'I don't shower every day'

[WhiteRosesAndThistles]

When someone states they don't shower every day would you assume they are washing the important bits on the days they are not showering or would you think they are completely unwashed on those days?
Going off the BO wafting around in the shops yesterday I would assume most people are not washing inbetween showering!

Exactly.

I think 2 to 3 hour bum is an absolutely rank thought if you're so inept at wiping it that it could be described as "crusty".

Posters like that are always talking about other people and not themselves.

You're wiping with dry paper. You could wipe until your skin cracked and not get all the bacteria (which will multiply, because that is the function of bacteria) off.

I often poo more than once a day. Does that mean I need a shower after every poo?

I would assume that they stink but that they're probably certain that they don't smell at all. It seems to be a really common delusion.

Totally agree. It’s manic and unnecessary. Clothes can be worn more than once. Humans can exist with daily showers. It’s all so bad for the environment too.

There are many places in your house alone - let alone anywhere in public - that will have far more nasty bacteria on them than a bum that was last washed with soap two days ago.

I shower every other day unless it's hot or I'm on my period. I don't do any strenuous physical activity, I wash on the days I don't.

Cost of living, I suppose it’s expensive to heat water if you need to credit the meter. But credit is available for the instant dopamine hit purchases and they can pay later.

Preferably, yes, unless a bidet is available.

I dunno about you but I've never had a waft of unwashed groin hit my nostrils...

I don’t have a shower at the moment - there’s a thread about it somewhere, so I’m currently having very thorough daily washes

I do wonder if people who don’t shower every day DO wash thoroughly, because it takes an awful lot longer for my all over thorough wash that my normal quick showers

Really? Detergent smells are just horrible (in my opinion). I go to great trouble to have non smelly cleaning fluids, no air fresheners etc. Open a window, folks.

I don't understand people putting Dettol and Zoflora in their washing machines, either, when they could use a hotter wash to sanitise their laundry.

Exactly. Using a nasty flannel while standing at the basin instead of just hopping in and washing thoroughly in the same amount of time?? Why?? It’s truly baffling.

Definitely. But you're not dragging with kitchen sink/toilet/bin and their smell around with you into public areas.

I don't want to be the one who smells in the office. But you do you.

I can literally shower in 2 mins if I’m not washing my hair and I’d feel much cleaner than a flannel wash

I’ve not really noticed an epidemic of BO so much as clothes that smell mouldy because I assume ppl have had to dry things indoors and maybe can’t afford to put the heating on to do it and don’t have a tumble dryer

I don’t shower every day. I’m going through cancer treatment and some days I just don’t feel well enough to shower or by the time I do, the hot water is gone and it takes about 45 minutes to heat up more (and by then, I’m in bed!).

BUT I always shower if I’m dirty, have gone out for the day, feel smelly, have somewhere to go that involves leaving the house, etc. Otherwise, if I’ve just sat around the house all day and done nothing but drive the dc to school and back, I’d just wash my face, hands and brush teeth.

I hope you never suffer from IBS d+ or diverticular disease as somedays you would hardly leave the shower cubicle.

I shower every other day but wash face under arms and private parts everyday. I'm not a very sweaty person and don't smell. However in the summer months I often shower daily.

I went to the dentist last week and there was a chap waiting who was rank with raw sweat. Not a worker from his clothes, he clearly hadn't had a wash in the previous 36 hours.

What do you class as the important bits?
I don't shower everyday and don't stink out shops.
The important bits I was daily are my hands and they need to be repeatedly washed during my working day to ensure the quality if my work.

I don't understand why there are so many threads about obsessive washing and cleanliness and judging other peoples routines and standards. If a person smells they need to wash more, if they don't they don't.

A shower is just as quick as a splash over the sink. I find shower quicker as it’s easier for rinsing