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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Daily showering is NOT necessary for good health for most people, and in fact is likely undermining good health in some cases - never mind the waste of water and energy involved. This is entirely an American thing, we have been brainwashed by advertising of products we don’t need to be clean and healthy.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/showering-daily-is-it-necessary-2019062617193[/quote]

Thank you! It varies from person to person, as some people are naturally sweatier and smellier than others, but many many people do not need to shower daily.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2016/02/03/science-explains-why-some-people-are-naturally-smellier-than-others/?sh=fc1d81946c17[/quote]

Showering daily is all positive. Skipping a shower has plenty of downsides. You don't smell as sweet as you think. And even if your body might not be stinky, your hair will give you away.[/quote]

No, it's not all positive. from the Harvard article, reasons against daily showering:

*Skin may become dry, irritated, or itchy.
*Dry, cracked skin may allow bacteria and allergens to breach the barrier skin is supposed to provide, allowing skin infections and allergic reactions to occur.
*Antibacterial soaps can actually kill off normal bacteria. This upsets the balance of microorganisms on the skin and encourages the emergence of hardier, less friendly organisms that are more resistant to antibiotics.
*Our immune systems need a certain amount of stimulation by normal microorganisms, dirt, and other environmental exposures in order to create protective antibodies and "immune memory." This is one reason why some pediatricians and dermatologists recommend against daily baths for kids. Frequent baths or showers throughout a lifetime may reduce the ability of the immune system to do its job.
*And there could be other reasons to lose your enthusiasm for the daily shower: the water with which we clean ourselves may contain salts, heavy metals, chlorine, fluoride, pesticides, and other chemicals. It's possible these may cause problems, too.

Please by all means, shower daily if you really believe in that, but to say it is the only way others should behave is not right, and it's certainly got great for the environment.[/quote]

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