Usually once a day, but I like twice a day as well.

People need to Google the science behind showering before they start judging people for showering twice a day. Don't be so basic. Everyone's body chemistry is different, so everyone has different needs when it comes to bathing. Most people definitely do not need to shower every day. It depends on your lifestyle and body. Overwashing can be very bad for your skin. You can shower twice a day and smell nasty. You can shower once a week and smell fantastic. If you need to shower twice a day, you probably have some sort of issue going on that you need to investigate... and it's probably rooted in the fact that you keep ****ing up your skin's pH balance by not only ripping the natural oils off and not letting it secrete properly but also by rubbing your skin with a towel to get the water off and thus making the top layer of skin extra susceptible to the harms of the environment.

During heatwaves, I do sometimes shower 2x a day. But in the winter? Hell no. I live in Canada, my home is phenomenally dry due to the central heating and I tend to stay at home. Unless I'm exercising, I shower maybe every 2 days or 3 days. If I exercise, I shower immediately after.

On that note, just as an FYI to some people who may be suffering from body acne on here, yet they shower often... check out the soap you're using. SLS (google it) is a common ingredient in soap/body wash/shampoo/dish detergent/toothpaste etc. and although effective, it can throw off the pH balance of your skin because it's TOO drying. Oily skin is not the only bad one, dry skin is also a bad thing. It also causes body acne. Your back gets a double dosage of SLS from shampoo and from your body soap. Think about it.

Big temperature change in the mornings when you jump in the shower, you can experience headaches (or in my case, full on migranes because I'm prone to them) by the blood pressure changed caused by a morning hot shower. They don't last long but the last thing the world needs is for me to be grumpier in the morning. The solution is to step into a cold shower but ... **** that noise. Also when I relax, I go full on ZEN mode... so a shower before getting into fresh bed sheets is the ****. Just another perspective haha, there's no "right" way

I find showering helps wake me up at 1 am and allows me to study further.

Once on free days, twice when I work out. My flatmate showers every other day but she really should do it at least once a day, she stinks

That's a rather interesting way to look at it. Thanks. I guess everyone just has different preferences when it comes to these things, as you said, there's no "right" way.

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However, I do believe that showering any less than once a day isn't hygienic, even if you don't smell, it's still unhygienic. As others have said, you can wear shower caps or have shorter showers etc. to avoid any unnecessary loss of natural oils and such, or apply lotions and creams to rehydrate dry skin. There's always other solutions, but not showing isn't the right way about it.

Once a week,I rarely get smelly and when I do I put on a perfume so you can't really smell me.

Every other day in winter.

Once a week in summer.

Once a day minimum.

I shower once a day before I go to bed. Sometimes twice if I have time in the morning.

At least once or twice a year.

Usually once a day (in the morning), unless I've been active. I'm not here for musty ass people being around me.

2 times a day, usually. 3 in the summer.

Once a day. Any less than that is gross!

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cute.

i'm talking pollutants in the air, not just dirt. I mean like free redials, smokes, polluted air in general.



but do explain why topical drug exist if things on TOP of the skin can't reach the blood stream?

And why most beauty guru advise u to wash your face before sleeping if these things had no effect on your skin rejuvenation?




Two times a day is not over showering and you don't have to use soap every time u shower.

Twice every day, sometimes three times.