How often do you exercise?
this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2024
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I shower every day because it feels nicer when I go to bed. With alopecia I got really sensitive to how sticky the skin gets, probably because there's not even a tiny push fuzz left. I only use shampoo every other day though.
Where do you live, and do you no exercise? I walk to work, get a ride home, go to yoga or take a long Pokemon Go walk or lift weights, no way am I crawling into bed without a shower.
If you are dead idle and living in a cold dry place, sure. But I don't think that is most of the world.
ETA: I saw the comment below about rinsing, not washing. I am not using soap everywhere every day, no. More of a rinse off.
I have a disability and cannot not shower every morning. It's also 35-40 degrees here most of the year. I cycle around town. I also don't need much water, I get myself wet, put shampoo, rinse, turn tap off again, lather, on, face was, rinse, off. I probably use five litres or less than that.
I’ve been a once a week person these days and I have no problem with it. I don’t leave the house much and should prob exercise more though dangit.
I don't see the point either. Now in winter for example I'm taking, like, 4 showers a week - I never skip two days, but I'm not going all the way to shower religiously every single day either.
I like having a shower. It's nice.
Running water is unironically the fucking bees knees imo
Gross. Have an upvote.
I work from home for my main job (desk job) and still sweat; I also try not to over-use my air conditioning. Additionally, I have to mow (though the goal is to continue reducing grass in favor of edible plants, it takes time), do other work around the house, and do small-scale farming.
All of that nonwithstanding, I've gotten into the habit here in Japan of not getting in to bed dirty. I don't wash my sheets every single day, so I wash me before getting into bed rather than stewing in bacteria, fungi, pollen, etc. for a week or more at a time. Additionally, a hot bath before bed helps me relax and get ready for sleep (though I skip it sometimes in the worst parts of summer). My sleep quality is also now better than it used to be.
I shower every other day and feel fine, except on the hotest days in summer
My skin and hair are to sensitive. I'd like to shower every day, but my skin doesn't do very well when I do
Going swimming during summer months counts as a bath, right?
yes and no, IMO it's probably best practice but not really necessary to shower with only water every day, but it's definitely not needed to also use products every day, unless you work with stuff that gets on your body and actually needs soap and shampoo to come off.
For the average person i'd say shower with soap once per week and then just rinse with water and scrub yourself down whenever you feel the need.
Eh, at least rinse off. TMI, but I personally enjoy having my intimate areas touched, and I find washing them helps me get where I want to go.
Maybe no need to vigorously scrub your body from head to toe every morning, but there is an advantage to at least rinsing the stink off of yourself every day.
Stinking on the days you dont shower is rude