Did adults bathe weekly in the old days?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, I am really referring to the 60's and 70's. Were people (adults) bathing less frequently?

You mean waaay back in the Pleistocene era?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the '70s, I remember most of our family bathed every second day. Sometimes less in the winter. I don't know exactly how often my mom bathed as a kid, but I know even as a teen they never washed their hair more than once a week.

In college ('80s), I dated a European guy, and when I would visit, I got to have the first bath. Then he and his four male roommates would each take their turn. The water got colder and dirtier with each person...yuck. And people did smell, to be honest, but since everyone smelled the same, I don't think they noticed!

Oh BS. I lived in Europe then. People were not sharing bathwater.

I'm old (70s) and lived in Europe, I must be super dirty.