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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another vote for every other day, but if they went to the pool or got muddy/dirty from a sport I'll wash again that day.

For the every day posters who are shocked by the rest of us, you know you can wash just their face and private parts with a wash cloth every day if you want - you don't need to wash their whole body.[/quote]

Really so now we are cutting corners on bathing? Are you anti-bathing parents aware that even parents in developing nations bath their children daily!  Please wash your kids daily and stop using  the dry skin excuse. We have too many options for lotions and body oils you can even make your own natural body lotion. I do feel bad for your kids teachers.  For those who skip out on showers where are you from? [/quote]

:roll:  I think I'll take skin care advice from my kids' pediatrician rather than a germaphobe on the internet.   My kids bathed every-other-day throughout their childhood - as advised by their pediatrician - although more frequent during summers.  And now that they are in middle school they shower daily.   [/quote]

I agree with you. You lose a lot of natural oil with daily bathing, unless it's a quick rinse with water. Shampoos and chemicals probably aren't good for you. Bathing every other day is probably fine, it may even be too much. Recent research has even begun to show the benefits of bacteria on both the skin and in the gut. You can laugh, but they just banned anti-microbial soaps because they help produce super germs. A little dirt isn't bad. I honestly just shower quickly with water each morning and shampoo like once every two weeks.  I have short hair and I am a guy. I definitely use deodorant, even though that's probably an endocrine disruptor.

The Atlantic covered this recently.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/06/i-stopped-showering-and-life-continued/486314/

It's whatever you like, but honestly covering yourself in chemicals probably isn't what nature intended.

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