Are we over showering/bathing?

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I ride 20 miles a day to work plus more down hill riding at weekends days off etc so I shower when i wake up after riding and then before bed.. but i dont pay for my water bills so don't really care :)
 
Once a day for me, but I have always done it - for as long as I remember.

If I'm on holiday with limited access to showers, wet wipes, and lots of them to feel fresh. It's different for everyone, taking into account upbringing etc...
 
I shower every morning after the gym, then every evening after the gym... Even if i don't go to the gym, I'll shower in the morning before work and then often in the evening just before bed. Otherwise I feel a bit.. grubby..?
 
Bassmansam said:
I wash my penis everyday so i don't see the need to wash my hands after peeing?
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Exactly. Unless you wee on your hands why do you need to wash them after weeing? I mean urine is sterile anyway so there is nothing dirty about it. Just keep your junk clean and you are good to go.
 
Cromulent said:
Exactly. Unless you wee on your hands why do you need to wash them after weeing? I mean urine is sterile anyway so there is nothing dirty about it. Just keep your junk clean and you are good to go.
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I can't argue with that but at work I mess with Hospital Notes all day and some pages have stains on them so I always wash my hands before I wee and thebn a quick rinse after. I then get a paper towel to open the doors up with so I don't get faeces on my hands.
 
I don't buy into the idea that not washing makes you less smelly because you build up natural oils.

Not washing regularly just makes you greasy and smelly. What's the point in putting on clean clothes if you're all greasy? Might as well put the same clothes back on to protect your oily layer.

Basically I'm saying if you don't wash your whole body every day then you're a lazy smelly greasy person who should either accept that instead of making excuses or have a good wash instead.
 
bainbridge said:
I don't buy into the idea that not washing makes you less smelly because you build up natural oils.

Not washing regularly just makes you greasy and smelly. What's the point in putting on clean clothes if you're all greasy? Might as well put the same clothes back on to protect your oily layer.

Basically I'm saying if you don't wash your whole body every day then you're a lazy smelly greasy person who should either accept that instead of making excuses or have a good wash instead.
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The problem is that there are good bacteria's and bad bacteria's. Washing every day does kill the bad bacteria's but it also kills the good stuff as well. I should note that I try and shower every day although some days I don't manage it but it is rare.
 
Cromulent said:
The problem is that there are good bacteria's and bad bacteria's. Washing every day does kill the good stuff as well.
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lol wtf is this, an actimel commercial?

We kill the bad bacteria and top up your good bacteria with our specialised shower regime! Danananaaa-danananaaa unnn danone.
 
Nitefly said:
lol wtf is this, an actimel commercial?

We kill the bad bacteria and top up your good bacteria with our specialised shower regime! Danananaaa-danananaaa unnn danone.
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I see you've never studied biology then. You know the human body is made up of quite a lot of bacteria right? And that some of that bacteria actually helps us right? If you killed all the bacteria in a human body you'd suffer major health problems. According to a biologist I know there is a ratio of 3:1 of bacteria in human bodies. That means there is three times as much bacterial DNA in a human body compared with human DNA.
 
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