Article - Why Daily Showers May Be Bad For You

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  • wilsoncl6
    wilsoncl6 Posts: 1,280 Member
    I get oily skin and like to shower on a daily basis. It works well for my skin type. I may skip a day on the weekend if I'm just hanging around the house. For a while I was showering up to three times a day because I was working out twice a day and did not like starting my day off without a shower. I wouldn't say that getting a shower every day is good for everyone, nor is showering every day bad for everyone.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I will err on the side of not stinkin' up the joint and continue to shower daily.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,284 Member
    I agree that many people do not need a daily shower - particularly older people who are not very active.

    I agree that is probably not many people on MFP - but I can vouch that in my many years of community nursing and Aged Care nursing, there were many elderly people who did not shower daily ( they did have a basic wash though) and they did not stink or have any repercussions from this.

    Re hair - I have a shower every day myself but I do not wash my hair every day. Alternate day hair washing is fine for me. I use a shower cap the other days.

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