Do you need to shower every day?

[pierinifitness]

An article for those seeking an answer:

www.wsj.com/articles/do-you-need-to-shower-every-day-11608564443

[BigBruvOfEnglandUK]

I have a shower once a month whether I need one or not. :teehee

Seriously though, I always have one after work. I'm working on building sites all day and get covered in dust. I never use soap on my face. I only use it on the palms of my hands, my arm pits, toilet parts and feet. Nowhere else. I just have mild soaps usually made with things like olive oil. It's all you need unless you are a mechanic or something like that. Most things will wash off with just a flannel and water. All this bodywash people use all over themselves and then moisturising because they've just washed off their own natural oils is just ridiculous.

[zenqsavant]

The link takes you to a membership page

[pierinifitness]

Here’s a cut and paste of the article:

Do You Need to Shower Every Day?

Here’s what doctors say about the effect of frequent showers on your health and your skin

By Alina Dizik


Working from home has some people slowing down their showering routines to a trickle. How often should you bathe and what do doctors say about showering less?

The bottom line

More isn’t better when it comes to washing your skin. Showering more frequently may leave you smelling fresh but it doesn’t help prevent infection and it can actually be bad for your skin, say medical doctors. In fact, older people with drier skin may benefit from showering less frequently. Proponents of showering less say there is reason to limit your bathing and that some soaps can strip your skin of beneficial bacteria.

The details

For most adults, the biggest reason for showering is to reduce body odor, especially if you are spending time around others, says Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore, who focuses on emerging infectious diseases. While it usually accomplishes this goal, he says, showering less doesn’t make you prone to infection, at least most of the time.

“There’s not strong data on how frequently you should be showering from an infection standpoint,” Dr. Adalja says. He recommends against using antibacterial products in the shower, as they tend to disrupt the skin’s microbiome, or microorganisms that live on the skin

One caveat: Diabetics prone to skin infections or obese people who may have fungal infections between skin folds may have a medical need for showering more frequently, he adds. “Anybody prone to skin or soft-tissue infections may need to keep their skin as clean as possible,” he says. Children and babies often need to be washed more frequently to prevent infection.

For those working at home, showering less can be a good idea because it helps keep beneficial microbes on your skin, says Elaine Larson, professor emerita at Columbia University School of Nursing in New York, who recommends that adults shower every three to seven days depending on their age and activity. Since showering further dries out skin, adults over 60 who already have less moisture in their skin may be more vulnerable to germs if washing more frequently, she says. “If you feel dirty, shower or take a bath, but don’t think you have to every day,” says Dr. Larson, who studies hygiene.

For many people in North America, a daily shower has more to do with learned habits than health, says Katherine Ashenburg, the Toronto-based author of books including “The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History.” In Europe and elsewhere, the cultural norm is to shower less frequently. In North America, “people still really shudder at the idea of not washing or using deodorant every day,” she says. “It just seems to be in our DNA.”

[gruntbrain]

Get comfortable being uncomfortable

[pierinifitness]

Hyper frugal Uncle Gruntbrain learned long ago that he could lower his utilities bill by 30 percent by taking a shower every third day. He has been taking the savings and growing his stinking investment portfolio holdings.

Meanwhile, in other trivia news, Unc’s favorite Charlie Brown character is none other than Pigpen.

[Michael]

Only on Saturdays whether You need it or not.

[pierinifitness]

Dec 22, 2020 16:06:43 GMT Michael said:

Only on Saturdays whether You need it or not.

Like the Wild Wild West when cowboys would go to town, take a shower, get drunk, shoot it out and if they survived, get a hooker for the night for a good lay.

[BigBruvOfEnglandUK]

Dec 22, 2020 9:38:43 GMT pierinifitness said:

“people still really shudder at the idea of not washing or using deodorant every day,” she says.

I don't even own any deodorant. I've not used any in maybe 20 years. It seems to me that some body odor may come from some of the foods people eat? I don't have herbs and spices on my food which probably explains why I don't have a problem with body odor.

[mrdave100]

Like Bruv, I only soap up my pits and privates regularly and don’t wear deodorant much. Body odor and other problems seem to be due to processed foods.

[gruntbrain]

Selectively use a hand sanitizer for a body clean up 

[mr potatohead]

Dec 22, 2020 21:01:11 GMT gruntbrain said:

Selectively use a hand sanitizer for a body clean up 

I sometimes spot clean with witch hazel.

[mr potatohead]

Dec 22, 2020 19:43:52 GMT BigBruvOfEnglandUK said:

Dec 22, 2020 9:38:43 GMT pierinifitness said:

“people still really shudder at the idea of not washing or using deodorant every day,” she says.

I don't even own any deodorant. I've not used any in maybe 20 years. It seems to me that some body odor may come from some of the foods people eat? I don't have herbs and spices on my food which probably explains why I don't have a problem with body odor.

I eat garlic and onions, so I definitely stink and I like it.

[Deleted]

I always have an arse shower after dumping.

I find removing underarm hair gets rid of the need to use deodorant regularly. That said I do still use it and am one of those guys who likes to wear a nice cologne.

[pierinifitness]

I lather daily with my showers and use an unscented deodorant. I use olive oil on my skin when needed. I’ve had a problem with unusually dry feet since relocating to a much dryer AZ climate and apply generous amounts of Vaseline petroleum jelly on them, when necessary, before putting on socks.

No way I’m going to smell like my grandfather’s closet!

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