it.
• The toilet seat can be wiped with an antibacterial damp cloth or a regular paper towel with a drop of hand sanitizer before use. Wait a few seconds for the seat to dry.
• If you are a girl and relieve yourself without sitting on the toilet, you may spray your seat. If you see splashes or even a whole stream getting in the wrong place, wipe the seat with toilet paper when you're done. While you can sometimes forget about it, in general, try not to leave a mess behind you.
• If you have a hygienic tampon inserted and do not want to sit on the toilet, be aware that the flow can take an uncontrolled direction. Try not to get your own feet or pants wet!
• If you are a guy and you have female guests, honestly warn them if it is better not to sit on the toilet.

Warnings

• If you get dirty, then you yourself must clean up after yourself, even if others do not do it or they do not care. Don't make the bathroom more dirty. If you don't clean up after yourself, someone will still have to do it. Even if a cleaning lady is responsible for the cleanliness of toilets and showers, not leaving behind dirt is a normal human upbringing in relation to her and your neighbors. In addition, if you are caught after you have not cleaned up after yourself, you can be complained about to the commandant or the main one on the floor (which will be, you see, awkward and unpleasant).
• Be careful not to slip on wet floors.
• Remember, guys, you don't always hit the mark. If you don't clean up after yourself, someone else will have to do it.In the future, you will have to wash the bathroom in your own home, so you can consider this as a practice.
• Do not blame the person leaving the booth that it was he who made the dirt in it. Perhaps, by his arrival, everything was already so.
• Never mix ammonia with chlorine bleach.
• Some industrial cleaners have a strong odor but do not disinfect well. Just because it smells good doesn't mean it cleans well. Politely ask one of the staff about the best method to use (if the staff is not inclined to communicate, consult the seller in the household chemicals department).
• Mold and mildew are harmful to health. If they have multiplied in your bathroom, contact the hostel administration.
• Chlorine bleach and other harsh chemicals should only be used in a well-ventilated area. Some people are sensitive or allergic to their smell.
• The floor will become slippery after cleaning. If you do use them, thoroughly rinse them off the walls and floor of the shower room with water so that neither you nor other people slip. You can be held accountable if anyone gets hurt.