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How often do you wash?

157 replies

Adsy1988 · 16/10/2020 22:04

Basically this. I shower everyday and my DP hasn’t washed since Tuesday, and regularly goes days without washing. Is this normal?

OP posts:
Hangingover · 18/10/2020 05:45

Showers are only 5 - 10 mins though. Unless I shave which I never do

LilyLongJohn · 18/10/2020 07:13

I have a shower every day. Might only wash my hair 2/3 times a week (it's long)

dottiedodah · 18/10/2020 11:19

I tend to bath every night ,do my hair every 2 or 3 days .DH showers .I think 3 days is a long time TBH . Does he smell? I tell DH outright if he smells.Or just give him his deodorant!

Rosebel · 18/10/2020 13:54

Usually every day, same as my husband. He doesn't WFH though so showers as soon as he comes in.
My youngest daughter usually every day and eldest every other day, my son has a bath most evenings but he's non mobile and only on milk at the moment so doesn't get very dirty.

Iheardarumour · 18/10/2020 13:59

Every other day, a shower. Essential wash in sink daily. My hair can't take being washed daily.

madcatladyforever · 18/10/2020 14:02

Surely even if you don't want a full shower you would get in and wash your bottom every day?

madcatladyforever · 18/10/2020 14:02

And armpits?

AfterSchoolWorry · 18/10/2020 14:03

Every day, but I have to force myself to as I hate it. I have very dry skin and sensory issues, I hate being wet and damp, so I get it over as quickly as possible.

thebeachismyhappyplace2 · 18/10/2020 14:04

Twice a day as I do like a bath also in the evening.

caringcarer · 18/10/2020 14:35

Shower everyday but constantly washing hands with Covid. DH does the same and teenage son showers two or even three times a day as he does a.lot of sports.

CrappleUmble · 18/10/2020 21:08

Three days is quite unpleasant. I accept that some people can go two and not smell, that opinion might vary on showers v baths v all over washes etc, but I would not like it one bit if it were Friday evening and my partner hadn't seen soap and water since Tuesday.

YellowishZebra · 18/10/2020 21:15

2 to 3 times a week for me, and one of those using aqueous cream in place of soap.My skin would be so painful, dry and cracked, if I did it more (psoriasis). I am using prescription steroid creams and barrier cream to get me through all the extra handwashing required for covid.

JaffaCake70 · 18/10/2020 21:16

@Sarahlou63

I shower every hour, it's important to stay fresh. I also boil wash all my bed linen, towels, tea towels, curtains and entire wardrobe twice a day. If you do less than this you're a skank.
Love it HAHAHAHA!!!
goose1964 · 18/10/2020 21:33

I wash in the morning and bath every other day. I really don't like showers.

Floradoras · 18/10/2020 22:08

I shower and bath every day. My partner is alot better now and is showering daily but he's abit lazy sometimes and skip a couple of days.

You've got to wash you bits though haven't you. Yuck lol.

whattodo2019 · 18/10/2020 22:19

i shower every morning and wash my hair every day.
i sometimes bath in the evenings
as well.

StarlightLady · 19/10/2020 09:09

I would not share a bed with someone who had not washed for several days. Not on my sheets thank you!

I shower first thing every morning and have a shower or bath after work. When it is practical to do so, l also like to shower before having sex.

Ceriane · 19/10/2020 22:23

Every day, sometimes twice a day depending on what I’m doing. Wash my hair every other day.

Kanaloa · 19/10/2020 22:44

I have a shower or a bath every day. I feel more fresh that way.

Lurchermom · 19/10/2020 22:51

We both shower every morning and in the afternoon if we've been doing DIY, gardening etc. Wash my long hair every day too.

EarthSight · 20/10/2020 11:26

Does he at least wash his privates or armpits regularly???

Sakurami · 20/10/2020 11:31

I usually shower or bathe once or twice a day. May go the odd day without doing either but I live alone for half of the week.

ravenmum · 20/10/2020 11:58

I am trying to shower less, to save water, but I love showering - have about 4 a week currently. But I wash twice a day; morning and evening.
Boyfriend also has some kind of skin condition and showers less, but afaik he washes regularly.

Uhoh233 · 20/10/2020 12:03

Everyday

Sunshineandflipflops · 20/10/2020 12:17

Shower every morning and then another or a bath after a run so can be twice a day but my showers are only very short. It baffles me what people do in there. In, wash body (and usually hair), rinse, out.

I get up early for work but don't feel human unless I shower, even thought I'm currently WFH.