How often do you bathe ?

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Sat on a night out with the girls discussing personal hygiene..... I wash twice a week. Some are saying this is too much , some too little ?! Thoughts please ?
New poster, this is light hearted.

Please everyone stop saying pits and bits!

I bath or shower (often a relaxing bath, then a shower), every other day, sink wash (face, neck, hands, under arms, under boobs, bits and feet) with a flannel, and scrub face with exfoliating stuff every morning. Trying to wash hair less now, as it gets greasy very quickly (and I think I've been over washing it). Dc gets a shower or bath every second or third day, flannel wash every morning.

Pits, bits, flannel wash, strip wash..
Just hop in the shower! (Unless you are ill)

It must able more of a faff washing all these flannels.

If I get in the shower, the steam makes my hair go crazy. As do shower caps. And too many showers make my skin feel dry. Dirty flannels get flung in the washing bag, I do a wash at least ever other day anyway.

*washing basket

I shower 1-2 times a week, wash my face twice a day and wash my pits every 1-2 days (everyday if it’s a really hot day).

What about the rest of you?! It's not just pits that get smelly.

What happens after exercise?!

My hair doesn’t need the constant washing.

In the summer everyday. In the winter I will sometimes miss out a day of showering but would wash my face, my groin and armpits as a bare minimum. 1-2 times a week would be unpleasant for those around you. I can smell unwashed flesh and it makes me feel queasy!

I shower or bath every day but only because I have sex every night or morning unless there’s a reason not to, I don’t want to walk around all day smelling like jizz🤢😂

My hair doesn’t need the constant washing

What about your bum crack? Your feet? They only get washed once or twice a week? Grim.

All you who don’t shower daily, do you not exercise?

I exercise and I shower/bath after. But I don't exercise every day hence why I shower every other day. I mean it's not set in stone! If I feel I need/want to then it might be every day and usually is in summer

This thread's starting to make me feel a bit ill. I didn't realise that reading about other people's washing habits could be so... grim.

I don’t get the strip washing either. Why the hell would you stand on one leg dooking your foot in the sink? Not to mention I don’t think I’d particularly want potential foot debris near where I brush my teeth. The only time I have ever done a strip wash is when our hot water has been broken so bath and showers aren’t an option. If I didn’t have a shower I’d at least run a shallow bath and stand and wash properly there rather than at the sink

As I said, BakedBeans47, not everybody has a bath or shower. And some do, but haven't always. And not everyone has the money to heat 60 litres (shower) or 80+ litres (bath) so has to do it. Modern bath rooms are recent for many countries, MN is international. Foot debris is the least of your worries if you either don't have the mod cons or the money.

That is true paxillin, however I’d be interested to see how many people here who strip wash rather than shower/bath do so because they haven’t got a shower or bath.

How many people (in the UK) really don’t have a bath or shower these days? It must be a minuscule number. Of course if there’s no other option you’d have to crack on with it but standing around dipping feet in a sink when there’s a bath or shower there too does seem a bit odd.

In some cases it depends how much credit is on the electricity meter whether or not a shower can be achieved

I did when I was younger. I did not grow up in the UK and I did not have a shower or bathtub. I later had a bathtub that needed to be heated up by starting a coal fire to heat a tank, with coals that had to be carried upstairs. Took ages to warm. A long and laborious task, so done weekly. Strip wash takes two kettles full of water, achieved in minutes.

And as Portia says, the electricity bill is likely a bigger concern in the UK.

You may find that many people that live in a council house have a bath only, no shower.

I wash twice a day. How I wash varies. I will always have a shower in the morning or else I'll feel gross during the day. Then I'll have a bath (to relax and clean myself) or a quick shower before getting into bed. If I skip my evening bath/shower I don't feel comfortable.

Sorry meant to say I wash my hair every 2-3 days though!

'How many people (in the UK) really don’t have a bath or shower these days?'

Our HA doesn't supply a shower. You have to apply to put one in and do it at your own expense after approval.

These homeless people won't have a shower

www.homeless.org.uk/connect/news/2017/oct/03/we-must-not-become-desensitised-to-high-levels-of-homelessness

Bath morning and evening and hair was every day. Sorry OP but you must stink. What about your feminine hygiene?