AIBU to shower twice a day

[Bearpawk]

Just chatted to a friend and she was quite astonished that I often shower 2x per day in summer.
She said she only showers every second day at the most since lockdown. Each to their own.
My reasoning:
I exercise in the morning a few days a week and get very sweaty - showering after that is a non negotiable. That's usually when I wash and dry my hair as it gets pretty wet with sweat.
Usually have a bowel movement in the mornings and don't feel clean with just paper (sorry tmi not a poo troll) so tend to shower most mornings regardless of exercise.
I walk to work every day and get a bit of a sweat on up the hill, my office has no ac so even though I wear natural fabrics, by the time I get home I can feel a bit 'clammy'.

I HATE getting in to bed dirty so I'll usually have a quick shower before getting into my pj's and settling down tor the night.
Showers are usually very quick - a rinse with a rub of the pits and bits. and I use natural soaps etc. so not too harsh on my skin.
Am I bonkers ?

What an odd thread. Why would anyone require validation on how often they wash.

I usually shower twice a day as well.

I do a lot of sport and also gardening/DIY at the moment and I really need it to get rid of the sweat and mud!

I might shower only once a day if I just have a quiet day at home.

I'm not sure how a regular shower would take 20 mins unless you're spending ages just standing under the water. It should only take a couple of minutes to shampoo and rinse your hair, same for conditioning. While leaving the conditioner on your hair you wash your body, which again only takes a couple of minutes.

I also don't know how it's possible to lather up and rinse in 20 seconds, it would take that long for my shower to get to a normal temperature.

Takes me about 3 or 4 minutes if not washing my hair, and double that if I am.

A bidet will solve all. Bloody love a bidet.

I'd absolutely love a bidet. I've seen a 'hack' where you can attach a hose tap thing to the outside of your loo for the same purposes but can't for the life of me find it again.

I never exfoliate my face. It’s something I find completely unnecessary. Use a gentle foaming cleanser in the morning and that’s it. And only exfoliate my body in the summer if I’m using gradual tanning lotion.

@Bearpawk we have a handheld bidet sprayer that is fed by the same cold water supply as the toilet. Less than £100 and brilliant!

Do you wash your bum before you wash your face in your shallow bath?

@Mercedes45

Do you wash your bum before you wash your face in your shallow bath?
Because I wash my bum twice a day it's not really too bummy.

But yes, I get in and sort of kneel in the shallow bath. Wash my face then my pits then my bum and vulva then jump out. It's a super fast wash as I have a proper all over clean after my workout

You dirtbag 😏

FFS 🤣🤣

Agree people who do not wash enough cannot smell their own bad body odour.

I don't think she lost her smell, I think she got into a less frequent habit because she wasn't going out much. Then started getting out into the world again and couldn't be arsed with the same level of grooming. She's been having a rough time in her personal life tbh and probably has just been doing the bare minimum.