Pre-pandemic, we had a couple (as in they are together) over for supper. They’ve been friends with my wife for over twenty years now. They’ve always been into board and video games (each has their own gaming rig and every console), and overweight. Something had recently changed because their higiene had been ok so far. At some point in the conversation, it came up that they had done some research and found that IT WASN’T HEALTHY TO SHOWER EVERY DAY. They were now doing it once a week since “they didn’t exercise anyway”. Obviously, they smelled and I made that clear. We didn’t hear from them for some time after that.
These were two adults who had jobs and owned a house. Mind you, their house cleaning habits had also deteriorated.
They’re not wrong necessarily that it’s not strictly necessary to shower every day, depending on a variety of things like your daily habits and work, your overall environment and how clean you keep everything around you, how often you change your clothes, if you sweat a lot or have a lot of body oils, if you cook a lot, and so on. You can get by fine with light cleaning and a shower every other day if you have a simple, inactive lifestyle that doesn’t make for conditions that make your body smell, and it might be healthier for your skin.
But jeez, always shower before going out to socialize, that’s the part that baffles me… sure you can live fine with… once a week(?!) if you’re at home and not expecting company, but to use that as a rationalization for being that lazy is just a sad glimpse into people with problems.
Pre-pandemic, we had a couple (as in they are together) over for supper. They’ve been friends with my wife for over twenty years now. They’ve always been into board and video games (each has their own gaming rig and every console), and overweight. Something had recently changed because their higiene had been ok so far. At some point in the conversation, it came up that they had done some research and found that IT WASN’T HEALTHY TO SHOWER EVERY DAY. They were now doing it once a week since “they didn’t exercise anyway”. Obviously, they smelled and I made that clear. We didn’t hear from them for some time after that. These were two adults who had jobs and owned a house. Mind you, their house cleaning habits had also deteriorated.
They’re not wrong necessarily that it’s not strictly necessary to shower every day, depending on a variety of things like your daily habits and work, your overall environment and how clean you keep everything around you, how often you change your clothes, if you sweat a lot or have a lot of body oils, if you cook a lot, and so on. You can get by fine with light cleaning and a shower every other day if you have a simple, inactive lifestyle that doesn’t make for conditions that make your body smell, and it might be healthier for your skin.
But jeez, always shower before going out to socialize, that’s the part that baffles me… sure you can live fine with… once a week(?!) if you’re at home and not expecting company, but to use that as a rationalization for being that lazy is just a sad glimpse into people with problems.