Do I really need to shower/bath EVERY day??

Valli

Prothet_of_Doom wrote: »

In 1945 7 million households in Britian did not have Hot water from a tap.

quidsy wrote: »

Would be interesting to know how people smelled.

With their noses;)

In 1945 100% of households didn't have the internet.:rotfl:
Things HAVE improved!

I shower at least once a day; twice in summer when it's hot. So once a day;)

bouncydog1

Three of us at least once a day and twice at weekends. Luckily we have three bathrooms!!!

ostrichnomore_2

I have a crazy looking Gok Wan shower cap I wear so I don't always have to wash my hair. I shower every day, but only wash hair every 2-3 days. Works well and always put a smile on my face when I see myself in the mirror, and it sends OH into hysterics. It looks like one of the bathing caps you see Victorian ladies going int the sea wearing. Practical and cheerful too!

-taff

I shower when I'm smelly or dirty, and since i don't sweat that much or get that dirty, I don't need a shower every day.

System

Judi wrote: »

To cut costs, you could always try turning your heater down to a cooler setting. Incidently, i was beginning to suffer with sore, red itchy skin on my legs and arms, the doctor gave me cream for it which was good, but it never went away. I turned the gas water heater temperature down when i had my daily bath/shower and the sore dry skin went away. On the minus side, it means i am not in the bath/shower very long before the water starts to go cool.

Wow I cant believe I posted that in 2006. The sore, red itchy skin on my legs returned a few months back so, despite hating our shower with a vengeance I have swapped most of my baths for showers as it doesn't seem to dry out my skin as much.

Nix143

Having hit a certain age and hormone level nightsweats force me to shower every morning, I feel minging if I don't.

And I generally have a bath every evening as well but that's more to do with the hour long Kindling I do in there

JulieGeorgiana

I have psoriasis on my scalp and excema on my skin. I have been expressly told to NOT shower daily. Also I use steroids to control the psoriasis and my dr won't let me use it more then once in 48hrs and if my scalp gets wet and I don't use it I'm in agony!

Then my DS got excema the dr told me to stop bathing him daily, how did he know I was?

So now I shower every second day, and the children have bath night 3 days a week. And all excema in this house is under control

Ps. In the summer we 'rinse' daily with a quick shower x

beautiful_ravens

During ordinary or cold weather, I have about 2 showers a week. I have long hair, eczema and dry skin, so showering - or more specifically soaping - isn't that great, but I hate the oily 'soap' you can get for dry skin conditions, and I hate waiting for my hair to dry.
No one has ever said they could smell me, infact many people have said I have very little smell in general.

I like a really hot bath and that makes my ankles itchy but I enjoy the deep clean feeling, so I purposely set aside time to indulge in about one super-luxurious bath a month, it takes at least 2 hours, but I do everything - read a book, drink wine, fancy products, hair, nails, stuff like that - it feels like a real treat!

I find that having less showers keeps my skin nicer - and since giving up smoking and wheat carbs, my skin is even better. I hardly sweat or smell, but I think there's certain areas on ones body that do need a wash each day, so I have sink washes each day.
Obviously though I have extra showers if needs be!

Summer is very different. I have allergies and get a terrible reaction to my own sweat/the sun/plants etc and often have 2 or 3 tepid showers on hot days, without much soap, just to cool everything down.

Molly41

This is going to sound minting. Im not a smelly person and don't sweat so I only shower and wash my hair once every 2 weeks. Honestly my hair stays shiny and I have a strip wash every day. I have raised Intracranial Pressure and literally having a shower and hair wash is excrutiating and I end up in bed all day as the heat exacerbates the problem. I am always asking my husband and kids if i am smelly and they always reply No.

My sons are always in the shower - sometimes up to 3 times a day and my DD spends hours in the bath. Once my problem is resolved I would like nothing better than to stand under a lovely hot shower x