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Personal Hygiene is one of the important aspects of any human, but to start discussing what are the different personal hygiene products, let's first try to understand what personal hygiene actually means.

What is Personal Hygiene?
Personal Hygiene means taking care of oneself physically as well as mentally to lead a clean and hygienic life. It usually starts from one's personal appearance and then leads to how one perceives his or her own image.

Most of the time, when we talk about Personal Hygiene we are talking about the physical well-being and cleanliness of an individual.

Why is Personal Hygiene important?
Personal Hygiene is important because it helps ensure that we are in one of the best physical shape and also are in one of the best mental states to interact with the world around us. 

For example, if you are not physically clean and fresh then you will not be in a good mood throughout the day, and hence you may look frustrated and cranky during your work or study hours. Therefore, it is important to keep oneself clean, both physically and mentally to enjoy the day to the fullest.

Whether it is school, college, or workplace, personal hygiene is one of the basic aspects of life that one should follow and know how to practice good personal hygiene habits.

So, what are the different Personal Hygiene Products?
There are several different Personal Hygiene Products in the market these days and one can get confused as to what to use and what not to use. Although there are no limits to what you are using to keep your personal hygiene game on top, still there are some basic Personal Hygiene Products that you should always be aware of.

Now when I list these products you will say they are too basic, still these are the things that we usually forget in our day-to-day busy life. So, below are the lists of basic Personal Hygiene Products;

1. Water for Bathing:
Although we take a bath on a daily basis, sometimes we just underestimate the power of taking a bath with water instead of using wet wipes. As technology has grown, we have started rubbing ourselves with wet wipes instead of using water to take a bath in several parts of the world, especially the ones that are more developed.

Maybe you are thinking of saving some water, but still taking a bath with water at least once a day is one of the mandatory practices for good personal hygiene.

Not only does taking a bath with water help you to keep yourself refreshed, but it also helps you keep yourself hydrated by maintaining your body temperature. Also, by taking baths regularly with water, you are able to get rid of extra salt and mineral or dust deposits on your face and skin and are also able to get rid of skin problems in the long run.

Some people use wet wipes or things like these when they are in a hurry, but a foul smell always follows them because they didn't take a proper bath with water. Now I am not saying to waste your water by taking long hot baths. A simple warm bath using a bucket full of water is enough to keep you going for the day.

2. Use Hair Oil:
Using hair oil is one of the basics of personal hygiene. Your hair needs nourishment and that can be given by regular use of hair oil. Now I don't say to use hair oil in huge quantities, still, you should put a few drops on your hand and then rub your hands for some time to let it become warm, and then use the hair oil to brush up your hair.

Obviously the quantity of oil will depend upon the volume of hairs on your head.

This will give a beautiful shine to your head and will also help you keep your hair beautiful and set for a longer period of time. Some people use creams and gels, which are also fine, but using a classic oil on your wet hair is one of the best things you can do for your growing hair.

Also, massaging your hair and scalp promotes healthy growth of hair follicles and you are also able to provide nourishment to the scalp and hair, so before going bathing you can use some oil to massage your hair and then wash your hair. This will also help in getting rid of dust and other unwanted residues in your hair and you will feel more lite on your head.

3. Underarm deodorant:
This is again one of the best innovations in the cosmetics industry because it should be on your list to have if you want to keep your personal hygiene game on top of the world. This is because underarm deodorants especially rollers help in masking the odors that may occur and also are able to reduce the precipitation that again helps in regulating the foul odour during your heavy day work.

Try using it just after you have taken a bath and it will make you feel more refreshed and keep you smelling beautiful throughout the day. People will surely complement you because most of the underarm deodorant rollers have light fragrance that doesn't frustrates or irritates people with sensitive noses.

4. Trim your hair (Have a trimmer handy):
Having a trimmer handy is one of the important things in personal grooming and hygiene. It never looks good to have uneven growth, both in the case of hair and beard.

Therefore, having a trimmer nearby will help you keep yourself up to date for any upcoming event and will also help you ensure that you never go anywhere without having a trim for the day.

I usually start my day by trimming my beard and outgrown hairs around my body to make it look even and also this adds up to more charm to the overall personality of any individual. This again is not only for boys or men but for girls as well because no one likes to see long hairs coming out of the nose.

So trimming those growing nose hairs is one of the best ways to keep your grooming and personal hygiene game ahead of the curve.

5. Have a dental kit with you:
Having poor dental habits is a big NO for any personal hygiene routine. Therefore, you should always have a dental kit with you no matter what. You should also try to brush your teeth at least twice a day - once in the morning before breakfast and second at the night after dinner.

This is important because brushing your teeth is like going to the gym. You won't see much difference in yourself, but others will definitely notice happening in your body and will complement you. If you do not brush your teeth routinely then those will start turning yellow over a period of time.

6. Have a nail cutter as a personal hygiene product:
Having a nail cutter is also one of the best things when you want to level up your personal hygiene game. This is because no one likes big nails and those are harboring places for bad bacteria as well.

If you keep on getting sick, it may also be because you are not trimming your nails on a regular basis and hence your personal hygiene is not up to the mark. So it is always good to have a good nail cutter with you. I have a nail cutter that I have been using for 10 years now.

Let us know how many years you have been using your nail cutter for?

7. Read good books:
Not only physical well being, but mental cleanliness is also important for personal hygiene. A healthy mind only lives in a healthy brain, so you should always try to invest some money into reading good books.

This not only helps you to increase your knowledge, but you are also able to enhance your overall perspective towards a particular topic and hence you will be able to take more informed decisions. 

Reading good books also makes you a good human as books have ability to travel through the centuries hence giving you a feeling of time travel, and you are also able to learn noble ways to live your life.

8. Exercise Daily or Take a Gym Membership:
Some people say that I don't need a Gym Membership and how can it be a Personal Hygiene Product. But it is, and this is because you can only love yourself if you are motivated to work on it.

It is always better to take gym membership and go to gym on a regular basis. This will make you feel good about yourself and you will also be able to live a healthy life, hence increasing your personal hygiene effectively. Also, because gym also creates a sense of discipline, hence you will be able to follow the personal hygiene path with more focus.

Conclusion
Although there are several products for personal hygiene around the market, still some of the basic things when incorporated in our life will always make you feel more energetic and on a higher level of personal hygiene. So keep on accumulating most of the things or products listed above and level up your personal hygiene game.

Jammu is a city in the Jammu and Kashmir UT in India.

It is one of the few places where you will find several temples and also scenic beauty. Although Kashmir has always been one of the attractions of Jammu and Kashmir region, still there are several places in Jammu that are scenic and beautiful.

People from different parts of India come to Jammu specifically for Mata Vaishno Devi, which makes it one of the popular religious tourist destinations, and they usually also visit places like Patnitop & Nathatop, which are at a bit higher altitude because of which tourists are also able to see snow.

As most of the southern regions of India don't see much snow and cold during winters, people from southern regions come to Jammu and Kashmir region to spend their vacation time in this part of India.

Is there any terrorism in Jammu?
Several people who want to visit Jammu and Kashmir, usually ask me if there is any terrorism in Jammu as such. To every one of you who wants to visit Jammu, there is no terrorism in Jammu City and other adjoining cities or districts, and usually, the place is more secure than any other border state in India.

Still, terrorism is a global issue and borders are close, there may be some infiltration but most of the time it is a safe place for any tourist.

You can even be standing on a bus or train station at around 3 or 4 AM and no one will touch you. Even the language is similar to Punjabi, and most people like to speak Hindi as well if there is someone from another part of India to guide them. But it is always a better idea to have some local contacts wherever you go.

The purpose of writing the above paragraph was to let you know that Jammu is as safe as any place in India, and you should not be afraid to visit. I have several of my relatives and friends from other states that visit the Jammu region every year to visit Mata Vaishno Devi Temple and explore other parts of Jammu as well.

What all places are there to visit in Jammu?
Most of the time people that visit Jammu and Kashmir, go for Mata Vaishno Devi Temple, but there are several different places that you can explore in the Jammu region. Below is a list of places where you can visit in Jammu:

1. Shiv Khodi
2. Siyad Baba Waterfall
3. Swarg Ashram in Talwara
4. Patnitop
5. Nathatop
6. Aap Shambhu Temple
7. Raghunath Temple
8. Bagh-E-Bahu
9. Bahu Fort
10. Aquarium at Bagh-E-Bahu
11. Hanuman Temple at Rehari
12. Jaggar Kotli
13. Sulla Park
14. Mansar Lake
15. Hill Sides around Kotbalwal
16. Salal Dam Project
17. City Market

There are several other places also that I will be adding to the above list, and most of the places are nearby Jammu. Although these might not be exactly in Jammu but places like Reasi and other districts.

Still, most people are unaware of these places and always end up in well-known places, which are always crowded. 

It is also good to have a local person with you that can take you to these places, and you can also do shopping in the City Market. I will try to mention areas where you can shop for awesome items and clothes.

From my childhood we used to go to the same market for buying our clothes may be school or party wear. Also, you will be able to find several dry fruit shops nearby the Raghunath Temple that you can explore.

So, what is it like to live in Jammu?
Jammu is a beautiful place, and maybe because of the need for more development it looks a bit old, but for people like me that have grown up in areas of Jammu and surrounding cities, it is one of the best places to be in.

During summer, Jammu is really hot, so it is always better to go there after August or September when the weather starts becoming a bit cool.

I love the weather in Jammu after August, we are able to see the chillness of winds like nowhere in India and are also able to enjoy those small lanes and roads where I used to walk to go for tuition.

You will also love the simplicity of the town and will be able to enjoy the weather as well.

Having said that living in Jammu is like living in the past and in Nostalgia when we had our independent houses that we used to explore in our childhood. Also, walking in the morning at Jammu is a great experience. You usually don't see the same monotonous streets. You see several ups and downs on the roads because of which you are able to exercise your legs in a better way.

Also, the facilities in Jammu are good, like any other city, although there used to be electricity cuts when I was a kid. We used to have electricity for 4 hours and then there used to be a cut for 2 hours. I think the infrastructure has improved, still, there are some times when electricity cuts happen, so most of us have invertor at our homes.

Voltage fluctuations are normal, so we usually have huge voltage stabilizers at our home and our fridges and ACs also have stabilizers attached to them.

The education system in Jammu is also good, and most of the schools and colleges are having good faculties that helped us in becoming what we are today, still, improvements can be made, and I am not sure if the same is being followed after I completed my 10+2.

Talking about food, initially, it was only about panipuri that was famous, but these days I am able to see several restaurants and dhabas also opened and do sell momos and spring rolls.

Jammu also is famous for Kandur Wans, which are typical Kashmiri Bakery Outlets, that are famous among Kashmiri Pandits. You should definitely try the breads that are baked in those outlets.

As a normal life of Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu, we used to take our bags and used to buy Bread two times a day. For breakfast and for evening tea as well. I used to love Katlam and Telwor during evening tea.

There are different types of bread that are being sold in those outlets like;

1. Kulcha
2. Telwor
3. Katlam
4. Choch
5. Gird
6. Khatai
7. Lavas
8. Bagirkhani
9. Tak Tich
10. Roth

These were some of the bread that I remember right now. I will try to add some more as soon as I remember them. Khatain out of those was the favorite of several kids as those were sweet cookies like, but big in size.

So if you are living in Jammu, you will also love to relish these breads at least 2 times a day.

It also depends on which area of Jammu are you residing in because if you are more towards Janipr, Durga Nagar, Muthi, and Bantalab, then you will have more Kashmiri Pandits, having said that you will also be able to find more shops that cater to our community.

When you go more toward Bantalab, Akhnoor, or Kot Balwal, then you will find more open lands and areas with lush green surroundings. It is more like being in a countryside area.

Most houses are huge with private gardens which are usually used by kids to play sports. This is mostly because the apartment system is not that famous in those parts of Jammu and new apartments have just started coming. Also, because there is less exposure to industries like IT or Cosmetics, therefore for employment most of the youth of Jammu is now moving towards others.

I also started my career in Chandigarh then moved to Pune for higher studies and now settled in Hyderabad.

But I usually think of gaining good experience and moving back to Jammu to live a more leisure life. Although hard work is more in terms of electricity and water, still living in a place like Jammu has its own perks.

You feel more connected to nature and also the culture that surrounds you. You feel as if the whole city is your neighborhood, because Jammu city is not that big, still if you have a nack for exploring surrounding areas, then it is one of the most unexplored areas in India.

If you own a large farmhouse in Jammu, you can easily make good money through the tourism industry especially in the winter season, because during winter Jammu is one of the best places to explore.

As Jammu is comparatively a small city, therefore, most of the people you see are always there. You will be able to recognize everyone in the city once you start living there and everyone will know that you exist. It's not like a big metro city where you will not see your friend the next day you travel. You are bound to bump into each other in Jammu no matter what, and this is amazing because you start having trust in the people you see on a daily basis, and this in turn creates a more humble relation with each other.

When you go to tuition, or school, and then college, you end up seeing everyone every day and you are also traveling in the same buses every single day. Those buses or matadors are always taking their time for a few more passengers and you can even ask the driver to wait as your friend is coming from his home, and they will wait indeed.

It's not like other cities, where time is a constriant. We know that we will have to take some time in advance because the transport especially the intracity buses or matadors move as per their own convenience. Although you can ask the driver or conductor to drive fast if you are getting really late and they usually oblige as well.

Sometimes back when I used to travel to tuition and school, we even used to stand on the back of buses on the railings because the busses used to be full inside and there was no other space to stand. So, we used to climb on the stairs at the back of the matador or bus and wait there until the bus stops because we cannot shout and tell the conductor or driver to stop the bus.

But I believe now it is illegal to do so, as there would have been some accidents also, still, it was a fun part as we were young and it was not considered taboo in Jammu City. This was how it was considered to travel in Jammu City as Normal. Let alone the thought of having seat belts in busses or ACs.

When buses used to get stuck in heavy traffic, especially in Janipur Chowk, it was suffocating for me as well. If there was someone from another state, they would faint in those busses because they were cramped with so many people that each one of us had only one leg space to stand.

Travelers were pushed onto buses and the conductor used to climb on the door and kept everyone inside. There were no stops as such and the conductor used to whistle to indicate the driver to stop.

It was kind of effective as well because they were really good in understanding those signals and used to stop correctly anywhere they found space. They would even come to your house as long as it was on main road. :D

Last time I visited Jammu it was still the same, but there were some infrastructure upgrades happening and the roads were more connected to each other. Although there was enough work to be done, but the upgrade of the city was on a pace. 

I bet most of the people who lived in Jammu would be able to connect with the information that is in this blog and maybe able to share similar experiences.

Conclusion;
Jammu is one of the best places to live in India and you should definitely visit this place, but I will recommend you guys to visit it after August or September because before that it is just too hot to deal with the sun.

You can really have a great retro relish in this city of temples and also be able to gain experiences that many of the travelers are not able to do during their trip to Jammu and Kashmir. 

Last but not the least, don't forget to eat Chole Kulche or Kaladi Kulche in Jammu City (Old City) at the Sardar Ji's shop. I will add the address soon. :)