28/07/24 ♦ personal hygiene in the microcosm

how do those freaks keep themselves clean?

personal hygiene, as one can imagine, is a pretty complex topic in the microcosm, since everyone's very different from one another. you can't just distribute toilet paper and cross your fingers - especially if you don't have fingers! so how do you keep everyone from smelling like a trashworld?

the answer is generalisation. colonies tend to stockpile cleaning supplies - galactic standard covers this in very broad strokes. hypoallergenic soaps, specially formulated to emulsify body oils and break up organic detritus; chemical-based detergents