Vlog 19: How astronauts stay clean during their mission to the Moon

Uploaded on November 12, 2025

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Vlog 19: How astronauts stay clean during their mission to the Moon

In this vlog, CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen tackles one of the most common questions we receive: how do astronauts stay clean in space? From shaving and washing themselves to brushing their teeth, Jeremy shares how the crew takes care of their personal hygiene in microgravity. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA, Fulwell 73 UK Limited)

All we really have are wet wipes to wash our bodies while we're in space. There’s no shower in here.

Living in space, we've obviously thought through how we're going to manage our own personal hygiene. We have our toilet, of course.

We are flying an electric razor for those of us who would like to shave. We're not planning any haircuts because it's only a nine-day mission. On the International Space Station, we have to do that, but we won't do that.

As far as cleaning ourselves, all we really have are wet wipes to wash our bodies while we're in space. There’s no shower in here. And so, it's sort of like backcountry camping. And then we do fly deodorant as well.

For brushing our teeth, we’ll have just a regular toothbrush, water in our little water pouches. And then, if we want to spit that water out and not swallow it, then we have to do that, sort of, into a towel.

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