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Hygiene Tips Part 2 #shorts

8 May 2024 · 0 min

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A short YouTube hygiene tip by Shereene Idriss describing white patches on the chest/back as tinea versicolor (spoken as "Tinnia versicolor") and advising to wash the affected areas with an over-the-counter anti-dandruff shampoo used as a body wash a couple of times per week.

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2024-05-08

Tinnia versicolor (spoken name; likely tinea versicolor).

Use an over-the-counter anti-dandruff shampoo as a body wash on chest and back a couple of times a week.

Number two, as the temperatures go up and it becomes more humid out, you're going to be sweating more. And if you notice these white patches appearing on your chest or your back, you, my friend, has a fungus among you. You have Tinnia versicolor, which is a fungus that is thriving off of your skin. And you can nip that fungus in the bud, or butt, whatever that expression is, by using an over the counter anti dandruff shampoo a couple of times a week in the shower as a body wash for your chest and your back.