My Crazy OCD On Hygiene & How Kleenex Wet Wipes Helps Keep Me Sane

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If there is one thing you should know about me, it’s that I’m a crazy clean/hygiene/germ freak. I feel like moving around, living in over 35 houses both with roommates and without, traveling the world and just educating myself on germs and diseases has led me to this point.

 

The older I get, the more I realize just how dirty things are and well, it grosses me out.

My OCD On Food

I’ve always been a picky eater, literally the moment I see how things are being made, food-wise, it makes me not want to eat. I’ll be honest and tell you that I’ve paid for food and threw it right away after seeing how it was made, IF, it wasn’t in a clean way. I’ve been like that since I was a kid and became vegetarian. I always picked at my food thinking someone is trying to poison me and secretly put meat in my food. My mom would go nuts with all my questions of “what is this little black thing?”, “what’s in this?”, “why does it look like that?” haha poor mommy.

Even after high school, when I got my first job working at a restaurant and saw how the food was being made, I realize I never wanted to eat there anymore. This actually happened at a few of the restaurants and cafes I worked at in my life. A few years ago, before I started my blog, I got hired to work at the famous Saddle Ranch on Sunset Blvd and had to take a “Restaurant Cleaning & Sanitizing Training Course” and the moment I learned about cross contamination, my entire world changed! I became even more crazy about my food, the restaurants I ate and trusting people with my food.

My OCD on Life & Being A Hygiene Freak

Besides the whole food thing, I’m a hygiene freak. I always need to be smelling good, I always need my house smelling good and being clean, I wash my hands like 100 times a day and if I’m dating someone, you best believe I expect the same standard, no matter how good looking he is or nice he is, if you don’t got it, you don’t get me.

This also goes for traveling, I’ve checked into hotels and checked-out right out if they didn’t look clean. In Sri Lanka and India at 2 different hotels, I slept over the covers of the bed, covering my pillow with a scarf and didn’t use the blankets even when I was cold haha. I’m totally ok with my OCD way of life, I totally think it’s a good habit to adopt, as long as you’re not too Howard Hughes about it AKA crazy with it.

How To Be Cleaner and Cure Your OCD For Germs

So as luck would have it, Kleenex just came out with 3 awesome Wet Wipes and they have changed my life and they are about to change yours. So for starters, you can get them at Target and they are only $1.49, which is awesome because Target happens to be my favorite store in the world (and it better me yours lol) and I literally shop there 2-3 times a week.

The 3 new wet wipes they came out with are:

So after testing them out for a while, here is my review on them. First off, they are all thick and soft wet wipes and they are free from dyes, alcohol, parabens, sulfates, and phthalates. The Blue (Gentle Clean) and The Orange (Germ Removal) smell amazing and I’m obsessed! I always need everything to be smelling good.

The Green one (Sensitive) doesn’t smell like anything, it’s fragrance-free and has aloe and vitamin E for your hands and face with no harsh chemicals. Great for children and yourself.

The Blue (Gentle Clean) – is also good for gentle clean of your hands and face (no harsh chemicals). Perfect for cleaning children and yourself.

The Orange (Germ Removal) safely wipes away 99% of germs from skin with has no harsh chemicals. 

Ideally, it’s cool to have all 3 of them for different things. Here is how I used them this month…

The Orange (Germ Removal)

Cleaning Airplane Seat Area

I just got back from an amazing trip to Mexico and Colombia. I was lucky enough to fly back home with American Airlines and to have my own private TV on my flight back. Since I know that I often times get sick while traveling and my OCD really kicks in while on the plane, I always make sure to clean the screens before touching them since airplane TV’s now are touchscreen, lol gross.

Gym

Many of you know that I’ve been hitting up the gym quite often recently, so if I’m using the treadmill, the elliptical or stair master, I always make sure to clean the screens and handles before using. I also do this when I use the machines for muscle building.

The Green one (Sensitive)

Puppy Love

We all know I’m madly obsessed with my puppy Peanut and although I try so hard to watch every step he takes and make sure he doesn’t go into dirty areas — reality is is that his still a dog that’s what dogs do. Sometimes I take him on a walk and go straight into my car to run some errands and bring him along the ride because he loves car rides. He also loves sitting on my lap and I need him to be clean while doing so. So I’ll use one of these wet wipes to clean his little hands and feet. Plus, let’s face it, I have white bedsheets. I like these for Peanut because they are for sensitivity and don’t smell like anything.

The Blue (Gentle Clean)

Traveling & Life 

Traveling the world is my life but we all know that random things happen when we travel, we might get dirty, we might not find a place to wash our hands, we might have an action full packed schedule with activities or just wandering around all day and after a long day of traveling or just doing life, you might want to clean your hands. This is what I’d use the Blue ones for, for everyday life.

I totally ate some matcha ice cream in Tulum and it totally melted all over my hands, luckily I had my wet wipes. I also went hiking to the top of a fort in Colombia and didn’t really realize until I got to the top that I probably touched more than I wanted to to get up there — you know, climbing some old ruins. I’d use the Blue (Gentle Clean) or the Green one (Sensitive).

Eating

While traveling to Tulum, Mexico last week, you best believe I ate alot of healthy burritos, however, we all know that eating burritos can get a bit messy. Things get juicy and delicious and at one point or another, the burrito will explode on you. This is a great thing to just have when things like these happen. I love eating with my hands, I have no problem with it, as long as my hands were clean to begin with and afterward. I actually enjoyed eating healthy burritos in Mexico so much that when I came home, I started making them, I actually had one yesterday and it was delicious! There are way too many foods to enjoy with your hands and it’s a good idea to just one of these wet wipes in your car and/or purse, just in case!

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