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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hasn’t anyone ever noticed the wide variety of soaps and lotions and deodorants at the store? That’s because there is a wide range in skin types. Also some people sweat a lot more. And some people get dirtier in their day to day lives. This means that different people also have different showering needs.

I swear it seems that this thread is populated by children who don’t understand simple things.[/quote]

This. There's also this moral superiority people have around cleanliness, which is interesting if you take a step back and think about it. People are trying to prove that they are clean, inside and out. But a person who avoids using too much soap in order to prevent drying out their skin is not unclean or immoral. They are simply prone to dry skin, especially in winter time.

It's also funny to watch people tell others that they must smell bad because they don't shower in the same way. If you've traveled at all in the world, you know that how people smell, and specifically how much of their natural body odor is discernible, is culturally dictated and doesn't actually have to do with cleanliness. I shower daily but if I don't wear deodorant and apply body oil, I will have a natural scent by midday. It's not dirt or anything foul, it's literally just the smell that normal levels of sweat and my natural body oils make when not covered up. In the US, I always wear deodorant and body oil because people hate this smell here. In other countries... eh, they don't care. And sometimes they actively dislike the scent of deodorants or scented moisturizer. It's a cultural preference, not evidence of superior hygiene. Wearing deodorant and other scented products does not make you cleaner, it just covers up your natural musk. It's an aesthetic choice, like wearing mascara or a belt. It has nothing to do with cleanliness.[/quote]

Agreed.

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