How Often Do You Really Need to Shower?

Do you really need a daily shower to stay clean, or is it doing more harm than good? Some scientists have recommendations based on what we know about our skin - and what might be living on top of it.
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[@rainandthundersounds]

We lazy people are here for validation.

[@clementine9187]

Exactly. I haven't showered in a week. I have no job, no friends, hardly leave the house, why bother?? It takes me like 30+ minutes to shower too, I just don't have the patience for it.

[@leosurname6993]

The internet says it's ok...

[@josemares1968]

Lmao exactly

[@PenRippyJr]

so true! haha!

[@lyraelalyn]

Yaaaaas!

[@Che8t]

Like with most all health tips: Shower when you're dirty Eat when you're hungry Drink when you're thirsty Sleep when you're tired Use the bathroom when you need to I honestly don't know why people have so much trouble with some of this. Your body is literally built to tell you what it needs you to do.

[@blindpeopledostuff3587]

Che8t well the fat people ate too much, the dirty people don’t shower enough, The people who are you falling asleep in places where they shouldn’t don’t sleep enough. This is the thing. The least of my issues is beating too much because my skin really does get dry.

[@ewcho8995]

fassjfsajgjopsag Wrong. So a person that takes a sip of water because they feel thirsty is dehydrated? No. Being dehydrated is a very bad thing and it’s when your body has very little water, which would only happen under extreme circumstances. So every time someone says they are thirsty doesn’t mean they are dehydrated.

[@user-xw9ro6ge1m]

People like being told what to do by youtube videos

[@crazyloon3537]

If your skin be dry after the shower then use f*_cking moisturiser. True fact: soap drys your skin easily so that's why I recommend goats milk body wash. Does the trick.

[@shadowdance4666]

And poopie when you have pants

[@laurenmichelle5961]

My friends think that I'm weird and gross because i shower every 2-3 days instead of everyday, there's no need to shower if I'm not sweaty or dirty.

[@therobin980]

Lauren are you sure they are good friends?

[@ChronicallyCurious]

People feel like if they did it, they'd feel gross. So they assume that's how you feel and that you're fine with it, or that you really do have BO and you don't notice it or something. I think it's ridiculous. Not every body or skin type reacts the same way. We need to celebrate the differences and dynamism of the body, not judge someone for their body being really good at regulating itself! People who have known you a long time find out and are offended. They've never noticed an issue or thought you looked or smelled weird or bad, but now you're "less than," because your routine is different. I say, enjoy the extra time (I save 138 hours a year by washing my hair about every three days after training my hair for a few years) and using less water and hope they get some sense and save their offense for things that actually deserve it.

[@shanecoolvideostevens9395]

Chronically Curious lol

[@shanecoolvideostevens9395]

Chronically Curious to

[@shanecoolvideostevens9395]

Chronically Curious about

[@tls5870]

Nobody in the comments is bringing up how much water is wasted by people showering twice a day.

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

T L S, You still have to shower.., regardless..

[@animepage6795]

T L S who cares

[@user-ko7tr8qc2e]

MMA Fighter We don't have a infinite water supply. Everything is limited. Learn that.

[@filipbabovic8474]

@@animepage6795 Ask your parents the one who pay for you lazy ass

[@marysomo1987]

You’re being biased because some people may shower for about five minutes and twice a day. When others shower every other day but shower for eg. 30min In this scenario exactly who is wasting more water. The people that shower every other day

[@Schmidteren]

bath every other year.. got it.

[@tinyking11]

Schmidteren 😂😂😭

[@kevinmael3862]

weather you need it or not.

[@uiomancannot7931]

Pleb. The only time I've been in water is when I was baptised in unholy water. I must embody the scent of my lord and saviour satan. This is my one life goal.

[@miniverse2002]

The caveman way. Though I do wonder how often they washed in actuality.

[@SysterYster]

Miniverse I'd guess they bathed in streams and lakes in summer just like anyone else would, unless it was too close to a city in which case the water would have been fatally dirty at the time. And if that was the case, then a couple of times a year. Like before weddings, christmas and other festivities. But it really wasn't seen as a too important things to do and people often shared baths making the water less than nice. They had no nice fancy showers back then with hot water. So to get a nice hot bath you needed to do a lot of work. The fancier people used a lot of perfumes instead of washing. :P

[@RedstoneMaster78]

I thought my screen was messed up at the start

[@winddoggo9406]

Benjamin Kostiuk I thought the same thing

[@caramelqueengaming3601]

I tried to clean it.

[@DioneN]

Benjamin Kostiuk me too haha😹

[@DoctorNikkiP]

Haha me as well!

[@RizkhyDestatama]

I thought that too

[@Raisingwolvesart]

I used to get eczema and other skin rashes a lot when I showered & scrubbed everywhere everyday. its how my dad taught me though and he'd get mad if I skipped a day without showering, saying it's gross. but once I stopped showering everyday and switched to every 2 days I haven't had eczema in 2 years. I think over showering dries out my skin, nothing wrong with not doing so everyday

[@manelsilva4801]

Raising Wolves same

[@ExploringExotics]

I'm the exact same way! I even went through different types of soaps. It only stopped when I switched to showering every couple of days

[@Udontkno7]

Same! I had horrid eczema, and I showered every day because the girls at school did. I stopped at 12, and for the last 4 years, everyone compliments my skin.

[@jeaneljaylamputi2215]

@heman it's the soap. Water is most of the time fine by its own, soap tends to dry out your skin from its natural oils that moisturize it. So if you really have to take a bath twice a day or more, skip the soap.

[@jhonhoppins522]

I shower every 3 days and my legs are still scaly and itchy even after using lotion and not using soap there. I can't imagine what it'd be like if i showered everyday

[@cmuller1441]

Instead of to taking a shower every day, a dermatologist explained that you should only apply soap in specific points (like under your arms and on your feet, choose what becomes smelly when you sweat) and avoid using very hot water. This removes smelly bacteria and keep the natural layer of protection on most of your body.

[@earthenscience]

Soap needs to match the pH of your body. Most commercial soaps do not.

[@JJamiah]

@@earthenscience I make my own!😊

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

Why would a dermatologist say something like that? He can't be a Dermatologist

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

​@@earthenscienceYou still have to bathe everyday🤷‍♂️

[@earthenscience]

@@WhitemenaresoSexy Seems like psuedoscience. You shouldn't bathe in tap water everyday. On the other hand if you are rich and can afford salt water baths then you can maybe bathe everyday without any adverse health effects.

[@danielkatayama]

Things are completely different depending on the season and part of the globe you live on. The key there is sweat.

[@xJC4Rx]

Yeah. Brazilians shower like 3 times a day because they live in literal hell

[@moremerry57]

JC4R 😜

[@moremerry57]

Daniel Mizusaki Katayama, i shower up to three times a day in the summer - N Indiana is HUMID and I exercise my dog at the park 1 hour, morning and night - and 1 shower every 1-3 days in the winter - cracking skin is a MUCH bigger problem than BO when the high is 24°. Then, it’s often to get the chill out of my bones.

[@googoogaga3154]

Gene's matter aswell

[@fpbvieira]

@@xJC4Rx not literal

[@theshyowl7301]

Didn't expect the idea of being able to shower less than every day to be such a controversial issue lol why are people so passionate about how often they shower? Y'all need to chill

[@ren.pfa.99]

TheShyOwl its youtube. Everyones passionate about everything.

[@PauloDDD2]

Try to ask about how to use the toilet. THAT is a controversial topic.

[@AlexaAXAG]

Piotr Rywczak you should use baby wipes. (It's basically those options combined)

[@jazzfan1994]

The Mediocre Artist Fer AXAG Baby wipes are horrible for the sewer system (if you have one of those of course) because they don't break apart in water like toilet paper does.

[@AlexaAXAG]

Periastron bathroom buckets are always a thing.

[@bruno3]

So ideally you should shower every couple of days... I've been right all along! So many years being mocked by my family but look who's laughing now!

[@Novasigmia]

My mother yells at me in a repetitive vocal match and I wish I can erase that memory forever

[@MargaritaMagdalena]

@@Novasigmia Does she yell at you for not showering?

[@ericawhitneyNOLA]

It wasn’t until I was in my early 20s when I found out most ppl take showers everyday. I thought it was normal to shower 2 or 3 times a week

[@Marina_7]

Same, I shower 2-3 times a week and on the days I don't I just wash the essentials and I'm good. I know quite a few other people who also do this and they're fine as well, it depends on how sweaty you are I guess

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

🤣😂wtf

[@silversmith333]

Ion know about 2 times a week 😅

[@vailix750]

@@silversmith333 its normal if you don't go outside much and don't sweat at all.

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

No, You're supposed to shower every single day. Its normal to bathe everyday, Period

[@imakecomments]

If I don’t shower everyday I feel sticky

[@_hector__]

I make comments cuz this is my commenting channel Same here

[@sepioify]

Sticky?

[@ameliaespindola5145]

sepioify maybe he feels hes a stick

[@ThisIsTaco1]

sepioify Body oils and sweat get sticky. Happens to me aswell.

[@Phantumix]

Sameeeee

[@viniciusalbuquerque8030]

Here in Brazil most people shower at least twice daily, but one shower is "OK". I think it is impossible to stay a whole day without shower here. It is too hot and people would stink a lot. You say "but we use deodorant". Yep. Now you smell like if I had pissed in a flower garden.

[@TheZenytram]

haahahah haha

[@Ariranhaa]

"Most people"? Not verified.

[@MaiaraBela]

Not most people in Brazil, maybe most people in certain regions. I live in SP and take 1 shower per day, no need to take 2.

[@viniciusalbuquerque8030]

Guys, if you have air conditioning at home, work and in your car, you probably will not need to shower twice. But this is not common for Brazil. And even at colder places I've found out this pattern.

[@cristianoportela4215]

seriously that someone goes to an date smelling like fish or rotten flesh, just to avoid an shower?

[@hiljan3203]

I shower once a week. I’m depressed so everything is a daily fight

[@moremerry57]

Hilja N, been living with and fighting depression for ~50 years. I have these spells still. I don’t beat myself up, but I do try to remember that I ALWAYS feel better when the warm water flowing over my head increases the blood flow to my brain. And having taken a shower goes on the plus column for things I’ve done that day. Try to remember to care for yourself - in clouding your physical body - as you would your best friend or loved one: you deserve that care. 💪🏻 fight for yourself: you ARE worth that care. 😉☺️

[@michaelsnelling3338]

Likewise, once a week is good. Also no soap on my face. Age 70+ told I look 50, so all good.

[@MikkaPower]

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

It's no excuse

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

@John J Johnson What? Your comment makes no sense

[@JoeBob79569]

I think it depends on: what you do, where you live, what time of the year it is, what you've got going on, how smelly/sweaty you are. I generally vary between once to twice a day, to once every 5 days or so. Putting a definite number on it is kind of silly.

[@jeaneljaylamputi2215]

So true. It entirely depends on the climate, how much you're sweating daily, environmental factors like pollution(oh screw Manila air), and skin microbiome inhabitants(the extreme BO types of germs).

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

All of those reasons are no excuse to not shower regularly. 2x/day is recommended

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

@@jeaneljaylamputi2215 Shut up Stupid and Shower everyday.

[@rdmz135]

@@WhitemenaresoSexy not everyone likes wasting resources for no reason

[@israt1903]

@@WhitemenaresoSexy wow you really love wasting water, yes it is good to shower but sometimes it is not

[@eomguel9017]

I feel so deeply uncomfortable, unhappy and miserable if I don't shower, that there's no way I would remove it from my daily routine!

[@Kenjiro5775]

You took the words directly from my fingertips before I could type them myself. I have felt exactly as you describe, uncomfortable, unhappy and miserable if I don't shower ever since I was a baby, from what my parents have told me. I am turning 56 later this year and absolutely nothing has changed with regard to my bathing habits. For me, dry skin gets lotion, which is like applying a car polish after a car wash. 😁✌

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

I can't see myself without a shower everyday, even the thought is crazy.

[@muadhib001]

Then the real problem isnt the showering or body cleanliness

[@ThirteenthFox13]

I only shower when I feel dirty, but I wash my hands all the time, brush my teeth and use a salt stone based deodorant daily.

[@eligio7907]

salt stone based might try that now thanks

[@TheSvj5047]

Yeah the salt stone deodorant is really nice.

[@ThirteenthFox13]

Definitely try the salt stone, no chems so you can use it when you are sweating and no irritation and it cleans up any smell within minutes. Basically just a chunk of smooth sea salt.

[@ThirteenthFox13]

Undead Phoenyx to each their own, I have definitely had two shower days.

[@ThirteenthFox13]

decembrist not true, I put it on and it kills any B.O. in minutes. Works for me.

[@ReiYuriko]

When you work on a farm and get covered in sweat and dirt and animal feces every day you need to shower every day

[@MargaritaMagdalena]

If your work gets you into direct contact with animal feces you probably can't afford a shower in your house. Lol.

[@mikumbo8763]

​@@MargaritaMagdalena mayosapian spotted

[@MargaritaMagdalena]

@@mikumbo8763 Kiddo spotted.

[@jannebrija9879]

They should factor out climate, if you live in a hot and humid environment. It is just natural to shower daily sometimes even twice a day.

[@UnknowinglyDerpy]

Note: This may not apply if you live in a tropical region Source: constant hot weather + sweat = miserable day

[@IndigoEyePhotography]

Methinks this advice is somewhat biased towards people living in temperate climates. Here in the tropics, we do notice when foreigners don't shower.

[@jeaneljaylamputi2215]

Exactly why I don't go near foreign tourists, especially those who are known to live in temperate regions. They start smelling real BAD once they sweat a lot in a hot summer day(esp. those who took a bath twice a week) . Experienced it once on a beach vacation, I'm afraid they'll take offence if I noted their body odor, so I just walk far away from their odor radius. It's understandable when the weather's dry and cold that showers will do more harm than good towards the body. As long as the temperature is fine, you do you. But if the climate is working against your usual showering frequency, I highly suggest that you adapt.

[@bigimskiweisenheimer8325]

Do you notice when locals don't shower also?

[@wheresmygpu5545]

Sounds like racism lol maybe you just think they stink because they are foreigner.

[@IndigoEyePhotography]

There's racism, and there's observation based on personal experience. Sure, I can check myself for biases, but it's not like I could scold my nose for being racist when it -does- detect an odor, yeah?

[@wheresmygpu5545]

@@IndigoEyePhotography I think it's all in your head bro. I mean when you are born and taught to be racist and you don't even know it everyone is going to smell bad to you cuz it all in the mind. Brah It could also be yourself you might be smelling your own bias or odors maybe.. but I see tourist in my place all the time but they smell like the crap they put on from all the local tourist shops. But yeah I agree your nose prob isn't racist just make sure it's not yourself that you are smelling yeah boi 🤙

[@caitlynjones2147]

Also washing your hair everyday is awful for your hair. If you have oily hair (like me) try using a dry shampoo like Batiste in between washes. After a while you'll notice your hair is much nicer and you scalp will thank you for it. In case you're curious I went from washing my hair everyday to twice a week. It took a long time to get it down to twice a week but I went from having an oil drenched scalp 12 hours after every shampoo to being able to go a couple days without even needing dry shampoo. Seriously- stop washing your hair everyday ❤️💛💚💙💜

[@ChronicallyCurious]

Caitlyn Jones It's weird how viscerally people react about the showering and hair washing thing! I mean... especially if they already know you and know perfectly well that you're not gross smelling or looking, they still freak when they find out you don't shower like twice a day or your hair every day. I think it's both weird and interesting. They'll have not a clue for years sometimes and then be so disturbed. I don't get it! I've trained my hair to make it about three days, but want to get to four. I almost sit on it because it's so long and I feel like it's healthier now that I wash it less. And it takes an hour to dry properly so I'm saving 138 (ish) hours a week, taking 15 minutes to wash and condition it and an hour to dry it each time. That's 5.75 DAYS a YEAR I'm saving by not doing this! I actually did the math on that a while ago, and I'm using my "hair wash time" to learn Spanish. 😅 I time my training times really carefully. I try to have the day I forgo my wash on a Sunday so my Monday morning wash will restore things back to normal. If I have a vacation coming up, or am sick and it's my wash day, I choose timing like that to try the first time or two, so even if it's horrible backlash, I can kind of play around with it. Sometimes I went 2 days and then 3 days for a few months until I could do 3 days each time. It takes trial and error. Maybe dry shampoo is super helpful for some people. Maybe it's not as great for others. People with dark hair or dry hair might have more difficulty being able to use it less. Cocoa powder is helpful as well for darker hair, and not as drying as a dry shampoo spray especially. It takes a little finagling. But it might really be worth it. So... people can't tell. My hair is actually doing better overall now that I'm washing it less... it impacts no one negatively... I gain extra time in my day and routine.... I can't imagine why people react the way they do. It's like a gut reaction, a visceral, "That's not okay!" Reaction. It's like they found out I kiss my brother or something, it's like appalled and almost offended and weirded out all at once. I think people assume you can go from washing it every day to just not doing it every four days. I know a few people that had scalp lacerations or were really sick who didn't for a few days and they had major backlash, so maybe they subconsciously assume it's like that for everyone? So we must be choosing to be absolute grease-ball messes for days, because we prefer it. But they're forgetting everyone doesn't have the same experiences and people and their skin and their hair don't all react the same way. We're different. Celebrate the variety in the human body! It's cool and dynamic! Even if they need to shower every day because they have excessive body odor if they don't and they're being courteous, even if they feel like they have to do their hair every day, just don't act like other people who don't are less than, and everyone can just live their own lives and save their shock and offense for things that deserve them.

[@vivientakacs5599]

I washmy hair once a week. Has helped reducing it falling out and it breaks way harder. I also have more fuller hair. Sometimes when there is a break, then I don't wash my hair at all. About 1/2 week it looks like I wash it daily.

[@denatoniumbenzoate8614]

I literally wash my hair maybe once a month unless something happens to my hair. If my scalp smells which happens sometimes in the summer, I'll use dry shampoo. Otherwise the longer I go between washes the better and more manageable my hair gets. Last time I washed my hair is literally a week ago because I just dyed it. It's so soft and glossy right now. Way better than the greaseball I was when I was washing every day thinking that would "fix it".

[@kamotetops1572]

Damn, I need someone like you in my life. If I SKIP a DAY without using a shampoo, I'll have a dandruff the next day.

[@QuandaleDingle223]

just wash your hair with water duh. and shampoo every second or third day.

[@CarsSimplified]

I felt the need to shower every day when I lived in Florida; doing even light work outside would cause humidity-aided sweat. Now that I'm up north, it's every few days if I'm not doing much, with extra shower days when it feels or (less ideally) smells like it's time.

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

Cars Simplified , shower daily, regardless

[@jeaneljaylamputi2215]

You should shower depending on climate, to put it simply. I've been to Baguio and Manila, so I have a good grasp of how the climate and the amount of pollution in the environment determines how frequently you take a shower. Filipinos tend to take baths at least twice a day, given the tropical climate we're in. I usually do it once a day and skip shower at the weekends(I stay at home so no need). During summer, it reaches up to thrice to five times a day(most of them are water-only showers).

[@ludvicfreire1281]

I live in Brazil, it's impossible not to take 3 showers a day. It's hot, it's humid and I workout a lot.

[@joaodz8]

Ludvic Freire é nós😎

[@Mary-eo7ir]

My friend from Brazil showers multiple times a day too. out if curiosity is it something everyone does there?

[@ludvicfreire1281]

verifiedmartian yes, specially if you live on northeast or on the Amazon region.

[@joaodz8]

verifiedmartian yes. we do it

[@omarcusmoreira]

Yes, I think most people in brazil are used to shower twice a day almost everyday. My wife freaks out if our son goes to bad without showering (and we always take a shower when we wakeup).

[@AlexaAXAG]

Shower every 2 or 3 days a week. This all depends on the place you live in, warmer climates require you to shower more often. If you're a potato couch in a cold climate that never goes outside! You can shower once a week 😂👍

[@Hexalyse]

There are certain parts of your body that doesn't need warm climate to stink. Like armpits, genital area, etc. Those, you should wash everyday. The rest... it's okay as long as it doesn't stink or get tacky

[@iota-09]

well it depends, for example, someone who has a slow constipation can wash their armpits just as much as their genitals(which according to most deodarants that would be one day yes one day not, with irregularity for the "nots" as in mostly everyday, but not actually everyday, so easily every 2 full days for a hikikomori assuming they're not the stereotyped kind of it)

[@CODMarioWarfare]

We couch potatoes usually eat garbage which makes for unpleasantness in our oils and sweat. We also tend to build up sweat and odor along our backside and various pockets in our skin as they can't "breathe" and stagnant sweat doesn't evaporate.

[@AlexaAXAG]

Yeah there's a lot more stuff that goes into the equation... We are all different! (Go figure) For example: It also depends how weak your immune system is if it can't fight it's own oil and sweat. Making you a delicate whiny princess.

[@Novenae_CCG]

This video is not about stinking, though. It's about health. Depending on your lifestyle, you can go extended periods of time without showering, and be perfectly fine, even if it means you'd rather not have any guests over that you'd then discomfort.

[@EmilyTienne]

For me, daily during the warm months. Every other day during the winter.

[@MegaRudeBoy69]

If i'm not sweaty, i shower every other day. I give my skin time to recover and save resources.

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

2x/day recommended

[@jamesdakis9691]

My brother went through a phase some time back when he was going weeks without showering. Keep in mind that he was not a kid, either. He is a Ph.D. who has a position as a professor at a prestigious university.

[@semipenguin]

I've been around some of my fellow truck drivers, that take this not showering everyday thing, to a whole new level 😕😨🤢

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

@Scientific Humanist It's supposed to be everyday

[@bobrosser1101]

I love Cats no once every other day. I mean I do that and get no complaints on my smell and actually smell fine. If you want go for everyday but don’t use shampoo everyday but once every other day. Also always use conditioner

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

@@bobrosser1101 WRONG!! You must shower everyday regardless and there's nothing wrong with washing your hair everyday either

[@LuckyLittleLoki]

@@WhitemenaresoSexy My hair gets in bad shape and my skin breaks out when I do it everyday :/ So I do it once every 2-3 days, especially since I dont even leave the house, unemployed and only leave it when i have to :/ My skin is clear as hell but god everyday is destructive to your waterbill ._. It really depends on the person tbh

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

@@LuckyLittleLoki To be honest, I just think that's just an excuse to not bathe everyday. Showering everyday is not damaging to the body, it's healthy.

[@UKFX]

For the last 6 years I've bathed every 2 days, instead of every day and my skin is way healthier. Whenever I hear someone say how they shower every day (or sometimes mad, like twice a day), I can't help but think how bad it is for the skin and for those it doesn't dry the skin of, it can exacerbate oiliness in some people's skin as it tries to correct the removal of oil. If people must shower every day, mild water, not crazy hot water and it won't be as drying.

[@phil6731]

you know moisturizer is how you prevent dry skin, right?

[@madhatter909]

@@phil6731 you have to hydrate from within, drink lots of water and also moisturize

[@phil6731]

@@madhatter909 indeed

[@extrrda]

I bath every 3 or 4 days lol

[@teresahepker5908]

What about for us old folks? Once a week is about all my skin will tolerate.

[@JDKDKDLDKDKDKDKKKDERYY]

@@Dream-fh6nb when you poop? what? sounds like you cant contain your shits to the toilet...

[@larrybean8042]

@@JDKDKDLDKDKDKDKKKDERYY 😂

[@aliasmask]

Shower to make yourself comfortable. If you smell yourself or become itchy, time to take a shower. You're itchy now, aren't you?

[@maxdrags3115]

DeadMeat Nope, not itchy.

[@laura5164]

Nope. Just came out of the shower

[@mattmatt7381]

Just shaved so yeah

[@seigeengine]

Nope. I also have no idea why you think you feel itchy if you haven't showered. If anything, you'd feel most itchy after showering, since you've stripped away your skin's defenses, and caused large scale irritation.

[@DigitalPyro]

At first I was like: "Is my brightness too high?" 😂

[@Wildcat8111]

Digital Pyro XD

[@elizabethstein369]

Depression keeps me from keeping proper hygiene.

[@Manj_J]

Try using babywipes, they are commonly used by people with depression who find it difficult to get out of bed to shower etc. and they'll at least clean the dirt off you, plus some of them are scented so you'll even smell nice. I personally don't use them bc I live with my parents so they (sometimes forcibly) make sure I keep clean (mostly, there are some really bad days though) but I hear from others it helps, maybe it'll help you too? And dry shampoo too, for when your hair gets too dirty (again, I can't relate but it helps others so it might help you?)

[@nickabbott319]

Elizabeth Stein Why you depressed man,you still alive right?

[@breannaeastman2864]

Nicholas Abbott what?

[@nickabbott319]

Breanna Eastman huh

[@Carnivore69]

Stop eating carbs.

[@avery-quinnmaddox5985]

Thanks for relieving my worries about my showering habits! I suspected that a shower every other day sufficed for good health, but I wasn't certain.

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

Shower everyday is a must!

[@MazenFallatah]

Just as I get out of the shower and get dressed, I get the notification... It's too early to even think of a pun. Not that it matters, this comment is probably gonna get *washed away* and *drowned out* by other comments.

[@Wildcat8111]

Mazen Fallatah I'll help you *float* to the top a little more with a like.

[@Mary-eo7ir]

Water you guys talking about

[@fifishort4149]

Mazen Fallatah nope nope it wont wash away,ill help u to keep it away from soap and water,let it alone....and i blv maybe few more will help to keep it smelly for years...

[@Gwydda]

I sea what you did there! What a refreshing pun.

[@guillermoroldan8074]

I shower two times a day, once in the morning and once after working out, i wish i didnt have to shower so often but i hate smelling bad

[@JDKDKDLDKDKDKDKKKDERYY]

what about working out in the morning? anyways, just realised that hthis is 3 years old

[@guillermoroldan8074]

@@JDKDKDLDKDKDKDKKKDERYY When i was on vacations and trained in the morning, i woke up, showered, ate something and went to the gym to train and showered again right after training (this was pre-covid era)

[@EvanIsntLive]

@@guillermoroldan8074 props for replying 3 years later. Btw this was a year ago

[@vredesduifje]

I usually shower every day, but don't wash my body with soap every day. Maybe only once every two to three showers. I've been doing that for a while, so glad to know it's confirmed to be good :)

[@san.jm.2366]

hello scishow, I am writing here because I don't know where else to write to you guys... but can you be kind enough to tell us why people say that baths for bunnies is harmful or can even kill them? is it a myth or is there real scientific reason behind that myth? thumbs up please so they can see it & hopefully make a video about it !

[@CinnamonWithATwist]

rabbits take a long time to dry off and their small bodies are hard to keep warm while wet, so a wet rabbit can easily get hypothermia. rabbits also have sensitive respiratory systems and water entering their ears or nose can lead to infections. rabbits can also go into shock and die fairly easily so it's best to avoid stressing a rabbit out whenever possible. rabbits self clean even more than cats do. if your bunny got into something yucky, it's best to carefully spot clean the area. if your rabbit has fleas, take them to the vet so they can offer you safe ways to get rid of them. if your rabbit ever gets wet for whatever reason, use a blow dryer on "warm" setting (not hot!) until they're dry while being careful not to let your bunny get too hot or too cold. bunnies are very sensitive to temperature.

[@CinnamonWithATwist]

yeah bunnies are the easy snacks of the animal kingdom lmao they die fast and easy. a pretty significant part of their survival as a species is sheer numbers by reproducing so fast.

[@amiablehacker]

You're not supposed to get any small rodent wet. They can get hypothermia easily.

[@KrikitKaos]

Rabbits are not rodents. They are lagomorphs.

[@Gohka]

I think they just generally mean small furry creatures are bad to get wet. I mean you can have some kind of hairless rodent and they can deal with being wet as a little shivering and evaporation gets them dry in no time.

[@Ryvucz]

I like to bite my arm and think I'm killing things on a massive scale.

[@shubhammhashelkar6717]

Ryvucz lol

[@MiraJain]

we have a murderous bacteriopath right here

[@philippdrescher6012]

@h d s g l s Most of the microbiome on your skin doesn't "want to help" you in a Symbiosis kind of way, it's just living there harmless. But it sometimes it does deny nutrition to other, possibly harmful, microorganisms.

[@NatashaEh]

People who have eczema should shower as little as possible

[@popcornfilms1]

Cold water

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

Shower daily, regardless

[@blindpeopledostuff3587]

Depending on if they can shower normally but use a lot of medicated lotion and baby oil right before you dry yourself off. I shower every day I am starting to birdbath in the morning for work if I have showered the night before. The timeline is too short to shower again because I will probably shower at 10 at night and get up at 5 AM.

[@choosey87]

Im No Chef Natasha I have eczema and shower at least once a day and sometimes twice in the summer. The key is to keep your skin moisturized. I always rub my whole body down with appropriate lotion for my skin, to keep it from cracking and drying out.

[@ILoveYou-td9xc]

Well oops

[@pyromen321]

If I go more than a couple of days without showering, everyone within a 3 mile radius dies. Luckily this hasn't happened since 1945, when I visited a Japanese town and forgot to shower.

[@d0mram-02]

pyromen321 lol

[@DRakshasa]

Very dark. I love it.

[@Ice.muffin]

Ahaha, but that's tragic actually :'(.

[@MrDelord39]

pyromen321 You got to be a blast at parties 💥

[@justincronkright5025]

It's kind of sadly funny to imagine that saying out loud and overtly: ''Hey we just wanted to let everyone know that we're the ones who destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki by setting off the Atomic Bombs in Japan'' was actually a cover-up for something else, especially if it's so mundane. But to be completely honoust I like my own guy smell and that of other guys too, a lot of the time. Just maybe not when he eats specific foods too much.

[@jimliu2560]

Every day in winter because it’s COLD in the morning.

[@hunterellis1946]

All these people saying they shower twice a day while my depression having ass can hardly shower once a week...

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

Try bathing everyday then try 2x a day, gradually

[@justsomegirlwithoutamustache]

@@WhitemenaresoSexy How about not

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

@@justsomegirlwithoutamustache How bout Yes.

[@cattiefogelsong6399]

I worked at a memory care facility and vigorously scrubbed myself every time I came home. When any serface at you work could be containated with nasty pathagins you really need to bath yourself.

[@yuzuki_gacha1605]

Well I take a shower everyday because at the end of the day I always feel dirty for some reason ;-;

[@bobrosser1101]

yuzuki _ gacha that’s fine

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

That's what you're supposed to do

[@jogurtas685]

@@WhitemenaresoSexy Did you even watch the video?

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

@@jogurtas685 Yes, I have, but it is wrong. Everyone is supposed to shower everyday

[@ace386]

@@WhitemenaresoSexy you can but that doesn’t mean you are supposed to. showering everyday isn’t that good for you. especially now in the winter

[@thomasgill223]

Individual differences my friends, some people stink after a day of no exertion while others emit hardly an odor after a hard workout. I think it relates to general health.

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

General health is to bathe everyday

[@awsomebot1]

Once every 2 days is ok imo. Can even go up to 3.

[@jasonsweeney1317]

Arseboth yeah but your hair starts looking greassssy

[@awsomebot1]

Jason Sweeney Not until day 3 (or day 4 depending on how the week was). I do try to keep my hands clean at all times though so maybe that delays the inevitable grease?

[@vapenation7061]

Arseboth yeah, same for me. 2 days is fine, as long as my hair isn't too greasy and i don't stink. if i work out though, a shower is a must.

[@damiansconberg4715]

Arseboth how old are you though

[@Mugen_YG]

Saame. Just with the exception that if I haven't bathed in 24 hours and I'm leaving the house

[@johnvasquez4442]

3 Times a week. I switched to real soap. Amazing stuff. Skin feels smoothers, not dry.

[@nikapletersek7673]

I felt weird for not showerig every day because that seems as a standard in our society. But hearing other people not showering every day is a pleasent surprise. I shower twice a week but i wash my face, armpits and feet every day. I just dont feel the need to waste so much water every day. (Also this is the content i want and this is the content i need. Science about everyday things.)

[@everevelyn1094]

I’m surprised this didn’t mention how showering everyday only became big in some places because soap and body wash companies wanted you to use up and buy more of their products.

[@adelarsen9776]

You are 100% right. You are more right than you know. Happy Days and good health to you :-)

[@earthenscience]

I have a theory called Exponential theory. The reason some people need to shower every day and others can get by with showering every 4 days, is because bacteria multiplies exponentially. People who shower every day self-reinforce the causality by weakening their immune system and natural oils, causing them to grow bacteria faster and faster, making them shower more and more frequently every day in order to keep up with the last time they showered.

[@adelarsen9776]

@@earthenscience Yes. When you don't put chemicals on your skin and you stop showering you have an initial stink from the first wave of bacteria. Then the good bacteria start to grow and they completely wipe out the bad bacteria. After awhile you don't need to show at all as long as you stay generally clean from your environment.

[@earthenscience]

@@darkknight9102 There is a Bidet for that. If you are lucky enough to have clean wipes you won't need it, but for the smears you do. Common in Europe but American's haven't caught up yet.

[@MeLoonn]

Just one per day. Start when you wake up, end when you pass out.

[@tmck4138]

Plasma Phi yup. I always do it at night too so I don't lay down feeling gross and smelly on sheets that i don't change everyday

[@thaisgosti]

When you live in Brazil and it's more than 35 ºC outside you will WANT more than one shower a day.

[@baileybuster2119]

Thais Osti Yup, I am all about two showers day. I have had days where I have taken three.

[@jeaneljaylamputi2215]

Exactly. In the Philippines, we have a similar fate, though the maximum showers is only three a day. And it entirely depends on genetics and skin microbiome(for people who have BO even with twice a day showers).

[@johntechwriter]

Normally I avoid videos that cut out the narrator’s inhalations. But this one contained genuinely useful information, so I recommend it. Especially for you shower-every-day advocates.

[@yourweirdauntperfumeryskin3236]

Since I stopped showering and washing my hair every day, everything has improved from skin to scalp to hair. It's every other day and sometimes every two days. Using sulfate free shampoo is also helpful and I make my own body washes and lotions. My skin and hair are better than they've ever been, and I'm in my 40s.

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

Its everyday, Period!!

[@catherine_404]

You can also soap only dirty and sweaty places like feet, groin, and armpits daily, while washing all the body with water, and give yourself a thorough all-over scrubbing every 2-4 days, depending on how dirty you get (I assume you wash your hands much more often during the day). I think that it doesn't matter much of you miss one shower occasionally (like once a week), but you sweat every day, can't avoid it, and it smells even on the day you sweat, and twice as bad the next day. Spare people with sensitive noses, just wash daily. But for the sake of your skin don't rub it raw all the time, let it live its life.

[@StrohmaniasFlyingCircus]

I'm watching this in the shower now. :- |

[@Wildcat8111]

Strohmann How do you do that?

[@FarhanAli-qo9we]

He dead. if u understand this you are an MVP

[@fromtheh3158]

Its dangerous to have your phone in the shower and disgusting to bring it into the bathroom at all.

[@dajam9035]

Strohmann I am too....oh crap my phone is not wat..mfbddndmdmrdjddnddbdsndmmddmkelld

[@ODogg634]

Strohmann how's did that work out for ya? Your phone probably broke right?

[@fazmoze5626]

It’s gross if you don’t shower everyday

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

Yes, So true

[@noname-xo5mp]

I shower every three days. By the third day I can feel how gross I am & my hair becomes too oily & clumpy. But on the second day my hair & skin have the perfect amount of oils that make me look & feel good. Right after I get out of the shower though, my hair is all poofy & my skin is dry.

[@noname-xo5mp]

I also don't use conditioner & lotion.

[@lon3wolf178]

yes i feel exactly the same!

[@idekanymore1624]

So you shower twice a week? That can't be good. A person should shower at least 4 times a week.

[@virtuallore]

That didn’t really answer the question, did it? It just said that skin is complex and definitely shower before surgery, but that’s hardly the norm. I appreciate that showering every couple of days is “probably fine” but it is better? And I know that it depends but what does a randomised control trial say about benefits and drawbacks of various showering intervals?

[@Anubalfer]

Glad I found your comment and I agree with you. Unfortunately most people are smell blind and don't know how to properly wash either. And then there's the ones that bathe in smelly water. People use febreze instead of properly cleaning sometimes so it's always possible that one's own hygiene escapes them. That being said the points are mute no matter what and people just roll with what they think. And even then have no idea what they are really doing with the products or substances they think are best for them.

[@BillyBob-xo6fc]

Its not the role of a scientist to make guesses where there isn't enough data - that is what i got from this video. There isn't enough data to say either way on anything but what they covered.

[@24680kong]

If you want a single answer that works for everyone then there isn't one.

[@Gohka]

By the sounds of it from watching the video I guess it's not really something science has dedicated a lot of time or resources to figure out, as in the long run as long as you shower occasionally, you're fine.

[@elixir2865]

Once a day. I find my back and chest tend to get oily within 24 hours. It's an uncomfortable and irritating feeling, so I shower once every night

[@dudedude-su7pt]

Morning and evening, two times a day bath is important to maintain good hygiene

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

Correct!

[@JollyDeacs11]

I shower once every three days in the winter and every day in the summer. I wash my arm pits, groin, behind ears, butt crack and face every day with wet, soapy towel. It's fine to do that and not waste water with every day showers 365 days a year.

[@Shazzkid]

I shower on special occasions

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

Shazzkid , Stinkin Skunk

[@alibiskri6833]

@@WhitemenaresoSexy Don't bully him

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

@@alibiskri6833 Shut up Stupid

[@alibiskri6833]

@@WhitemenaresoSexy Shut up up you swine

[@Adi-zx8ce]

*Covid-19 exists* Me, staying in my house 24/7: Yay I don’t need to shower everyday

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

Stink

[@JDKDKDLDKDKDKDKKKDERYY]

@@WhitemenaresoSexy how would he stink if he stays inside- probably doesnt move much, the climate is cool. also, when he is at home, it doesn't really matter f he stinks.

[@mariacollett2733]

Showering every day is okay as long as you don’t take long showers and use soup all over you. I feel disgusted when I go a day without one. It’s the matter of self higiene.

[@darron13]

Every couple days? Not in the tropics I shower twice a day

[@sparkdaniel]

PLEASE don´t tell people they need not to shower. Cause then they take it at heart and later Public Transport

[@vapenation7061]

they didn't? it depends on the person, i can go 3 days without getting smelly, but if i work out or do sports, then i need to get that sweat off me.

[@AlexaAXAG]

Depends on the person's diet, climate, location, microbiome (the thing that makes you smell are the bacteria around you, not your sweat.) And a ton more things!

[@caitlynjones2147]

Those people who stink up public places are going to do it no matter how much you shame them

[@kewakl8891]

noseblindness can mislead you.

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

England is my city , You should Shower everyday, regardless

[@rrcczz]

Once at birth and once when you marry.

[@teatime1858]

Catwow lmfao

[@sirspamalot3]

Shower when you're born and after you die.

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

Stinkin Skunk

[@user-bv9sp1kg7n]

Lmao

[@TheFantom_X]

Here in Brazil we shower twice a day.

[@namoa8202]

Same, my dad is Mexican and hygiene is super important.

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

Ha

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

2x/day is the norm, so that's correct

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

@@namoa8202 Hygiene is very important

[@andrewsanders1475]

Stopped like 20 seconds in because I gotta say--this is legitimately the best John Green impression i've ever seen. wildly good execution. The exhale at the end of a sentence; the pitch of the "it turns out." So well done.

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

Everyone is supposed to shower everyday, You're not wasting water. Bathing everyday is Hygienic, normal and healthy

[@Shinigami13133]

Now I wanna know more about the skin microbiome!

[@wehweh3]

Showering everyday was ruining my long hair. First time ever having it past shoulder length. However, washing my hair just once per week fixed it. Swapping to better shampoo and conditioner soon.

[@philobeddoe5492]

I work out about 5 days a week, and shower about once a week, it really saves on my water bill! AND, my microbiome loves it!

[@morcinus6449]

I shower one time every week unless I’m too lazy to get off my bed.

[@MrDavidCollins]

Yikes

[@TheCasualCrowd]

When your name is the same size as your comment :D

[@minyoongi3659]

....eh..ok

[@jhevgainz2307]

I think I can smell you through my phone

[@Anonymous-tt3kx]

Discusting

[@solarhawk77]

I only bathe in the blood of my enemies. Keeps the skin soft!

[@markjou9799]

I take 2-3 showers per day in the summer time. I dont mean to sound gross or anything but I will run my hand through my crack and if it even has the slightest odor I will take a shower. I even put it in my Grindr profile that having excellent hygiene is a must.

[@earthenscience]

That absolutely sounds like some kind of psychosis onset by modernity. A more rational approach would be to simply wait until you meet up with your Grindr date, and take a shower after arriving on the premises, before coitus. Also, my advice is to buy some form of eco-friendly cooling system in the summer.

[@drewrin]

Here in the tropics if you don't shower everyday the sweat and odor becomes really evident.

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

Its true, Everybody must shower everyday

[@RoundPi]

I just wanna say: I really love that squeegee animation.

[@chimaobionwuka9247]

If only my parents believed this :/

[@pen6701]

Chimaobi Onwuka Ik this is a year ago but omg same..my mom always tells me to take a shower everyday when I either take a shower every week or so..

[@amyyellowrose2798]

I live in Malaysia. It's tropical weather here all year round. We have to shower everyday because it's soo hot. Whenever I travel to Europe I still shower everyday because it is already what I'm used to

[@alyssajones4368]

I'm a clean freak as well as a body hygienist nerd and health nut. I sometimes take up to 4 showers a day lasting for hours (you could imagine the water bill 😲). Not that I have this unpleasant body odor. I just have this thing about smelling good and feeling refresh is all. Now my doctor is telling to tone it down on the showers or they'll have to take 'desperate measures' whatever the hell that means.

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

4x day is awesome I shower 2x/day. I feel just like you, I love to feel fresh and clean after a good shower, you feel like a new man. After a good shower, I put on a nice sweet smelling deodorant(antiperspirant of course), Shower to Shower powder, clean clothes and spray some nice body spray and cologne. It feels so good.... Yes, You're absolutely right

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

Don't pay that Doctor any mind and to be honest a real dermatologist shouldn't even tell you that, they should understand how important it is to taking a shower everyday.

[@alyssajones4368]

@@WhitemenaresoSexy Thank you so much for understanding! I myself, just love to feel and smell fresh after a shower. It calms my nerves, eases my muscles, etc and I won't pay heed to what the doctor said either.

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

@@alyssajones4368 👍👍

[@stellarkirbo]

I shower every other day With the exception if I just game back from a really durty area that mud and stuff that has gotten all over my torso or upper legs and arms

[@Shift05]

I shower when I wake up and when I’m about to sleep

[@astrid__star]

i was honestly so shocked to find out there are people who dont shower everyday.. i was brought up that it was basically necessary, and its gross and embarrassing not to..

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

You were brought up right Bathe everyday

[@Rose-zl6ox]

Thanks for explaining that soap is a surfactant! I‘ve always wondered what made soap work so well lol

[@MusiCaninesTheMusicalDogs]

Got it. I'll intercalate daily showers with daily baths, then. Thank you!

[@Matesso]

so is it okay to take a shower example: Monday-shower, tuesday-not,wednesday- shower, thursday-not, friday shower and so on?

[@corue]

yes of course. there is a very simple answer to everybody who asks when to shower. if you have bad body odor, shower, if you dont, then dont! so simple!!!

[@SS-qx5kk]

I live in a tropical country, Indonesia, we usually take bathes 2 times a day.

[@SadisticSenpai61]

When I broke my ankle, it was just easier not to bother with showers (and safer - if I fell in the shower, no one would be able to help me up). I wasn't sweating at all due to the weather (winter) and not really being able to exert myself. I just used deodorant and put my hair up and literally no one knew any different - even my mother didn't notice (and she would definitely say something if she noticed). But I usually shower about once a month during winter anyway - it's always so dry that showering more than that causes all kinds of dry skin problems. In summer, it really depends on how hot it is/how active I am. Last summer I was pretty active, so I was showering about every day or so (it was also pretty humid out too).

[@ShumaiAxeman]

I shower only when I start feeling greasy, or start to get smelly lol.

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

Shower everyday regardless

[@lackerstacker2146]

I shower every other day, I think showering every day is a waste of water

[@notruthz]

@@lackerstacker2146 yup

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

@@lackerstacker2146 Its not a waste of water. Water has always been around its not going anywhere

[@larrybean8042]

@@WhitemenaresoSexy Not everyone has access to unlimited water, and it's really expensive, and it's different in different parts of the world. Also some people get really dry scalps if they shower everyday, some people have major break outs if they shower everyday.

[@b.lonewolf417]

Q: How often do you need to shower? A: Often enough that my nose can remain blissfully unaware of your existence! You're welcome!

[@jeaneljaylamputi2215]

Same sentiments. I'm fine with people doing it once every two days, as long as you don't live in the tropics.

[@dan3886]

Not washing hair everyday is fine but everyone needs to wash their body daily.

[@lucthenerd]

It depends on where you live, though, right? A friend of mine showers twice a day back in Indonesia, a tropical country. But now she's in the UK. I bet she only showers once a day. In the winter, once every other day or every few days.

[@davidchmielecki2967]

I shower almost every day.I will shower many times twice a day especially in the summer. There are not many days that I do not shower.

[@namoa8202]

Same

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

I shower everyday twice at that

[@ClayArtGirl]

I shower every other day. It really is not that gross. Just where deodorant and you are good to go.

[@deandollahite4779]

and sum dry shampoo never hurt 😂

[@iota-09]

and that's needed only if you're socially active, someone who doesn't go out often will make do much better without deodorant a lot of the times.

[@anonymousanime-fan1000]

Ditto 😊

[@makduke]

That's what I do

[@tinyking11]

ClayArtGirl I shower every other day as well only if I’ve been in my crib or my bed all day. I do all of my other hygiene tasks everyday tho. 💯👌🏾

[@victorious276]

Suggested QQ: What causes dandruff and how can it be treated?

[@readmore6042]

If you live in a country near the equator, and almost every day feels like being put in a pressure cooker, showering is a necessity and a comfort.