How often do you shower/ bathe

[helenahhandbasket]

This was the discussion on one of the morning radio shows.  Apparently, only 21% of women shower daily, and a third shower once every three days.  Maybe I am just a disgustingly filthy person, but if I don't shower every day-- I could not leave my house.  Like, by the time I get home from work I could use a second shower and will take a second shower if I have evening plans.

So, how often do you shower?

[BostonKisses]

I know that realistically, Americans tend to overbathe.

That being said, I bathe daily. I do it more for my allergies so I can get all of the crud out of my hair before going to bed. Ever since I started doing that last year, I did notice a difference. It wasn't crazy huge, but my symptoms were definitely not quite as bad as they were when I was showering in the mornings and only every other day.

[TheEleventhHour]

Daily for sure. Sometimes twice if I workout later in the day. I don't always wash my hair daily though. Second day hair with my shorter cut is pretty awesome!

[eyenigh]

My husband and I were just talking about this because he read the original article that I assume this radio talk came from. I'm on the train of only showering every third day. I just don't need it. My skin is riddled with eczema and pretty dry so avoiding extra showering is way better for that but, I just don't get greasy or stinky. I do hot yoga 4 times a week on my lunch and I just do a quick wipes bath and a little body powder (from Lush that smells amazing) and I'm good to go. If it weren't for hair extensions, though, I'd have to wash my hair every day.

[chapter79]

I put SS because I'm not daily, but not every day either. More like.... 5 times a week? I try and skip once or twice a week because I have HORRIBLY dry skin (like to the point of cracking and bleeding sometimes) and with the cold weather below 0 every day now, I have to be careful. I like HOT water, so I have to take random breaks to give my poor skin a break. And sometimes I just get lazy. But I don't really skip more than twice a week, max.

[TheEleventhHour]

Feb 24, 2015 9:42:47 GMT -5 BostonKisses said:

I know that realistically, Americans tend to overbathe.

That being said, I bathe daily. I do it more for my allergies so I can get all of the crud out of my hair before going to bed. Ever since I started doing that last year, I did notice a difference. It wasn't crazy huge, but my symptoms were definitely not quite as bad as they were when I was showering in the mornings and only every other day.

Very true. I think the majority of the time I bathe I am not actually dirty but I feel gross. I am SAH right now so I don't actually have to shower, get dressed, etc. Some mornings I will sit down to my computer to study right away and I cannot concentrate because I feel so gross! It is weird because if I am being rational I know I am not very dirty if I didn't workout/sweat or even leave the house the previous day. I just like the way I feel after getting out of the shower. 

[namastebiotches]

I don't have a set amount of times. On average, probably every other day/every 3rd day.
Mostly because, every day feels like overkill to me. I have pretty boring days so I'm not getting that stinky. Hahaha

[helenahhandbasket]

Feb 24, 2015 9:44:47 GMT -5 eyenigh said:

My husband and I were just talking about this because he read the original article that I assume this radio talk came from. I'm on the train of only showering every third day. I just don't need it. My skin is riddled with eczema and pretty dry so avoiding extra showering is way better for that but, I just don't get greasy or stinky. I do hot yoga 4 times a week on my lunch and I just do a quick wipes bath and a little body powder (from Lush that smells amazing) and I'm good to go. If it weren't for hair extensions, though, I'd have to wash my hair every day.

Good point-- I do have dry skin as well, but not eczema, so I can see where that would play a part in how often you shower.  I do only wash my hair every other, but the end of day 2 it looks pretty sad, even with dry shampoo.

If I waited 3 days, I would have flies circling my head like pigpen.  I am the stinkiest, and I feel like I got even stinkier after DD was born.  I want to say that first year postpartum, I went thru so many different deodorants-- trying to find one that worked for more than a few hours.  I had them stashed everywhere-- car, purse, desk at work.  Not sure if it was my hormones trying to re-callibrate or what, but they finally calmed down a bit.

I am still pretty stinky by the end of the day though.

[TheEleventhHour]

Feb 24, 2015 9:55:18 GMT -5 @misspeansmama said:

Feb 24, 2015 9:47:54 GMT -5 @juliagulia said:

I actually don't love showering and wish I could skip it more. I think it's and annoying chore. I am a sweaty sleeper though so I can't go to work without showering.

WHAT?!?!  Showering is one of my favorite things to do!  

ME TOO! I think that's why I shower daily even though most of the time I don't really need it. I just love a good, hot shower. Especially in the winter. 

[helenahhandbasket]

Feb 24, 2015 9:55:18 GMT -5 @misspeansmama said:

Feb 24, 2015 9:47:54 GMT -5 @juliagulia said:

I actually don't love showering and wish I could skip it more. I think it's and annoying chore. I am a sweaty sleeper though so I can't go to work without showering.

WHAT?!?!  Showering is one of my favorite things to do!  

I like to shower also, but the whole after shower rigamarole is tiring sometimes-- lotion everywhere, skin routine, fix hair etc...

[TheEleventhHour]

helenahhandbasket I started having issues finding the right deodorant after DS was born too! It did take awhile postpartum before I didn't feel smelly after only a couple of hours! When I was in school I kept deodorant in my backpack because I didn't want to make my patients pass out from my stink (and our uniforms were the worst material ever so that didn't help things).

DH uses an all natural deodorant and suggested it to me and I just laughed and laughed because I would stink right through that in 10 seconds. It is beeswax and essential oil. Yeah, not gonna work!!!

[helenahhandbasket]

TheEleventhHour- OMG-- yeah no natural deod for me. I basically need an armpit sealant.

[smalltownmoon]

Now that I don't go to the office it's probably EOD. Hair gets washed twice a week, maybe thrice if I'm doing something out of the home.

[cam]

I said every other, but that is just a rough average. I sometimes stretch it to a third day if I don't have anything going on, but by the end of day 3, I NEED to shower though because I start to itch horribly (especially if my last shower was at MH's house because his water is crap and I feel itchy and gross sooner). Other times, I need to shower more often because of activities (being around an allergen, swimming in the river, going certain places for work, etc).

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Feb 24, 2015 9:55:18 GMT -5 @misspeansmama said:

Feb 24, 2015 9:47:54 GMT -5 @juliagulia said:

I actually don't love showering and wish I could skip it more. I think it's and annoying chore. I am a sweaty sleeper though so I can't go to work without showering.

WHAT?!?!  Showering is one of my favorite things to do!  

I don't love it, either.  It's a laborious chore. Like a waste of 20 minutes of my day I will never get back and could be doing other things with. 

[tarheelmom]

I wash my hair 2x's/week and bathe 3-4x's/week...I seldom shower, because it makes my skin feel extra tight and dry. Usually I take a quick bubble bath. I have dry skin and hair, and rarely sweat (only during strenuous activity). Even after 4 days, my hair never looks oily. I also don't use product, so there's nothing to wash out.

DH has to shower at least once a day, sometimes twice. He has oily skin and sweats excessively. DD gets 2 baths a week. She has my skin and hair.

[TheEleventhHour]

Feb 24, 2015 11:53:38 GMT -5 tarheelmom said:

I wash my hair 2x's/week and bathe 3-4x's/week...I seldom shower, because it makes my skin feel extra tight and dry. Usually I take a quick bubble bath. I have dry skin and hair, and rarely sweat (only during strenuous activity). Even after 4 days, my hair never looks oily. I also don't use product, so there's nothing to wash out.

DH has to shower at least once a day, sometimes twice. He has oily skin and sweats excessively. DD gets 2 baths a week. She has my skin and hair.

I hate you.






Just kidding. But seriously I am the sweatiest, greasiest human EVER. My hair sometimes ends up looking greasy just a few hours after bathing let alone a few days!

[stellabunny]

I shower everyday in the evening even if I don't need to. It's break time from DH and DD.

[penguin129]

My time in the shower is for relaxation. I try to shower when DD is taking her nap and sometimes I wait for DH to get home that way he can take care of DD while I shower. I like to just have candles or a night light on at times and let it rain on me.

[allydncr]

Ugh, I agree with those that hate showering. It's not so much the shower, but now that it's winter it's also drying my hair. What a pain.

I'd like to go every other day but my hair looks like crap when I do. So during the week, it's usually every day, unless I get lazy. I also don't work out a lot, so I don't get too sweaty My hair gets so greasy and just looks stringy and yuck. When I was pregnant my hair was awesome and I totally didn't have to shower every day. It was magical.

[allydncr]

Feb 24, 2015 12:22:01 GMT -5 stellabunny said:

I shower everyday in the evening even if I don't need to. It's break time from DH and DD.

If I'm in there too long I hear the pitter patter of little feet and soon have a peeping tom in my shower. She thinks its hilarious to see " momma nakee!"

[mosy]

I shower daily or every other day, depending on how badly I feel like I need it. I try to work out every day, and so obviously shower afterward, but otherwise every other day is fine for me.

[esmerelda]

I used to shower every other day. Since I cut my hair so short I get way crazy bed head so I've been showering daily. If I'm really in a rush tho I throw just my head in the shower so I can do my face and hair quick

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Feb 24, 2015 9:47:54 GMT -5 @juliagulia said:

I actually don't love showering and wish I could skip it more. I think it's and annoying chore. I am a sweaty sleeper though so I can't go to work without showering.

This is me. I'm a SAHM and I just don't get that dirty. I shower once every three days or so and I use dry shampoo when my hair gets especially greasy.

[RiseAndWine]

helenahhandbasket I don't know if this is the case for everyone really, but DH swears blondes need to shower daily because of their hair color. He says blonde hair shows grease and filth more quickly. I know that if I shower every day my skin and scalp get way too dry so every other works better for me. But even then I could go days without washing my hair, if only it wouldn't frizz from the water when I shower.

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Feb 24, 2015 16:10:00 GMT -5 RiseAndWine said:

helenahhandbasket I don't know if this is the case for everyone really, but DH swears blondes need to shower daily because of their hair color. He says blonde hair shows grease and filth more quickly. I know that if I shower every day my skin and scalp get way too dry so every other works better for me. But even then I could go days without washing my hair, if only it wouldn't frizz from the water when I shower.

I'm going to have to disagree. I have naturally black hair and it looks dirty very fast. Dark hair seems to have more shine to begin with and it seems to show up any kind of lint or whatever ends up in there. Black dry shampoo does the trick though.

[RiseAndWine]

Feb 24, 2015 16:17:28 GMT -5 @priss08 said:

Feb 24, 2015 16:10:00 GMT -5 RiseAndWine said:

helenahhandbasket I don't know if this is the case for everyone really, but DH swears blondes need to shower daily because of their hair color. He says blonde hair shows grease and filth more quickly. I know that if I shower every day my skin and scalp get way too dry so every other works better for me. But even then I could go days without washing my hair, if only it wouldn't frizz from the water when I shower.

I'm going to have to disagree. I have naturally black hair and it looks dirty very fast. Dark hair seems to have more shine to begin with and it seems to show up any kind of lint or whatever ends up in there. Black dry shampoo does the trick though.

Hahah fair enough. I always tell DH he's crazy when he says this. DS's hair is like a dark sandy blonde and he can go days without washing it and it looks fine. 

[helenahhandbasket]

Interesting RE hair color.

I think it has more to do with the thickness of your hair, maybe? My hair is pretty thin (and as already discussed greasy) so I have maybe a 36 hour window after washing where it sort of looks OK.

At hour 37 something just happens to my head.

[skategirl128]

I shower every other day in the winter and everyday in the summer.

[threetexans]

I shower every day, sometimes twice if I've been to the gym, gardening, or deep cleaning. I only bathe DD every other day, because she has very dry skin. It seems to be better if I can skip a day or two. Her hair really needs to be washed daily, but oh well.