French Vocabulary: Health and Hygiene

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Last Updated: June 5, 2023

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Hygiene plays a huge part in caring for oneself. This list contains French words and expressions which are used in relation to health and hygiene.

One of the reasons you might be reading this article is because you are wondering what's the French word for health. So we made this vocabulary list about health and hygiene. You can use these to ask for services from salons and spas, but you can also simply add these terms to your expanding French vocabulary.

French Vocabulary Health and Hygiene

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La santéHealth
avoir bonne minelook good
en bonne santéhealthy
en formefit
la forcestrength
la formefitness
la médecine préventivepreventive medicine
la santé mentalemental health
la vigueurvigor
le bien-êtrewell-being
prévenir/éviterprevent
robusterobust

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L’hygiène personnellePersonal Hygiene
(se) laverwash
faire sa toilettegroom
l’eau de Cologne (f )cologne
l’eau de toilette (f )/le parfumperfume
l’éponge (f )sponge
l’odeur corporelle (f )body odor
la baignoirebathtub
la crème hydratantemoisturizer
la crème lavantecleansing cream
la crème pour les mainshand lotion
la doucheshower
la lotionlotion
la propretécleanliness
la serviettetowel
la serviette hygiéniquesanitary pad
la sueursweat
le bainbath
le déodorantdeodorant
le fond de teintskin foundation
le gant de toilettewashcloth
le papier hygiéniquetoilet paper
le rouge à lèvreslipstick
le savonsoap
le tampon hygiéniquetampon
les puces (fpl)fleas
les règles (fpl)/la menstruationmenstruation
prendre une doucheshower
propreclean
les sels de bainbath salts
se baignerbathe
se maquillerput on makeup


There you have it, new list of vocabulary to help you talk about health in French!


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French health and hygiene vocabulary

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Frederic Bibard is the founder of Talk in French, a company that helps french learners to practice and improve their french. Macaron addict. Jacques Audiard fan. You can contact him on Instagram

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