I’m in first-year university, living in a dorm, in a room by myself, with a shared bathroom. My washroom partner is a nice girl, shy and quiet. There are two problems: one, she is very hairy with long, curly black hair.
It falls out a lot in the shower and clogs the drain, and there are also strands every time I go in. It’s gross! Problem number two is that when she uses the washroom, it is very smelly and the smell seeps into my room. It’s gag-worthy.
What do I do? If you are new to living alone, so too, probably is your washroom partner. With as much kindness, and as gently as possible, you need to teach her some basic hygiene lessons. For the shower, teach her that every time she gets out, she needs to grab a piece of tissue and wipe the hairs off the walls and floor of the shower.
And reach into the drain and grab what she can. I also suggest purchasing a shower drain hair catcher. They run from $1 up to $25 from my quick research.
For the bathroom smell, teach her to flush often — even mid-movement — and purchase different types of air fresheners. There’s one I love called Poo-Pourri that you spray BEFORE you go. You could also grab an old towel from your parent’s house to place at the bottom of the washroom door to trap any odours emanating before they can seep into your living space.
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