According to TikTok, you should never shower with the toilet seat up

On TikTok, you come across a lot of nonsense, but now and then you find something that you might benefit from in your life. Where I previously mentioned that you should put your suitcase in a bathtub when you are traveling, something new has recently emerged that you want to avoid: never shower with the toilet lid up, unless you have both the shower and the toilet in the same bathroom.

TikToker Kristina Nguyen is the person who started it. In her video, which has now been viewed 13.2 million times, she blamed the open toilet lid for her forehead acne. The theory is that leaving the toilet lid open while showering can cause pimples due to floating bacteria in the air. The humidity and water droplets from the shower would cause the germs from the toilet to float around. These can then end up in various places: walls, toothbrushes, and thus also on your skin.

@mcloving.friedrice When you shower with the toilet lid open, the humidity and water droplets from the shower causes the germs to float around, landing on spaces in your toothbrush, skin (can cause acne), hair, walls and more. Research says you can reduce airborne particles by 50% from flushing the toilet with the lid closed. This may be the reason for acne, body acne and bumps. This is based on research and just a tip! Not forcing anything🩷 #korean #koreanskincare #skincare #kbeauty #toronto #skintok #popularkoreanskincare #showerthoughts #showertips #toilettips #shower #bumps #bodyacne ♬ original sound – ⭐️

I hear you thinking: isn't it a bit outdated to blame an open toilet for your acne? And is there even any evidence?

Dr. Chilukuri, dermatologist and cosmetic doctor, tells popsugar.com that what she says is not entirely untrue. Studies from 2022 and 2023 have certainly proven that bacteria are released as soon as you flush and that you better keep the toilet lid closed. But whether these particles that are released actually end up on the skin and cause pimples? That is not the case. Firstly, these particles in the air are more likely to land on the walls and ceiling, and secondly, the bacteria and viruses that are released are not known to cause pimples at all.

Now that this problem is out of the way, we might as well help another phenomenon out of the world: can doing number two with loose hair also cause acne? You probably feel the storm coming, because the answer is indeed: no. The same applies here: the bacteria that are released and might end up in the hair are not bacteria that cause pimples.

So for those who thought that outbreak on your chin was due to your toilet: unfortunately. Science does not agree with you. Acne is caused by hormones, excessive sebum production, clogged pores, bacteria in the skin itself, or deeper inflammation. An open toilet lid will certainly not be the cause.

Source: popsugar.com