AIBU to think showering daily in hot weather is normal?

I shower twice a day anyway. More in hot weather. Wash my hair daily, I couldn’t care less what anyone else thinks.

I do wash my scalp when it needs it which is twice a week. Really not seeing an issue with every 3-4 days
some people go 7-14 depending on hair and whether it’s in a protective style or not
I tried every other day and my hair was breaking

You can’t. But the point is that even if your hair doesn’t need washing, your scalp does. So you may have to wash your hair when it doesn’t necessarily need it, in order to keep your scalp clean and non smelly.

How can someone wash their scalp without washing their hair, @Chocolattcoffeecup?

I shower because it’s far quicker and easier than a ‘good’ strip wash. I don’t really get why people would make more work for themselves unless down to necessity (no shower, physical disabilities etc), but each to their own.

This honestly made me laugh out loud @Wishingplenty !

I have 3 kids, one is disabled and requires far more care than the average child, and a full time job. I still manage a 5 min shower every day. I don’t watch TV though; maybe if I did I wouldn’t have time to shower. I reckon I could still fit it in even if I did watch TV though.

A daily shower in any weather is normal. More in hot weather. I used to live in a hot climate and would shower 3 times a day or more depending on activity.

Thanks for the lesson. I've got curly hair. My point is your scalp still needs washing whether your hair is greasy or not.

I shower every morning when I’m on my own. Every morning and evening when I’m with my wife as she and her country people think going to bed without showering is disgusting.

Australians call us Brits soap dodgers. I thought they were talking bollocks until I read Mumsnet showering threads.

Curly hair is more fragile, it often doesn’t get greasy (mine never gets greasy at all no matter how long I leave it)
it also can take a long time to dry and style. Afro hair in particular is incredibly fragile and too much washing can cause hygral fatigue or brittle hair and you generally wash because of scalp tightness, to restyle or because the scalp is itchy. The shape means that oils are slower to travel down the hair shaft too so if you wash too often you strip the hair

you’ve also got how long it takes to dry which can lead to over moisturised hair. Mine takes maybe 45 minutes diffusing to dry and I don’t have that time daily or every 2 days - it would wreck my hair as it’s so fragile

I’ve read several articles about showers for people over 65. They said a daily shower strips too much oil from older people’s skin, which is drier and thinner. The ideal is say a shower Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with a strip wash on the days between. My hair is so dry, I only need to wash it twice a week maximum, otherwise it looks like straw despite conditioner, etc.

If climate change continues, then water is going to become scarcer in the UK, and the price will go up. I imagine an electric pump shower uses more water in five minutes than a strip wash?

I had to share my sister’s bath water, @SaltShark - I hated it. Initially it was because I stayed up later but in our teens, when we had the same bedtime, it didn’t change.

We had baths on Sunday and Wednesday so I asked mum if my sister and I could take turns to go first and get the clean, hot water - and she said No!. Partly, I think, because she favoured my sister and partly because she and dad shared bath water and she always went first so she didn’t want to admit this wasn’t fair to him!

I don't get why people think they don't need to wash their scalps because they have curly hair.

I shower everyday sometimes twice aday depends on what im doing.
Morning and night.

I was fed up as a child having to bath once aweek in the same dirty warter after my mother.
Having a sprip wash in the holidays as baths was once aweek in tearm times only, i was rank and i smelled.

I agree a daily wash is essential.

I wrap mine before a shower, then put a shower cap on
I mean if my scalp did smell a bit for whatever reason, I can’t wash it more often as my hair would be damaged
it copes with twice a week best

Or some kind of washing.

I like baths, personally. I'm pretty environmentally aware so, if it's hot and I'm at home with some sweaty chores to do, I'll get up, bung on something old and do those first (mowing the lawn, serious cleaning) and then have my bath, rather than have two baths.

This isn't set in stone, though - obviously if I was going out early and seeing other people I'd always make sure I was freshly washed and dressed in clean clothes.

different people different shakes .I recall as a teenager on a school trip during a heat wave wearing very typical summer clothes my best friend however she was wearing full goth armour .Like all black the leathers chains the lot ,absolutely fine no issues with the heat. Rightio then

Some people are chill with it but personally i love having a shower before bed in the heat then lying directly in front of a fan its so much better feeling than roasting .Its so weird to see how how people live in comparison to yourself but everyone has their own cup of tea

It takes less than 5 minutes to shower, barely two minutes if not washing hair. I don’t understand why anyone would want to get into bed without washing off the day, or start the day without freshening up from whatever you get up to in the night. This may not apply so much during winter!

Shower once a day. I would stink if I only had one bath a week but I do know people who are less stinky than me!

I shower every other day, mainly for skin and hair health.

I would never judge / call people names because of their own habits.

Did she aye

I shower daily all year. If I get really sticky hot in summer, I might have 2 showers in a day.

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