{"id":11859,"date":"2026-07-20T20:24:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11859"},"modified":"2026-07-20T20:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:24:44","slug":"the-biggest-hygiene-mistakes-people-make-in-the-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11859","title":{"rendered":"The Biggest Hygiene Mistakes People Make in the Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-content\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">&#8220;If you shower before, you could help keep the pool cleaner,&#8221; says Lisa Cuchara, a professor of biomedical sciences at Quinnipiac University who teaches a course called \u201cThe Infections of Leisure,\u201d about the germs people encounter while swimming, traveling, camping, spending the day at the spa, and pursuing other recreational activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">But, &#8220;if you shower after, you could help prevent yourself from coming down with something,&#8221; she adds. A second shower washes away whatever was floating in the water, as well as the chlorine that can dry out your skin and hair.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Neither one has to be elaborate. If your pool has one of those little rinse-off showers by the deck, 30 seconds before you get in\u2014and another quick rinse when you get out\u2014goes a long way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 id=\"you-get-in-with-an-open-cut-scrape-or-fresh-surgical-site\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 font-editorial text-black-coffee text-mobile-h2 lg:scroll-mt-28 lg:text-h2 mb-4\"><strong>You get in with an open cut, scrape, or fresh surgical site<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Your skin is a remarkably good barrier\u2014right up until there&#8217;s a break in it. 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