Hate showering & washing my hair-Do you shower every day?

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Don’t know why I hate i?! Does anyone else?

I shower on working days (3 x per week) and if meeting up with friends etc, but if i’m off for a while, I don’t, is that gross? I could easily go a week if only doing school drop off and food shop, dog walks

I shower every day but I certainly don't wash my hair everyday! It gets put in a bun on top of my head and is lucky for a once a week wash depending on what I have on and how bad it looks.
The best thing about my day is coming in from work and standing under hot water for 10 mins peace!

Yeah sorry try that’s a bit gross. I very very occasionally (maybe once every two weeks or so) will go a day without showering if I’m staying at home and have no where to go but the next day I’ll feel pretty grim and absolutely need a shower. Hate washing my hair though will try and do that twice a week if I can get away with it.

In my 'youth' I would shower and wash hair every day, didn't think twice about it. Now I loathe it and shower and wash hair twice a week, with a sink wash between times (when necessary). I don't know why, but I think I have 'functional freeze'.

My usual routine is: quick shower five days a week, on the other two days I bathe, wash my hair, pumice stone to feet, shave if necessary. Bath days are when I change my HRT patch.

A quick shower is easier than faffing around with face, bits & pits!

Shower and wash my hair every day

I know that if this was me, I would be concerned about my mental health.

I'm with you, I hate it too but I think it's more being wet then having to dry my hair that annoys me.
Can't lie, I feel better after a shower though!

This is a frequent topic on Mumsnet and never ends well

Literally the only bit of luxury I have is my shower and hair wash

Are you ND by any chance?

I have ADHD and it takes all my might to force myself to shower regularly. However as you’ve described - if I don’t have anywhere to be in person it falls by the wayside! I’m good for 2-3 days and then it falls apart.

It’s strange because I’m hygiene obsessed - the skin on my hands is so dry because of how much I wash my hands. But I just can’t get myself in gear.

It’s also only in the last year that I regularly brush my teeth morning & night too (and I’m late 30s). I was always good at doing them in the morning but I could never remember to do them at night & when I remembered I couldn’t physically be bothered! I’ve cracked that because I have a goal to be looking my best by 40 and part of that was a smile makeover, so dental hygiene needed to be prioritised but it’s taken so much brain space and effort for me to make this happen.

It blows my mind that NT people just brush their teeth and shower without thinking about it!

Shower x2 a day here.
Hair wash every other day.
Sometimes instead of a shower I'll have a bath. Could never go a day without either a bath or shower...to me that's just dirty and lazy but each to their own.
I never understand the washing with a flannel thing in place of a bath/shower . I'm not convinced you can clean yourself thoroughly with a wipe down - you can't beat a lovely bubble bath or a nice shower to get yourself clean. Much quicker and easier to jump under the shower than bugger about with flannels at the sink.

My whole life i detested showering, and it took until moving into my own place that i figured out it was because in my family home, it was always done in the morning and the house was always colder than was comfortable to me (its a me problem, I run cold!) Switched to showering in the afternoon or evening before bed in my nice warm house and stopped feeling this way. Could it be a time/temperature thing with you?

Edit to add: suspect i am ND

I can't remember the last I DIDN'T shower every day. I don't do my hair daily though but will do a quick dry shampoo refresh if needed.

I absolutely hates showers so just have a couple of baths a week and the odd flannel wash. If I had a partner I'd be back to daily showers and flannel washes during the day too but I don't smell. My lodger who is a bloke is the same! A couple of showers a week as I can hear him and use the bathroom later and know.

I shower every day without fail.
Hair wash is a pain (well, the drying part) but that’s only every 3 days.

I feel gross if I don’t shower every day.

I shower every morning before getting dressed. I usually give my hair a quick wash then too

I like it. I like to feel clean and I don't want to put clean clothes on a sweaty body.

Not showering or bathing daily is pretty gross, although I do understand that the occasional problem can mean it is not possible once in a while.

Every day unless properly ill. Honestly, apart from feeling uncomfortable, I just honk if I don’t 🤢

In fact if I’m out in the evening I try very hard to organise a shower immediately before I leave. Just don’t feel clean otherwise.

I shower at least once a day and wash my hair ever other day and it's a complete fucking chore IMHO.

I absolutely love a shower so I would never skip a day.

I don’t necessarily think it’s dirty not to though.

I shower every 2nd day. I call it the 2 day rule !
Obviously in the Summer it's every day but I live in Scotland so it is never too hot ! 😀😀😀

Yep. My bingo card is out.

...and we're off 🙄

Yes. Shower and hair wash every morning. Can’t stand the feeling of not doing it. I don’t feel ready to face the day.

No, I can't imagine that it does 😂I am surprised to hear it's a frequent topic!