Smelling nice boosts your self confidence and relationships, which impacts your mental health and well-being. Daily wash and moisturising enhances blood flow to the skin.
The skin is one of the excretory organs, so I guess it follows that we should want to clean it regularly (with the right things). Daily cleaning removes dead skin and your skin can ‘breathe’. Water over your body literally brings you alive and is relaxing at the same time. Use mild natural cleansers and apply natural oils to keep skin moist. To reduce water wastage, for example, use a bucket. Of course there are soaps and shampoos that are harsh and strip the skin of oils, you don’t have to go for those, there are much milder skin cleansers that could be made from natural products. There are so many reasons to have a daily bath – which by the way can be done in different ways – a soak, a shower, filling a container or bucket, using soap/not using soap, using a sponge/not using one. It’s good to note that one size does not fit all. But if you’re doing it for your health, it may be a habit worth breaking.įollow me on interesting article. If you’re like me, it may be hard to imagine skipping the daily shower. Short showers (lasting three or four minutes) with a focus on the armpits and groin may suffice. While there is no ideal frequency, experts suggest that showering several times per week is plenty for most people (unless you are grimy, sweaty, or have other reasons to shower more often). Also, the oils, perfumes, and other additives in shampoos, conditioners, and soaps may cause problems of their own, such as allergic reactions (not to mention their cost). However, daily showers do not improve your health, could cause skin problems or other health issues - and, importantly, they waste a lot of water. Yes, you could be making your skin drier than it would be with less frequent showering. Overcleaning your body is probably not a compelling health issue. It’s possible these may cause problems, too.
Frequent baths or showers throughout a lifetime may reduce the ability of the immune system to do its job.Īnd there could be other reasons to lose your enthusiasm for the daily shower: the water with which we clean ourselves may contain salts, heavy metals, chlorine, fluoride, pesticides, and other chemicals.
Dry, cracked skin may allow bacteria and allergens to breach the barrier skin is supposed to provide, allowing skin infections and allergic reactions to occur.Skin may become dry, irritated, or itchy.Washing and scrubbing removes these, especially if the water is hot. Normal, healthy skin maintains a layer of oil and a balance of "good" bacteria and other microorganisms. What are the health impacts of showering (or bathing) every day? In fact, a daily shower may even be bad for your health. When it comes to concerns about health, however, it’s not at all clear that a daily shower accomplishes much. Ever notice that directions on shampoo bottles often say "lather, rinse, repeat"? There is no compelling reason to wash your hair twice with each shower, but it does sell more shampoo if everyone follows these directions. And some (perhaps a lot) of what we do when it comes to cleaning habits is influenced heavily by marketing. But what is considered acceptable in this regard varies from culture to culture. a morning routine that may include working out.Įach of these has merit, especially considering that personal or work relationships can be jeopardized by complaints about body odor or personal hygiene.Are there reasons to shower every day?īesides considering it healthier, people may choose to shower daily for a number of reasons, including: Perhaps that’s why the frequency of bathing or showering varies so much from country to country. For many - perhaps most - the daily shower is more about habit and societal norms than health. Perhaps your answer is: "because it’s healthier than showering less often." Think again. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself why? In the US, the daily shower tends to start around puberty and becomes lifelong. But in China, about half of people report bathing only twice a week. Do you shower or bathe daily? If you do, you’re not alone.Īpproximately two-thirds of Americans shower daily.