> And a shocking one in three have gone as long as three days without > washing or wiping their face or body at all. 3 days of not showering is understandable if you have ...
Just don't use soap.
I bet American women shower more frequently. I know some that shower twice a day.
I do baking soda for my hair wash. What to you use?
Yeah I'm really hoping these people that don't shower daily are in cold climates. Can't do that shit in Australia.
I would rather shower once a week for an hour.
I got a little dick. It's pathetic.
Daily mail loves publishing these PR fluff pieces. "According to a study for Company X, here's a shocking statistic loosely related to the products they sell. Here's why you should buy the type o...
Yikes. I think I need a shower after reading this thread.
2-3 times a day for me. Huzzah for gym. They average less than 4 minutes, so I don't feel wasteful.
Filthy unwashed neckbeards all over Reddit must be in heaven in this thread.
> Flint + Flint owner Maxine Flint said: "I understand the appeal of a > lie-in but skipping a morning wash is both anti-social for the > people around us and unhealt...
I am female, from the U.S., shower every 3-4 days.
It's called a whores bath. You use a wash cloth, not too complicated.
Clearly none of you live where it's hot ...
I think it's a European thing. Americans are spoiled with modern shower technology. I'm not shitting either, when I'm in Europe, the shower nozzle is usually hand held rig, attached to the ho...
Same here. I occasionally skip on Sunday if I'm hungover and don't have any plans to leave my apartment, but it's not the happiest feeling.
You know, by that point, it's easier to just shower...
Dry shampoo is a game changer.
http://i.imgur.com/ELXHiJ8.jpg
shower cap, boom, see you later, bye
My gf is the same. I was raised to take a shower every day and I feel uncomfortable if I don't. I did, however grow up in a tropical island where being outside and getting sweaty everyday was v...
I think, at least for my wife, the 30 minutes away from kids and everything else probably helps too, lol.
> she has to scream "I LOVE YOU CHUNK!" in a Sloth voice the whole > time. Well there's a kink I didn't know I had...
Haha yup, same here. Comes almost to my butt. I used to be able to get everything done in 10 minutes, but now there's no way.
> It's sex. You could be wearing a Sloth mask from The Goonies and > he'd still do you in it. But she has to scream "I LOVE YOU CHUNK!" in a Sloth voice the whole time.
I have long hair and I just use a shower cap. Problem solved.
It's sex. You could be wearing a Sloth mask from The Goonies and he'd still do you in it.
> Long hair means that a "quick" shower for me is 20-30 minutes. Holy shit, I just realized why my wife's showers last so damn long. Her hair reaches the bottom of her back.
Or he has unusually small balls and dick.
i wash my hair daily but i am the same. if i just wet it, it feels...gross and likes to stick up all over the place. i wouldnt wash it daily but i get REALLY bad bed head. it looks like anime h...
It's absolutely dreadful to keep up with after every shower and seriously pushes back my showers on any given day. "Oh fuck I have to shower, BUT THEN MY HAIR WILL BE WET! I can wait a few more h...
I'm ok with feeling gross if I don't do anything that day. I shower every day I go out.
Maybe it's evidence women are better at statistics. If you don't shower one day out of the month, on average you shower less than once a day.
She must have an unusually large mouth.
The v telegraph is a hateful rag. Also totally editorially corrupt.
My grandma called it "pussy, tits, and armpits". Grandma was a great lady, I miss her.
I also live in the desert, but usually shower every other day. Too often and my skin painfully cracks open. Don't get me wrong, I love taking a shower and they feel great. But my skin really need...
My kind of gal.
See, that's my issue. Even if only the edges get damp, word spreads to the rest of my follicles and the next morning I'll wake up with my entire head being this weird, greasy mess all separated i...
Whenever I shower and don't shampoo my hair, it immediately feels dirtier because it got wet.
I just put my massive mane in a bun. Sure the edges might get a little damp, but it beats having to do the whole hair regime every day.
And this is all assuming you have no plans on styling. Otherwise enjoy the two hours curling it or extra hour straightening!
That is actually really interesting - I didn't know that! Thank you for a informative, reasonable response and for not calling me gross.
I am a natural oil factory(thanks genetics) . If I don't shower at least once a day, I get extremely oily hair and nasty nethers.
When I showered every day, I had full-body dandruff from dry skin. I did this up until the end of college or when I was working. But because I'd been led to believe that this was the norm in the ...
My skin and hair are super greasy as well. The way I got my body to adjust was to start showering without soap and shampoo every time. So even if I get in the shower every day, I'm only using pro...
I give my SO so many points for being willing to have shower sex when i'm wearing my shower cap.
A student shower is just spraying deodorant.
I stayed at a hostle recently, and I was absolutely shocked how often the other girls showered! One girl had been there for 10 days and had showered twice. A group of Asian girls came for 5 days,...
I shower every day because I run almost every day. But if I were a woman who isn't physical and has long hair, I can see myself showering maybe once every other day. Long hair seems like a bitch ...
Showering is to BE clean, not seem clean. When you shower you dont feel nasty and you got to bed clean and you dont sweat as much at night because of that and you're not horribly nasty in the mor...
because you shower so much your body makes too much oil because you keep stripping it.. it has nothing to do with not showering, its because you over shower
Now have long hair.
Try switching him to a more natural shampoo.
Some of us live in warmer climates (I'm in AZ) Where it's pretty much necessary every day.
Yep. My hair is ass-long and a "quick shower" for me is 30 minutes.
Yeah, same here. I don't sweat much at all, and I still do daily grooming to keep clean. When you have hair down to your ass, it gets really annoying to wash, dry and style it every day. Its so l...
Oh man. I miss George.
When I was traveling in Japan they had these full body "shower" cloths similar to baby wipes but about twice the size. It actually did a good job cleaning up I think. It gave a tingling sensation...
Deodorant isn't sufficient for covering up my pit stank if I skip a day.
And then AFTER your "quick" shower, it either takes hours for your hair to air dry, or an hour and arm aches to blow dry it. I hear ya, sister.
Also, for those of us with long hair, it saves us from potentially getting it wet.
I think they mean that they feel gross. It's mostly a mental thing and they realize it, but they still just like to feel clean.
Exercise makes you need a shower. My job involves lots of walking around and climbing ladders and stuff. Have to have a shower at the end of the day.
A sponge bath uses far less water, soap and time.
I'd argue you need to wash your face as well (maybe I'm just greasy)
Bass to mouth, sayeth the catatafish.
I have long, thick naturally curly hair and it is a bitch to style. Blowing drying takes half an hour. If I washed it every day, it would be a frizz bomb. It is so dry. Also, my husband can not t...
Ugh I'm super sorry to hear that!
I warm shower at least once a day because it feels good.
PTA = Pits, tits and ass
Who gives a fuck about whether or not British women shower every day?
Why don't you just have a Gentleman's Wash?
top tip, just wash the balls and dick.
I don't shower every day, because if I do my skin gets dry and itchy, my hair gets frizzy. It's not like I stink, because I'm not a dirtbag. Humanity didn't evolve in a land of daily showers, it'...
Ever since my thyroid stopped working reliably my hair is a greasy mess within 6 hours of a shower no matter what. I've tried every type of shampoo (or no shampoo for months thinking I'd "over st...
Funny thing is, though, not everyone's balls smell like cheese and feet after one day of not showering. I daresay there would be something dietary contributing to that odor (butyric acid anyone??...
It's a survey. Why would a scientist be required for this?
At that point, you might as well take a shower. You're already naked, in the bathroom, and bathing.
Ballsacks shouldn't smell like sweaty cheese and feet, either. This isn't the middle ages FFS. I'll take lemon lime, thank you.
Two problems, daycare has been cancelled due to snow and I have been working non stop for the last couple of days.
It's entirely dependent on the person. Some people sweat a lot. Some people smell if they don't wash more regularly. Some people have more active jobs where they sweat a lot. Some don't. Some peo...
Yeah the article comes across as very judging.
I always heard it as a bird bath.
Weird. I wash every day and don't need any extra products for my skin.
"Admit" and "deny" are the standard words used in research and in medicine. I'm in med school and if I were presenting a case to an attending I'd say something like "the patient denies drug use o...
Word. My hair is medium-length (a little past my shoulders), and I typically have it up in a bun. I'm going to school 5 days a week right now, not working, so I don't typically get sweaty. And wh...
Unless you're getting a new brush each time the order doesn't matter.
True that. My husband for example. He takes 30 minute showers every day and if he misses a day, his head looks like an oil slick. It's gross.
This is the issue for me too. My hair is so thick and heavy that even when it's tied or pinned or even shower capped in, at least some will get out and get wet, thus ruining it for the rest of my...
Mine does this too...
You might want to offer to take the kids for an hour so she can get clean.
That is a legit reason.
Not all hair behaves the same. As soon as I start the hot water, my hair starts to frizz. If I even get the nape wet it makes the rest of my head feel weird and sweaty. So frizzy sweaty head is d...
I like my balls and dick in my girlfriends mouth, so I shower everyday.
Yes! It may not even be a "you smell like shit" odor. It's like a twang, a scent that is just ick that teases the nostrils. That unbathed smell.
If we need a study to make us notice this, it probably isn't a problem in the first place.
AKA "French Shower".
Why get your hair wet though? A large clip, a ponytail with the tail pinned up or even an oldschool showercap means your hair doesn't get wet. Trust me, my hair is very long and THICK, it can l...
You can't smell you but we can
Also known as a Whore's Bath or Student Shower where I come from.
They're trying to get people to buy more product. This is just a PR piece from a cosmetics company to get their name in front of eyeballs. Notice how the article mentions Flint + Flint multiple t...
I dont shower much in winter. In summer (hot and humid here)... hell yes I shower every day... otherwise i stink. In winter I shed skin like crazy when I shower twice or 3 times a week. And I g...
That's exactly what this is. This is a common type of article. A study is commissioned on behalf of a company that aims to find some factoid that gets that companies name in a newspaper. The sole...
physically active = must shower every day
I'm amazed at the people in this thread that say they get "gross" when they don't shower for 1 day. It's certainly possible, but a lot of people get "gross" BECAUSE they shower every day.
Living in a warm to hot climate, I can't imagine not showering. Also, my hair is a disaster if I don't wash it daily. I personally feel out of sorts if I don't start the day with a hot steamy sho...
Pits and pussy.
But showering is not always shampooing and conditioning your hair, or even using soap.
Tops and tails
Commonly referred to as a sponge bath, this sort of bathing does not necessarily require a sponge. One wets a loofah, wash cloth, or other absorbent material in a sink, tub, or basin. Optionally,...
I'm surprised so many people are defensive about their showering habits, to each their own, I don't care really. I personally need to shower atleast once a day cause of the glorious B.O. That com...
I don't either, especially in the winter and often when I do shower I'm not using soap unless I'm really stinky or need to shave. I get eczema really bad in the winter and soap of any kind just s...
Even still... when you live in the cold and dont shower.... your skin sheds like crazy. That is how it is for me. Edit: I have found that if I dont shower for over three days... I start to get ...
You can shower without washing your hair. I use one of these
Yeah, that works but I think "when showers aren't available" is the key there. I know it's probably just as good, but I won't feel as clean. Basically, as long as you don't stink, I don't wonde...
Or with some people, a rag on a stick.
. . . it's not enough to not stink. Advertising has trained us to think our crotches should smell like the fresh frosty air shooting off the top of El Capitan or something. Edit: Whoo! My crotch ...
baby wipes. We do it in the military when outdoors for long periods of time. or when showers aren't available.
No, people are not supposed to shower every day, but our tolerance for a "normal human" odor has apparently disappeared due to cultural conditioning. Clean human beings have a mild, inoffensive o...
You could just rinse.
These threads always depress the shit out of me with all the people who think a ballsack should smell like lemon-lime and that if you sweat you're instantly "dirty." Even with mild sweating, many...
Seems like a waste of time, though. I can jump in and out of the shower in about 5 minutes.
If I take a shower right before bed then I don't take one when I wake up in the morning. I usually end up taking one about midday (6-7pm) because I start to wonder why I feel icky and then rememb...
Exactly this. Not to mention my hair is crazy long. If I'm in the shower, it's going to get wet, and it's like a gremlin in that once it's wet, it turns into a hideous tufty monster (until washed...
I live in an incredibly dry desert and shower every day. The idea of not doing so sounds gross to me, but that may be due to the fact that I look like a bedraggled hobo on day two without a showe...
At least I shower 5 days a week: Ususally I shower every morning but two days a week I work out late and as soon as I get home I shower and then go to bed. Feels like a huge waste to shower in th...
Exactly. If you shower every day and wash your hair every day with a bunch of sulfates and surfactants and drying agents, you're going to have a bad time. But don't worry, we've got this sweet li...
I didn't read the article. Redditing like a pro since 2011.
with a rag at a sink
That's just the thing, usually you can't smell yourself. I had this young friend that would smell really bad, I sat him down and explained it to him and he was nice about it. Next day he came o...
I would say 4-5 in the winter, 5-7 in the summer.
oh my god yes... I love hot water... even here, where its hot outside... a nice, long hot shower does the soul good. So relaxing!
Me too, but my wife does not and doesn't need to. Just because some of us are sweaty pigs doesn't mean all of us are. I'm pretty happy my wife doesn't sweat as much as I do :)
Ahh I see... I live in the tropics and it just feels glorious to take a shower when I get home after a long day. Nothing like feeling fresh and clean, slippin' into some clean jammies! Even whe...
Depends. Not really in the winter, but definitely do in the summer or I feel like a big gross.
The article is about those things as well, not just showering though.
I live in the cold and generally don't sweat most days. But I still shower daily. Hot water feels too good to skip showering in the morning.
Some people need to shower more than others. What a strange article. If you don't stink then who cares?
Some people can go a while without stinking. If I go 48 hours without a shower, people tell me I smell like shit.
How do you wash your armpits, asshole, and crotch without showering?
I live in the cold and don't sweat much. Can go for three days. SWEAR TO GOD it is not gross at all.
You can't go ass to mouth (especially with a toothbrush). :o)
I have a hard time not bathing every day. I have oily skin. I feel greasy when I skip a shower on any given day. If I take a shower and put on clothes that I wore the day before. I can feel my ...
My girlfriend can go a day without showering and still feel & smell clean. She's petite, 1/2 asian and doesn't have oily skin so you really don't notice if she has skipped a day. When she does ...
Male here. I shower every morning and by late afternoon at the lastest, I'm a skunk. My Ex-GF used to shower no more than every two or three days and even without using perfume never had any trac...
Uhh no. I shower pretty much everyday, mostly because I have a tendency to sweat, even in winter. My wife on the other hand, rarely sweats and can go several days without showering and she doesn'...
Yes, but if you were told "You can only shower 4 times a week" you would not say "but then how will I brush my teeth!"
I am a British female and shower at night, sometimes feel a bit gross during the day. Never skip a day.
me too... does nobody else sweat? they must live in the cold....
man frantically brushing teeth in the shower "Nobody told me!"
Nature's original birth-control method.... :-)
I say shower as often as you need to. For me in the winter that's 1-2 times a week. Also I stopped using shampoo and conditioner almost a year ago because it was making my hair dry, coarse and fr...
It also depends on the person. I've met many people that believe they don't smell because they don't smell themselves. It's hard to notice a gradual change. I have an uncle that goes days witho...
Redd Foxx - Wash Your Ass
Most people living an average lifestyle (going to and from the office or whatever, assuming no workouts) can go two or three days without getting smelly unless it's high summer or something. It d...
You dont seem to realize that there is a huge difference between showering and washing the key smelly parts
Bur that does nor equal "showering" And ingree that showering its not really something you need on a daily basis
You don't have to take a shower to do either of those though.
I'm surprised by all the people here that think they don't smell when they haven't showered for days. Newsflash, you smell. If you are concerned about the soap drying your skin, find a gentler so...
Seems like a thinly veiled excuse to shame women into buying more cosmetics/soaps/etc. Reminds me of this Mitchell and Webb sketch .
I shower everyday otherwise I feel gross.
> Unless you work out, or work outdoors, or for some reason come in > intimate contact with huge amounts of filth and garbage every day > you don’t always need a s...
Well the study was conducted by the company Flint + Flint so I wouldn't be surprised if they came out with a similar product in the next few months.
hah, my wife hasn't showered in a week because of toddlers.
Or "4 out of 5 British women bathe more than their French counterparts."
Not removing make-up before bed is just being lazy and can't be good for your skin. And not brushing your teeth, now that's just plain nasty.
I don't either... well, depending on your definition. I typically shower 5-7 times a week. I consider that pretty much every day...
Showering every day is not a requirement for good personal hygiene. The Telegraph really is a bullshit rag.
Hey, it's cold in the UK. I don't blame them.
"Admit" seems like a weird word to use, implying that not showering daily is somehow embarrassing or shameful. Are people even supposed to shower every day? I certainly don't.
This. I at least want to get a bit wet (oh I'm male btw) every day but a serious shower everyday might just be detrimental rather than a good thing. Of course you have to figure out a good bala...
You know, science says that washing every day is not good for you. Oh, you poor skin, devoid of all it's natural oils and minerals. I'm a Woman who is very Anxious with money so I only shower...
See also: http://flintplusflint.com/blogs/news-reviews/18326639-when-do-women-dare-to-bare-our-skin-survey Mirror for the submitted article: https://web.archive.org/web/20150222194400/www.tele...