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AIBU to think showering daily in hot weather is normal?

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TheOpalFox · 22/05/2026 14:44

I just had a shower as it’s boiling. My friend said I can’t believe you shower a few times a day? Lol she said even when it’s hot I bath once a week 🫢🤣

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Zolanimrod · 24/05/2026 04:48

When I worked for many years in Bangkok teaching. You have your one “proper” shower and then any subsequent ones needed that day, and for sure you did, make it quick without products. A rinse as it were.
Personsal hygiene tops. I’m

MrsRoth · 24/05/2026 01:12

SnowFrogJelly · 24/05/2026 00:27

Unnecessary waste of water

every other day is fine

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It is not. Specially if you exercise, have sex and sweat. There are others way you can save water, put people are not ready for this conversation. Just check how many L of water to produce a single burger, for example.

SnowFrogJelly · 24/05/2026 01:10

MasterBeth · 24/05/2026 00:31

How is it a waste of water?

One of the great uses of water is its ability to help us wash stuff, including ourselves. A waste of water is to keep your tap running for no reason. Keeping yourself clean is a great use of water.

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It’s a waste because showering twice a day is unnecessary

GottaBeStrong · 24/05/2026 00:42

SweetnsourNZ · 23/05/2026 04:31

Also called a whores wash.

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So glad to know that I (and many other disabled people) am having a whore's wash. 😩

Zerosleep · 24/05/2026 00:34

I usually shower first thing in the morning and then before I go to bed. Today I showered at lunchtime also because I was pouring with sweat. So not unusual to me. I have however come to realise that most people don’t bathe as often as I do 🤮

MasterBeth · 24/05/2026 00:31

How is it a waste of water?

One of the great uses of water is its ability to help us wash stuff, including ourselves. A waste of water is to keep your tap running for no reason. Keeping yourself clean is a great use of water.

SnowFrogJelly · 24/05/2026 00:27

MrsRoth · 23/05/2026 19:18

Sorry. No matter the weather I shower in the morning and at night before bedtime. I think it is respectful with people I love and work with. Also it is hygienic. A bath/shower once a week?

Unnecessary waste of water

every other day is fine

murasaki · 24/05/2026 00:12

Fair enough, but I'd have a shower stool to sit on in that case. But yes, needs must and whatever works for you. And I'm sure you are, sorry if I came over as harsh.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 24/05/2026 00:08

It’s better for me, @murasaki, because I struggle to stand for even a very short shower, but can have a good wash sitting down, then just stand long enough to wash my hair.

I don’t do it every day - I shower as often as I can, but disability limits my ability to shower daily. Rest assured, I am clean and fragrant.

Sometimes circumstances force us into things we wouldn’t want or choose.

murasaki · 23/05/2026 23:34

StrictlyCoffee · 23/05/2026 22:52

It’s the 2020s, not the 1820s

A shower is a whole lot less hassle than a strip wash at the sink for most people surely

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Totally, less water everywhere. When not washing my hair, I'm in and out of the shower in less than 5 minutes. I can't imagine a strip wash being quicker or better.

StrictlyCoffee · 23/05/2026 22:52

redhatpurplehair · 22/05/2026 15:57

Has no one ever heard of a strip wash? In the days before showers how do you think people kept clean?

Good grief 🙄

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It’s the 2020s, not the 1820s

A shower is a whole lot less hassle than a strip wash at the sink for most people surely

BrendaSmall · 23/05/2026 22:52

if I’m working on the 3 days a week I go to my fitness sessions I shower as soon as I get home from work and shower again after my sessions!

Copperoliverbear · 23/05/2026 22:48

she is unhygienic.

Bowies · 23/05/2026 22:46

Several times a day and once a week in hot weather are both outside the norm IMO.

Allonthesametrain · 23/05/2026 21:28

Several times a day is OTP, no matter how hot.

A bath once a week is fine with a good main area scrub daily.

Papyrophile · 23/05/2026 19:56

Today, I washed and shampooed this morning. Then I had a three minute cold shower after an hour of heavy mowing, but no soap except on my feet -- which were filthy.

Newmeagain · 23/05/2026 19:52

Whysnothingsimple · 23/05/2026 18:33

Is it? And really not very good for the skin (or environment). I would have thought every other day was more normal

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The best solution to that is a short daily shower.

Wetcoatsandmudagain · 23/05/2026 19:24

Always once a day here but in hot weather it’s twice

MrsCrimbleCrumble · 23/05/2026 19:20

I shower twice a day on normal days, sometimes even three times. I love showering and feeling clean. I also won't poop if I can't shower after. Lol.

MrsRoth · 23/05/2026 19:18

Sorry. No matter the weather I shower in the morning and at night before bedtime. I think it is respectful with people I love and work with. Also it is hygienic. A bath/shower once a week?

Fleurdalys · 23/05/2026 19:17

WeatherOrNothing · 23/05/2026 19:11

The days before a shower. Now showers exist. What a pig, having a bath once a week.

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This

WeatherOrNothing · 23/05/2026 19:11

redhatpurplehair · 22/05/2026 15:57

Has no one ever heard of a strip wash? In the days before showers how do you think people kept clean?

Good grief 🙄

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The days before a shower. Now showers exist. What a pig, having a bath once a week.

Fleurdalys · 23/05/2026 19:10

Fleurdalys · 23/05/2026 19:04

As they usually do
Crack on with your own routine

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They usually are

Fleurdalys · 23/05/2026 19:04

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 23/05/2026 18:53

It is pretty clear that you think people who don’t shower daily are dirty, smelly people, @Fleurdalys.

As they usually do
Crack on with your own routine

independentfriend · 23/05/2026 18:56

I think showering daily, just before going to bed is usually reasonable in the heat because that should help people cool down to sleep.

But excess showering / bathing is a waste of water and water is often in short supply when there are extended hot periods. So in general there's no need to take several showers a day (exception for manual labourers / after vigorous exercise / incontinence etc). Most people can have a strip wash if they need to wash a second time in the day.

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