01
Tempo
The gesture: 10 mins max in the morning if you share. Not 25. Your shower isn't a sanctuary when 3 people wait outside.
Avoid: Phone in the shower for a TikTok. Family hates you for 8h after.
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For 13-19s who share a bathroom with parents and siblings
Teen codes — Surviving a shared bathroom
When you have 4 people for 1 shower and your sister took your toothpaste — again.
Context
At 15, you know the basics. But between morning bathroom (queue), school toilets (taboo) and friends' places (panic), there are codes no one writes down. Here.
« Your phone can wait. The queue won't. »
— PLOUF
02
School toilets
The gesture: Yes, you go. No, it's not shameful. Take 2 minutes instead of holding 6h — your body thanks you.
Avoid: Holding all day "because it's gross". You end up with a UTI, then a doctor. Bad deal.
💡 Tip: Keep 2 disinfecting wipes in your bag. Game changer.
03
At friends' places
The gesture: Ask first. Leave it as you found it. Don't read their medicine cabinet. That's it.
Avoid: Sitting 25 mins "because Insta existential crisis". Come back, your friends look for you.
04
Periods
The gesture: At school or friends': hygiene bin = yes. Flushing = no, it clogs. If no bin, dedicated bag in your bag.
Avoid: Silent embarrassment: it's your health, not shameful. Take up space.
05
Intimate hygiene
The gesture: Use mild soap, not the minty shower gel. And water alone works fine for intimate areas.
Avoid: Vaginal douches / "fresh" sprays. It disrupts balance, creates infections. Marketing, not science.
06
Seat + flush
The gesture: You know the rule. Respect it. Parents will judge you on cool stuff. Not the seat.
Avoid: The "I forgot, next person will lower it". Spoiler: no.
07
Hands
The gesture: Seriously. With soap. You'll re-touch your phone, keyboard, sandwich. Infinite microbe loop otherwise.
Avoid: The "wet hand on the back of your jeans" move. Counts as zero.