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To not want a shower everyday?

129 replies

Ointb · 22/04/2021 15:19

I find they dry my skin out if I shower every day, even if I use lukewarm water and emollient creams - I have kept them short, and tried everything I can think of short of seeing a dermatologist. My skin itches like crazy after most showers.

I do feel a lot fresher of course but is it really unhygienic to switch to every other day? (And for my partner is it gross?!)

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Ijustknowitstimetogo · 25/04/2021 02:29

No you don’t have to. More like full shower alternate days. Ever since I heard Vivienne Westwood say she stopped showering each day just wash your bits and go. I’ve done the same. (Although she takes it to the extreme).

Pyewackect · 25/04/2021 02:31

I work for the NHS and take a shower when I come off shift. Has to be done.

ChristmasAlone · 25/04/2021 02:36

I have non shower days on weekends when I lounge

Working week I always go out in morning for with gym/swim/run so would be rank if I didn't

As long as pits and bits are done it's fine

Ariannah · 25/04/2021 02:42

I have a cool shower every day just using the handheld spray for pits and bits, the rest of my body doesn’t get wet. I only use soap on the rest of my body once a week. I wash my hair 2-3 times a week. And I have to moisturise my whole body after every full shower. If I had a full shower every day I’d be itchy as anything.

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