How often do you bathe ?

[AbacusBabacus]

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.

[Rachel0Greep]

Every other Christmas...

[mumeeee]

I shower about 3 times a week.Sometimes more. However I do wash in between and wash my hair every other day.

[LinoleumBlownapart]

Every other Christmas... you might be over doing it!

[makeourfuture]

being mindful of water use equals how many showers per week?

Think of it this way, if you normally shower twice a day, cutting back to once a day halves your shower-related water consumption. Once a day, reduced to once every other day, again halves shower-related water consumption. Too remember that shower water is often heated.

[inappropriateraspberry]

I shower/bath every 2 or 3 days on average, as I feel I need it. More in the summer if hot, or if I’ve been exercising etc. I wash and brush teeth every day, and sometimes wash just my hair if it’s looking a bit rank - but I think daily showers/baths are a waste of water! Just like unnecessary laundry. We don’t really get that dirty day to day, and we don’t smell with deodorants, lotions and perfumes.

[Mittens1969]

I have a soak in the bath every other day, and thoroughly strip wash in between. I absolutely hate the idea of B.O. though. I also use deodorant and wear perfume so I know that I smell nice.

Washing twice a week is definitely not enough.

[Mummyoflittledragon]

*There is something really vile about finding crusty bite on someone’s pubic hair. The stale sweaty urine smell is equally disgusting. And the salty taste of sweat on someone’s skin

^this. Vile. Not washing from Thursday to Monday. Stinky minge. Ewwww.

[Mittens1969]

A strip wash is putting water in the sink and washing my body with soap all over. It’s habit I suppose. I don’t like showers all that much, and I wouldn’t have a bath every day. I do put a lot of water in the bath and soak for a long time when I’m in there.

I wash my hair every 3 days.

[JustDanceAddict]

I shower every day.

[JustDanceAddict]

Simone I know stinks badly - it’s really grim. I assume she’s not washing thoroughly enough. There was also someone at work who smelled bad and words were had (not by me, by his manager), and he has been better since.

[Mummyoflittledragon]

Your work colleague is complaining about you op.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3077911-Smelly-work-colleague?trending=1

[aSleepyPrincess]

My house is cleaned more often than your undercarriage OP, hope that gives you some perspective

[cushioncovers]

What job do you do op?

[makeourfuture]

Also, concerns are increasing regarding the effects of the soap and shampoo residue on the natural environment.

No reason to be dirty, but please be mindful.

[MyNewBearTotoro]

As standard I shower (and wash hair) every other day. When the weather is very hot or if I’ve been exercising I might shower daily.

[SavageBeauty73]

I shower every day. Wash hair every other day. I think washing twice a week is grim. I didn't shower for 4 days as I had a bug and I felt incredibly grubby.

[MrsAJ27]

Washing twice a week is disgusting

I shower every morning, and sometimes in the evening.

[HashtagTired]

I shower everyday. Sometimes twice if I go swimming too.

[EvilDoctorBallerinaRoastDuck]

I wash every day, bath every other day. I can't use the shower as I always pull a muscle.

[loveisevol]

I shower twice a day. Once in the morning and once in the evening.

[EvilDoctorBallerinaRoastDuck]

Every other Christmas? You'll wash yourself away!

[bertsdinner]

Personally, I shower every morning and wash my hair every other day.
I may be a lone voice here, but I dont see only getting washed twice a week as particularly bad. Unless you are very sweaty, no one is going totally stink after 2 or 3 days ( 2 or 3 weeks, yes).

[UsernameTaken2]

I can never work these threads out, when people say they 'shower every second day' or 'twice a week' is that all they do? (Sorry to be a bit thick)
I shower every 2nd to 3rd day. Obviously more if I've been excercising/ sweating. On the days that I don't shower I wash in the sink, face, underarms, and my 'intimate area' as some TVs adverts refer to it

Don't other people wash between showers in the sink?

[KiaOraAura]

The quote about having to be clean because you work in the NHS made me smile. The two smelliest people I've ever worked with were both in the NHS. Both had to be spoken to about their overwhelming BO on more than one occasion. One of them came in after being spoken to with what looked like different coloured hair - then it dawned on me it was his clean hair colour....

[MyfatheristheKing]

Offt twice a week?!?! I would absolutely stink! I shower at least once a day and hair every second day.

DH showers twice a day, once in the morning after the gym and then again when he comes home from work in the evening.

I think possibly your friends were trying to let you and your friend know that you smell?