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How often should you bathe/shower?

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    ythannah wrote: »
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    This is fake news my friend. I don't know a single soul who doesn't shower or have a bath on a daily basis. I am curious to know your sources on this?


    your source must be wrong because I dont know anyone myself who fits the description :*

    Even though several posters in the thread said they did themselves :*

    My response was in relation to the aspersion that British people only shower every 2-3 days, hence the bolded text in the comment I to which I replied. I can see many people in here don't wash daily, which is entirely up to them and no judgement on my behalf. However, I can offer you my anecdotal evidence, as the means to survey a nation are beyond me, that British culture, at least in the South of the country, is to wash daily. As a researcher I'm aware of the limitations of my anecdotal knowledge, however coupled with the YouGov report linked above which shows a higher percentage of daily washers in the South, my anecdotal evidence gains some numerical support and I am therefore happy to maintain my mild outrage at such a suggestion towards my hygiene practices 😉

    You are mixing up washing and showering I think. I wash every day; I do not shower every day.

    And most people, I would imagine, do wash regularly whatever method they might choose.

    I have come across a few stink-pots in my time and it pretty much seemed to be a lack of deodorant compounded by a lack of regular clothes changes rather than an issue of not enough showers.

    Get sweaty at work, don't use a deodorant and then wear the same clothes the next day and it doesn't matter how much you wash!

    I live in the south east of England.

    And I've heard of some people who use deodorant INSTEAD OF bathing or showering. I laugh everytime I read the labels and see stuff like 24 hour or 48 hour protection. I use deodorant, but not as a substitute for water and soap.

    I had coworkers who would go to the gym and work out on their lunch hour and come back to the office absolutely reeking of cologne or perfume or body spray because they didn't have time to shower. I'd rather have smelled a bit of sweat, frankly. One fellow's cologne would linger in a room for 10 minutes after he'd left.

    I agree I'd much rather smell sweat than artificial fragrance.
  • alexmose2
    alexmose2 Posts: 208 Member
    I have been meaning to click on this thread for days lol!!! I was almost worried about the results but glad to see y'all are clean ;)
  • 7rainbow
    7rainbow Posts: 161 Member
    It depends on the person and lifestyle, as well as what your shower habits are. I have oily hair, and need to shower (with shampoo and conditioner) daily, or else I look hella greasy. People always tell me that this isn't a good idea, but a) I have very healthy hair down to my waist, these habits aren't making it die and fall out at all b) I've tried leaving it but as I said, my hair looks wet with grease. I have friends who only need to shampoo once a week, but shower everyother day with soap. If you workout/sweat a lot, or smell a bunch, showering daily is probably for the best. See what your skin/smell/hair situation is when you experiment with showering amounts to get an idea of what your body wants.

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