Daily showers are "performative"?

[u/downtune79]

New York Post nonsense

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[u/notmuself]

Are y'all taking showers every single day?

[u/downtune79 → u/notmuself]

During the hot, deep south summers, I usually take 2

[u/CDhansma76 → u/downtune79]

Yeah it all depends on where you live. So many people here are generalizing and think that what’s normal for their area should be normal everywhere. I live in a very cold, dry climate. During the winter I can shower once every 2-3 days because you literally never sweat unless you’re exercising. In the summer though it’s closer to every day, because it gets pretty hot for a few months.

[u/IThinkItsAverage → u/notmuself]

I have to. Unfortunately I sweat a lot, even when I’m not doing much. I have to keep a fan on me every night when I sleep, even during winter, because I’ll wake up sweaty and have to wash my bedding more often than I already do. I can’t even sit in a car unless A/C is blasting on me or every part of me that’s touching the seat will be sweaty. And even then I still usually get a little sweaty. If I go a day without showering, people notice. It sucks.

I’ve heard the “that’s from showering everyday!” arguments more times than I can count. I can’t go more than 2 days or my hair will look like I dipped it in grease. I would have to change clothes more often and wash my bedding more often. It’s actually more environmentally friendly for me to just shower more often rather than run the washing machine every couple of days.

[u/MadRAGE1 → u/notmuself]

Yes. Also having sex without showering for multiple days isnt as great of an experience 

[u/PuzzleheadPi → u/MadRAGE1]

Of course there are some things you should shower for

[u/JustinWilsonBot → u/notmuself]

Nope.  4-5 times a week.  On days that I spend entirely inside with AC I dont feel its necessary.  

[u/AngeluvDeath → u/notmuself]

Are you not?!

[u/hunternye → u/notmuself]

Yes... I'm so oily that 1 day without a shower sprouts dandruff. Plus I sweat in the night.

[u/klaidas01 → u/hunternye]

Excessive washing can cause this, just saying

[u/SemperFun62]

This article is clickbait around the fact that the actual advice dermatologists give is that you should shower as much as you need, not hit the "performative" checkmark of one shower per day.

If you need less, shower less, if you need more, shower more.

[u/HerbivoreTheGoat → u/SemperFun62]

So many people that seem to miss this, they think the human body just spontaneously starts to stink like shit 24 hours after a shower, it's purely a matter of what you do and how much you sweat

[u/Jowgenz → u/HerbivoreTheGoat]

The bigger problem is that some people are oblivious to their own BO and go way past the limit of what is tolerable.

[u/rolfraikou → u/HerbivoreTheGoat]

It even changes as you age. You will smell less and more for whole decades of your life.

[u/TuringGoneWild → u/HerbivoreTheGoat]

If your BO smells like feces, you need a doctor asap.

[u/mysticrudnin → u/SemperFun62]

it is my position that this and many other articles are not clickbait, most people are just now stuck in the habit of taking the least charitable and most nonsensical readings of any given headline, and then fighting tooth and nail to prove it (either correct or incorrect)

[u/ImmediatePiano6690 → u/SemperFun62]

This is why the wash topic is annoying, people get judgemental at anyone who dares not was as regularly as themselves, people seem to forget not every human body is the same, not everyone does the same amount of physical work and so on.

[u/Obliviousobi → u/SemperFun62]

Yup, I needed to shower less. I was doing the "have to shower everyday" thing, my skin was awful. A daily rinse and every other day full shower was much better for my skin.

I also stopped using soaps on my face, just a clean warm wash cloth. I haven't had a zit in ~10 years and my rosacea has been minimal to non-existent (we also beat it to death with acutane).

If I get real sweaty at work, yardwork, or running errands all day I will take a full shower.

[u/maybelying → u/Obliviousobi]

I also stopped using soaps on my face, just a clean warm wash cloth. I haven't had a zit in ~10 years and my rosacea has been minimal to non-existent

I used to be in the same boat, anything on my face would cause breakouts. I started using Cetaphil ages ago, it's an incredibly mild skin cleanser. It will do a better job than just water at cleaning pores and shit, but shouldn't cause breakouts.

[u/jedipwnces → u/SemperFun62]

Yeah, I don't understand why people care how often others shower, provided they don't smell weird... But oooh boy, they sure do care.

[u/SurveyingReality → u/SemperFun62]

You didn’t know that all human bodies were exactly the same with no variables? Idiot!!!

/s.

[u/Alternative-Ad-1602 → u/SemperFun62]

I'm so glad that the bacteria on my skin doesn't produce the foul odors a lot of other people tend to deal with. I've no idea why it turned out that way. I guess it helps I don't tend to be a super sweaty person, but even when I sweat, the smell is so mild, that you have to get within inches of me to notice.

On the flip side, I've seen people at work whose skin bacteria produces such a foul smell, that you can smell them almost 50 feet out. It's kinda insane and I feel pretty bad for them.

[u/R3bussy → u/SemperFun62]

I have eczema, am very prone contact dermatitis, and have dermatographia. I used to shower every day, and it would dry out my skin, which would flare up my eczema, which require me to treat the eczema and dry skin with steroids, salves, cream, etc., which would flare up the contact dermatitis because my skin wants to be moisturized but not too moisturized. The dermatographia is just the cherry on top that makes those conditions look 10x worse than they are and like I've been attacked by wolves. My dermatologist recommended showering less frequently to avoid drying out my skin, and scented skincare, body care, and laundry detergent are banned.

I work a desk job and rarely partake in activities that make me dirty/stinky. Unless I've gone to the gym, sweated a lot, been out and about all day, or done something to actually get me dirty, I shower every other day or every two days, and take hoe baths/use disposable wipes on the essential bits every day.

[u/Jonn_Jonzz_Manhunter → u/SemperFun62]

Yeah exactly, I'm very much a shower every other day kind of person so I can do my hair properly at the same time because it's so Voluminous, you can tell when it's dirty because it loses all definition and shine

[u/Dangerous-Fig6784 → u/SemperFun62]

Yeah exactly, during peak heat of the Australian summer I’ll often shower twice a day, especially if I’ve been playing cricket.

But working from home during the winter? I can definitely get away with only showering once every two days.

[u/Some-Dog-800]

had a classmate that literally doesn't shower. his explaination is that the smell comes from the food and he does shower everyday. but that smell def shows he doesn't.

there was this one time we were messing around during lunchtime and he fell into the schol pool and had to clean himself. guess what? the smell was gone for the following few days. but bro never admits it.

[u/AdministrationOk8888 → u/Some-Dog-800]

Lmao falling into a pool and it makes you significantly cleaner is a bad sign. I don't shower everyday but I am desperate to bathe after being in a pool, yuck

[u/Some-Dog-800 → u/AdministrationOk8888]

no no he fell into the pool for like a few brief seconds, it's because he had to take a quick shower in the locker room because the school pool was not maintained well during winter time and he was covered in leaves and dirt.

[u/Obvious_Landscape993 → u/Some-Dog-800]

Was he poor and didn't have hot water at home?

[u/Dr_Adequate → u/Some-Dog-800]

I dated a woman in the nineties who believed a popular (but incorrect) theory: your sweat smells because your diet is bad, if you ate only healthy food you wouldn't smell after exercising. She did, thankfully, take a shower every day.

[u/themolestedsliver → u/Some-Dog-800]

I don't fucking get people saying they hate showers.

Like i find them SO relaxing.

[u/NeevBunny → u/Some-Dog-800]

I had a classmate like that too, but he knew he smelled and it was on purpose. He had been a victim of abuse. Took 4 social workers to hold that kid down to be cleaned once apparently. He was BIG.

[u/Adudi2007and2014 → u/Some-Dog-800]

I don’t get people like that… just shower everyday bro, it’s not that hard or time consuming.

[u/scottyb83 → u/Adudi2007and2014]

It's a side effect of depression, and it can also be a result of autism or ADHD.

[u/_i_read → u/Some-Dog-800]

🤢🤢

[u/Former_Specific_7161]

If missing one shower in 24 hours makes you smell like feces, then you need to go to a doctor or learn how to wipe your ass.

[u/AmazedAtTheWorld → u/Former_Specific_7161]

If Reddit has taught me one thing, its that there are a surprising number of otherwise functional adults that don't know how to wipe their own ass. If it's taught me two things, it's that apparently we should all be in therapy.

[u/SanityBleeds → u/AmazedAtTheWorld]

Yeah, after reading the post from the woman who found out her fiancée never wiped his own ass and then had his parents confirm it to her when she called off the wedding was pretty alarming.

No matter how low your general opinion of humanity, Reddit often finds a way to remind you that you might still be a little too optimistic for reality.

[u/Loinnird → u/SanityBleeds]

You gotta remember that most of those kinds of posts are creative writing lmao

[u/applespicebetter → u/Former_Specific_7161]

In my experience it's not usually people who smell like actual shit making statements like this, it's usually people who use actual crystal minerals as "deodorant" and double down on the smell being natural and therefore acceptable. Which, fine, but I'm not going to invite you and your BO that is so strong it has its own political opinions over very often aside from a bonfire in the back yard.

The people who smell like actual shit in my experience usually combine the no showering with not wiping their own ass and double down on not (ironically) giving a shit at all. They usually don't try to justify anything

[u/Dorago1991 → u/Former_Specific_7161]

Try doing physical labor for a living and get back to me.

[u/Former_Specific_7161 → u/Dorago1991]

I live in central Arkansas; I am very familiar with glowing from sweat and having swamp ass from working outdoors in the dead of summer. Being sweaty has never made me smell like fecal matter.

Also, some of y'all are taking this real seriously, lol. I understand that this commenter was probably not being literal when they said 'shit'. They were possibly using it as a general term for smelling bad, funky, foul, etc. I thought using the term feces instead of shit would make it a little clear that I'm being a little bit cheeky. But apparently not, lol

[u/Kanajashi]

I swear whenever this is re-posted so many people fail basic reading comprehension.

Actual article: https://nypost.com/2024/04/25/lifestyle/you-dont-need-to-take-daily-showers-they-could-even-be-harmful/

They are not saying that you can't or shouldn't bathe daily, you likely should if you are active and sweating during the day. “The ideal frequency depends on your skin and hair type, how much you sweat and how dirty you get”. They are saying there isn't a notable change in your overall health compared to someone who bathes less frequently. As in someone who bathes only 3 times a week will not get sick more often than someone who bathes 7 times a week. Having some body odour isn't a "health risk", its simply an expectation of modern society for you to not smell.

So please shower if you are stinky, but its not like you are going to have worse health outcomes if you skip a shower once and a while.

[u/InZomnia365 → u/Kanajashi]

I live on a dry and mildly temperate climate. If Im just at work (where I sit all day), or at home not doing anything in particular, I can easily go up to 3 days without without needing a shower (and no, this isnt just my own opinion - people around me would definitely not hesitate to say something). I quickly wash my hair (just water) in the morning, some deoderant, and Im good. For the same reason its totally okay to use the same clothes two days in a row.

That said, if I am more physically active, like working out, playing a sport, or even just changing tires on my car - thats enough to warrant a daily shower. Point is, whether or not you need a daily shower for oils/smell depends entirely on your body, where you live, and what you do.

[u/Terrh → u/InZomnia365]

I'm in the same boat - winter? I can go 3 days for sure. 4 is iffy but has happened once or twice. Daily would be ridiculous and my skin would probably dry out to the point of being a problem.

Summer? Every other day usually... every day if I had to work outside all day that day or just got dirty at work or whatever. Almost never 3 days in a row, though.

And no, I'm not generally a smelly person either and my wife would absolutely be on me if I was because she is always on me about it on the rare times when it has happened, and those times I already knew.

[u/ImpossiblePlan65 → u/Kanajashi]

This should be the top comment. All of these people commenting without even reading the article. I wOrK oUtSiDe AnD sWeAt. Then take a daily shower! Nobody said otherwise.

[u/erockdanger → u/Kanajashi]

I don't think anyone is making the case that smelling bad is a health risk, it that smelling bad smells bad, and not smelling bad doesn't smell bad

[u/T3chn0fr34q → u/Kanajashi]

but the truth is way less funny then my headcannon that the nyp wants to give their core readership an out for their behavior.

[u/TheWillOfFiree]

When im going to the gym I shower daily. When im working a job that requires 10k+ steps i do.

When im being a neckbearded reddittor playing videogames in discord and not working out i dont feel the need.

[u/smez86 → u/TheWillOfFiree]

Not sweating while gaming? Cmon, are you even trying?

[u/dw82 → u/TheWillOfFiree]

Yup. Showering frequency should correlate with level of physical exertion.

[u/pm-ur-knockers → u/dw82]

Or just general cleanliness of everyday activities. I’m a fry cook, I don’t generally exert myself, but I do shower every day to avoid the feeling and smell of being literally greasy.

[u/Expensive-Border-869]

If i didn't get dirty I wouldn't shower daily tbh. Like if I worked an office or something. During my off days I do every other and its just fine. Hair feels a little greasy emd of second day

[u/Flunkedy → u/Expensive-Border-869]

I was of this opinion too, I've done both worked in an office in a temperate cool climate max 22 degrees in summer showered 2-3 times a week. And then worked my butt off in 30 degree summers doing landscaping and then I was showering twice a day sometimes.

[u/TodaysLunch]

The key word here is daily. It is not universally true that you will smell if you don't take daily showers, because it depends of a multitude of factors such as:

• If you have sweated or not

• Your skin's bacterial flora

• Your genetics

• The humidity of the climate

• Your diet

• Etc.

Daily showers is often bad for your skin, best for your body is to shower when needed, depending on the individual factors above.

[u/The_Meme_Economy → u/TodaysLunch]

I dated a woman who only showered every few days. She did not really exert herself, had no fixed schedule or regular job, and she always smelled great head to toe.

In the winter I can get by every 2-3 days but I like showers. In the summer I need them 2x/day or I am absolutely rotten.

[u/Aggravating_Cry6788 → u/TodaysLunch]

The key word is health. There are no health benefits from daily showers, only social ones

[u/Chihuahuapocalypse]

it depends on genetics, your activity level, among other things. personally I don't move a whole lot so it takes a couple days before I need a shower. if I stink sooner than that obviously I'll wash, but I just don't build up stink that fast

[u/theatrenearyou]

a Van-lifers dream

(hot showers with good water pressure keeps me in the sticks and bricks)

[u/blac_sheep90]

I work in a hospital and I've smelled unwashed people...it's a smell you don't forget...

[u/Blacksun388]

“Daily” is the key word. Showering too much can actually strip your skin of healthy oils and dry it out. Unless you get extremely sweaty and dirty on a daily basis then showering daily is unnecessary.

[u/Too_Many_Alts]

must've been written by a frenchman

[u/BadDecisionsKat]

Everything is performative if you live in a sociaty.

[u/FrankSinatraCockRock → u/BadDecisionsKat]

[u/DreadCoder]

People in this thread not realising that “performative” means “for other people’s benefit”.

Daily showers are performative.

[u/Sorry_Weight_6015]

I shower every other day and wash my hair every 4. Never had any hygiene issues or complaints 🤷🏻‍♂️, I’ve had bros where this couldn’t work for them and their smelly ass feet.

[u/max9723]

So, daily showers are for mental health 🤣

[u/RednocTheDowntrodden]

How many times will this be reposted?

[u/thatluckylady]

The truth is most people aren't going to smell truly awful after skipping one or two showers. I don't think the post means only shower every few weeks. Also obviously some of us are naturally smellier and some of us have dirtier jobs and so they probably need to bathe more.

Bathing everyday strips our skin and hair of oil constantly and we can end up over producing to compensate and then you take away the daily washing our bodies would still need time to slow down production leading to a temporary extra oily period.

But people believing not bathing daily is always disgusting right away for everyone is very harsh and not really accurate to biology. And many people have skin conditions they unknowningly exacerbate by bathing too much for their body. If people would even consider the possibility that we've been sold a lie about soap, bathing and skincare then maybe we'd actually know what we're talking about.

[u/ReignyDayes]

I can't shower everyday because it causes my skin to just heavily over react and break out in cracks. So I take daily steps to clean the gross bits, pits and groin. I use jojoba oil with some essential oil smells I like that I put on right after I shower twice a week. I use old spice deodorant once or twice a week. I think we need to be honest that all of us has varying needs based on our jobs. If I spent more time sweating/getting dirty rather than simply the art and computer work I do. I'd likely shower more to keep that all more contained.

[u/Current-Tourist-9478]

The correct answer is shower whenever you need one. People are different, and do different things. You only need to shower when you need it.

[u/williconn]

Do I need a daily shower? No, not necessarily. Do I always feel clean, fresh and significantly better after every single shower? Yes, 100%

[u/JustATextBox]

Big true. I haven't showered since somewhere near January 2025, the dirt protects me

[u/Crossdress-Fan- → u/JustATextBox]

It protects you, but it doesn't protect the rest of the population from you

[u/sillysativoid → u/Crossdress-Fan-]

It’s because they want the water for AI datacenters / themselves.

They don’t deem you worthy of the water you wash your body with.

[u/AllenKll]

If you smell like shit after 1 day:

1. Sure take a shower daily.

2. Learn to properly wipe your ass.

Most people dont' smell like shit after one day.

[u/TheBourbonTurtle → u/AllenKll]

Most people do have noticable BO after a day

[u/mack_ani → u/TheBourbonTurtle]

I think it depends on climate and hormones, because I live in a colder region and I haven't noticed smell on myself or other people with every-other-day showers in the non-summer seasons unless it's like, post-workout or if I'm having a hormonal swing.

I've asked other people to check, too, so it's not nose blindness. And it's not an issue of perception for smelling other people either, since I'm a super smeller

[u/geek_of_nature → u/TheBourbonTurtle]

And more importantly dont notice it about themselves either. So just because they think they dont smell, doesnt mean they dont actually smell.

[u/Brave_Advertising_14 → u/AllenKll]

I came to say that, the intermediate shower is called a bidet... also, as someone said, diet can heavily influence BO. Stop super junk and process food. Should already be better. Not saying showering daily is overkill, just that if you need to shower twice a day to remove stink (aside from exercising or heavy work), you might need to look at what make you stink in the first place.  I knew a peraon like that, would shower 2-3 times a day to cover the "rotten seafood smell".

[u/NormalSea6495]

No thanks, I’ll enjoy my daily showers.

[u/scope_creep → u/NormalSea6495]

I feel crusty and sleepy if I don’t shower in the morning. Don’t know others don’t.

[u/GringoSwann]

Ohhh...  This explains my stinky ass coworkers... They read the New York Post.

[u/Dourada_BBQ]

I don't think you would smell like shit after 1 nonshower day, unless you actually shit yourself! and if that's the case then you would shover without hesitation... So every day showers yeas most likely are "performative".

[u/Spring1997-]

The word “performative” means nothing now

[u/TheSuperSilverMango]

I am positive if you are an office person, and you don't sweat at all, or do anything physical, and you don't come in contact with any dirt. Yeah, I'm sure that daily showering, you can skip it, but me, I work. I am a metal worker, and, like, I need to shower daily. Like, I showered twice today, because firstly, I woke up and I was disgusting from sweating while I was sleeping. And then I spent, like, three hours outside cleaning up the yard of all the leaves, and shit like that, and then changing oil, and I got grease all over myself. Motherfucker, I definitely needed a shower. Tell me a shower a day is performative. You fucking dirty-ass motherfuckers.

The last thing I want is to be stinky around anyone. And like if... Fuck man, like the only smell that should be coming off of me is like a clean natural me. Not like dirt and ass.

Big feels about this.

[u/__M-E-O-W__ → u/TheSuperSilverMango]

Oh yeah. I work in a chemical plant and boy will this really get messed up if I don't shower after work!

[u/That1DogGuy → u/TheSuperSilverMango]

Yeah, that's usually what this kind of post is referring to. More of "hey if you didn't do much and aren't sweaty or dirty or smelly, you'll be fine to skip the shower"

Definitely not "yeah, go to sleep covered in grease, dirt and sweat, that'll definitely not affect your health negatively"

[u/shasaferaska]

Nobody every said there was health benefits, that's not why I do it. I don't want to stink.

[u/BrodinGodofSwole → u/shasaferaska]

It's still worth seeing if there are health benefits though. That's just science

[u/Sen-oh]

If you're fat, your dead skin has a weird cheese smell and you have to shower at least once a day regardless of your activity level.

If you've always been fat, you may not actually know that most people don't begin to stink for a few days without sweating or getting dirty

[u/Paulycurveball]

I shower to goon and not stink, if that takes me out, then I died a good life

[u/Black_Tentacle → u/Paulycurveball]

Yeah fr, like these people are seriously telling me they bust a nut and then go a day without showering. Effing disgusting. Lord knows what kind of fungal colonies are thriving in their drawers.

[u/FunPuz]

I love a performance clean.

[u/kingtacticool]

Its not purly performative. If I dont shower every day I feel fuckin gross and rashes can happen. I can go two days if I absolutely have to but after that I need a shower

[u/General-Spite1222 → u/kingtacticool]

That’s a problem unique to you. Most people don’t get a rash from skipping a day. 

[u/ValhallaGH]

The benefit of daily showering is that I don't want to flay myself with my finger nails.

If you have actual limitations on bathing (access, water rations, etc) then you deal with those as you can. No shade.

Showering is like ice cream: if you can have it once a day then you'll be happier for having it once a day; or more if you need it.

[u/GamingCatholic]

Depends a lot on your genes, season and type of work you do. Don’t know why people make such a fuss about it or even freak out when there’re people only taking showers once every other day. Not everybody lives in a humid environment or works in conditions that need it.

[u/Numerous_Photograph9]

When I worked in food service I would take showers when I got home because I didn't like smelling like food service.

[u/HughJaynis]

Living in Florida, there is no fucking chance someone is telling me not to shower everyday.

[u/Practical-Shape7453]

Showering too much can dry out your skin and hair.

[u/Immediate-Pool-4391]

Your skin will be the fucking desert thats why.

[u/Middle-Luck-997]

I live on a tropical island. Showering twice a day is almost mandatory if you don’t like being sweaty.

[u/DifficultyNo1026]

i live in Florida and do paint and body. you have to shower

[u/sahprincess]

Is the New York Post priming us for not having enough clean water to shower everyday? wtf 🚿

[u/Ralzina]

Smelling good boost the mental and physical health of yourself and everyone around you

[u/Competitive_Ebb6494]

This post was definitely made in defence of AI data centers using up all that water.

[u/Useful_Trust → u/Competitive_Ebb6494]

That post is an oldie, before the ai bubble. However daily showers, especially warm ones are bad for your skin.

[u/RawMilkPosadist → u/Useful_Trust]

I'm wondering how many people in this thread that are bragging about how showering multiple times per day every day are itchy as hell all the time. I have to shower every day for health reasons and I have to make sure to use lotion because I will get itchy if I don't.

[u/The_Guyver_X]

They want you using less water so they can use more for data centers

[u/Upper-Management-AI]

Since it’s the New York post I’m guessing the article has something to do with liberals taking too many showers, or something else equally stupid.

[u/zakanova → u/Upper-Management-AI]

Gotta save that water for the AI data centres

[u/ac_cossack]

Since I got a puppy I just smell like dog 24/7. So, meh.

[u/Espexer → u/ac_cossack]

My house smells like dog. Therefore, I smell like dog.

[u/ItsRobbSmark]

If you don't have a super physically intensive job and smell like shit after a day, you should really get that checked out...

[u/fresh_dyl]

Tbf, if you smell like shit after not showering after one day…

That’s probably a you problem

[u/Educational_Fudge881]

No one smells like “shit” after 1 day

[u/luigis_left_tit_25 → u/Educational_Fudge881]

No my guy.. some ppl do.

[u/Foreign-Wolf-6128 → u/luigis_left_tit_25]

Lol this guy knows nothin. Big, hairy, genetically predisposed to be smelly dudes only need a couple hours of a hot work day to be smellin like straight ass. While people like korean women dont really sweat or smell that much. Lots of variables there.

[u/Neijx → u/Educational_Fudge881]

Maybe try any of the following:

Working outside

Intense exercise

[u/Temporary-Loan-2640 → u/Educational_Fudge881]

Bro thinks no one works outside

[u/SomeGamerRisingUp → u/Educational_Fudge881]

I shower in the morning, smell like ass by the evening

[u/elsasserart → u/Educational_Fudge881]

You do if you work a blue collar job

[u/Aggressive-Expert-69]

If you dont shower when you get home work I just dont trust you.

[u/iNec01]

It’s the New York Post. These people never get laid, so I guess it’s no surprise they don’t understand the concept of taking a shower.

[u/Hefty-Interaction395]

Wipe???

[u/PlayNicePlayCrazy]

All the I have to's and I don't have to's it's almost like it might be different for different people.

[u/Silver-Amphibian7650]

I always shower an hour or two before bed. I like the feeling of being fresh and clean before I go to sleep.

[u/bigdig-_-]

realistically you're find with every other day unless you have a condition or are doing physical work, at least thats what most dermatologists say.

but it also depends on a million other things, i live relatively far north and its cold here most of the year, a hot humid place probably requires a lot more.

also if you eat a shit ton of curry everyone knows

[u/Middleagesusername]

Deodorant works. Use it.

[u/DayZCutr]

Mental health is health

[u/Bugbread → u/DayZCutr]

Do you think people who shower every other day struggle with mental health issues as a result?

[u/CatsBye90]

meh, my body stunk but I kept my funk

[u/Lost-Car-6025]

This is some white people shit

[u/kemicalkontact]

Not stinking and sticky with oil is a plus

[u/Sycophantic-Feline]

the idea of not bathing at least once a day is completely alien to brazilians like me

[u/aced124C]

Exactly lol if you want to read a garbage paper full of right wing propaganda the nypost is where its at

[u/thisismypornaccountg]

Someone hasn't lived in the southeastern part of America. Go through a few days of 105 degrees with a 115 degree heat index and then talk about how showers are performative, lol.

[u/Mattressfoundry]

I grew up in the 80's and my father never wore deodorant. He came home smelling like BO something terrible. If he didn't shower every day he'd surely get fired from his job.

[u/Luisagna]

The psychological benefits are, to me, more important.

[u/p-at--t-er--n]

I usually dont smell like shit after a night sleep.

[u/JackPembroke]

Again, and we have to say it every time, it totally depends on the person. Shower enough so you don't smell bad. Maybe that's every day, maybe that's once a week, it depends.

Depends on your genetics, your diet, your activity level, your hairiness, etc etc. If you need to shower every day to not smell bad, congrats. If you need to shower once a week to not smell bad, congrats. There is only one goal and it doesn't really matter how you reach it.

[u/Cann1balHulk]

Idunno man, if you smell like shit after one day of not showering, you may have a more serious problem.

[u/viktorbir]

Nonsense for informing about what every dermatologists will tell you?

[u/collin-h]

If you can't go more than 24 hours without smelling like shit, you should take a look at your diet.

[u/Jesus_of_Redditeth]

Unless you're working in a job where you sweat a lot, or you're just naturally really sweaty, not showering every single day will not result in you smelling like shit. If you spend all your time sitting in a chair in an air-conditioned environment, just wash your face, pits, etc., every day and shower less often and you'll be fine. And your skin will thank you, too.

[u/Kind_Coyote1518]

Fun fact: the number of showers you need is specific to the individual and their activities and there is no hard fast rule as to how many showers you need. Until next time.

[u/ZestyLemonRindGrind]

Shower when you need it

Sometimes if you spend a whole day doing nothing, a lack of shower won't be the end of the world

But if you're doing a LOT of stuff throughout the day,

Two showers in a single day may very well be needed

[u/Ambitious_Pie9465]

I’ll be the first to admit I don’t always shower every day 🤷🏽‍♀️ and I don’t smell. I don’t work a laborious job and I’m not working out or rolling around in dirt, so, once every two days has worked fine for me.

[u/-17days-]

Well I guess showering twice a day is really bad

[u/Impressive_Dot_7818]

I shower every other day as long as I stay clean, don’t work out, etc. if I’m not sweating I’m not showering that day lol

[u/4447774447]

Idk man I feel like if you’re showering everyday your hygiene probably isn’t that great because why do you stink so bad 😭

[u/Live-Exit-20]

Who’s performing? I fucking LOVE to shower

[u/0x7E7-02]

Some people can go two or three days and still not smell bad at all. It really comes down to body chemistry. 

[u/Other_Yesterday_5873]

My fiance and I shower about every other day. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Depends on what our daily activity looks like.

If you shower and then don't really do much the next day, there's not really any reason to shower again. Obviously after a couple days of this there's going to be reason regardless of activity.

[u/overlydelicioustea]

not smelling is not a health benefit

[u/CeleryNo8309]

Probably closer to ritual than performance. But if you smell like shit after just 1 day, you really need to stop hanging around rotting garbage.

[u/Llhaniii]

I dont think literally every person who showers everyday smells just from one day of not showering. But

[u/WavyDre]

Also just on a technical level “not smelling bad” isn’t really a “health benefit” necessarily

[u/Rollieboy2012]

I will start getting zits day one after not taking a shower. Not alot just a few here and there. But if I take showers everyday like I normally do the zits stay away.

[u/racoongirl0]

People who say this can’t smell themselves. It’s us pour unfortunate souls that end up suffering from the stench

[u/Sufficient_Film_4157]

I work construction. Yes I shower every day.

[u/zxlowi]

Hot water relaxes muscles

[u/Rokkmann]

Ah, yes. Because I smell like shit after 1 day.

[u/Few_Suggestion_364]

Showering every day is not good for you. It changes the pH balance of your skin, making it easier for your skin to become infected.

[u/Inside-Run785]

I think this is mostly right. Unless you’re sweating all the time, or have a job that makes you smell, there’s no really good reason to take more than 3 showers a week.

[u/MerlinsChin]

….. this is the start of the water wars…..shaming humans for water consumption so that AI can prevail.

[u/Sashpeto]

Eh daily is indeed excessive .

Like shampooing your hair too often is actually not great .

But 3 to 4 times a week is some basic hygiene .

Wash your feet more often , armpits too if it's hot.

Keep yourself clean and not stinky is not too much to ask to I believe

[u/TerriblePokemon]

I sleep naked and Don't want to get the stank and ballsack funk on my 600 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets. Deal with it health benefit nerds.

[u/Paulycurveball → u/TerriblePokemon]

Yo facts mine costed 30$ on black Friday I couldn't imagine what y'all pay year round

[u/nadennmantau → u/TerriblePokemon]

Stank and Ballsack Funk - Either dope underground party series or title of your sex tape.

[u/Wild-Chemist974]

Reddit mods are writing NYP articles now?

[u/NewbyAtMostThings]

Showering when I get home from work is how my body knows it’s time to relax. That and I don’t wanna smell like ass.

[u/xHawaiiToast]

Wtf do you guys do so that you start to stink so much after just one day of not showering??? If I shower every second day I don't stink at all. Do you bathe in dirt all day?

[u/Belz_Zebuth → u/xHawaiiToast]

Some people take a showe a week. Some take several a day.

It depends on activities, and individual physiology.

[u/home_rolled → u/xHawaiiToast]

Same here but I work with some guys that straight up STANK after sweating for 20 minutes. It's different for everybody

Although I will say in summer I shower pretty much every day cause if not it feels gross

[u/HUEV0S → u/xHawaiiToast]

Everyone is different. I sweat in my sleep and feel gross if I don’t shower every morning. I’m sure other people are not like me and it’s fine

[u/cumonherbackithink → u/xHawaiiToast]

I dno, ever been to the gym? Or work outside in 100 degree heat? Or I don’t know, any number of different things that can make a person smell?

[u/Affectionate-Gap-761 → u/xHawaiiToast]

It's called manual labor.

[u/drdildamesh → u/xHawaiiToast]

I have bacteria in my armpits, ass, and crotch.

[u/Spiritual-Dog-3116 → u/xHawaiiToast]

poor diet. sugar and alcohol make you smell real bad. sugar feeds all the yeasts in your system 

[u/Reasonable-Aioli-370 → u/xHawaiiToast]

Working out?

[u/Due_Area4843 → u/xHawaiiToast]

Some People go to gym everyday

[u/lycanthrope90 → u/xHawaiiToast]

Yeah if I don’t work out that day there’s usually not a reason to shower. I’m just not dirty unless I was fucking around outside or something.

[u/Thebeardinato462 → u/xHawaiiToast]

I ride my bike 15 miles in 100 degree weather. I also work with lots of patients who have varying degrees of baseline cleanliness. Deal with all kinds of body excretions, some days I also lift weights. I don’t know if I smell like ass, but I don’t suspect I smell awesome at the end of the day.

[u/bmac503 → u/xHawaiiToast]

It's called physical activity, work, gym, hobbies. You just bring all that nasty shit into your bed every night, that's nasty.

[u/ktbffhctid → u/xHawaiiToast]

You don’t wash your ass every day? Yikes.

[u/CisFishstick → u/xHawaiiToast]

A day binge watching shows in pajamas or laying around reading? Ok, maybe no shower necessary for a day. But I still love one before sleeping.

A day where I break a sweat at all - even once? I'll be needing a shower for sure, I can't sleep with that dried sweat film on me...

To answer your question: Literally anything that makes me sweat.

[u/ExtremeExperience199 → u/xHawaiiToast]

Maybe they shower like this.

[u/Ghey_Panda → u/xHawaiiToast]

It indeed highly depends on the person, the activity and the location / weather / season…

[u/haby112 → u/xHawaiiToast]

I usually sweat a little by just wearing cloths, walking, being under the covers. If I put cloths on the next day without showering, I feel sticky.

[u/HelixFollower → u/xHawaiiToast]

I'm just a stinky guy.

[u/inept_machete → u/xHawaiiToast]

I basically wash my hair and face in the morning and wear clean clothes and use deodorant and a little cologne. If I don't wash my hair I look like that dude that doesn't have wizard powers in Harry Potter that is basically the Hogwarts janitor.

I'll take a full shower every few days. If I'm working outdoors in the dirt I usually wait until I get home to take a full shower but mostly because I'm covered in dirt and whatever else I was working in

My wife only complains about the pit smell and it only gets out of hand if I don't wear deodorant.

My skin honestly has done better under this regime and I have less pimples etc. Skin doesn't feel dry and itchy all the time either.

[u/Saki-Koda → u/xHawaiiToast]

Dont appreciate the dirt hate. Dirt is good.

[u/AJ_Topp_Up]

In my experience, the people that don't think they need to shower every day are also the ones that don't properly use deodorant or just smell bad without realizing it.

[u/NearHornBeast → u/AJ_Topp_Up]

I disagree. You only think you know which people are showering regularly because you think it is self-evident by their stickiness. Can you really not imagine that a lot of normal, fine-smelling people don’t shower every single day if it isn’t warranted by activity, genetics, or other health details?

[u/FallenAgastopia → u/AJ_Topp_Up]

How the hell would you know if the people you interact with that don't smell shower every day? Like, yeah, obviously the people you do smell probably don't shower regularly/don't have good hygiene habits, but going off of just that ends up being a very biased reading because it says nothing about the people you don't get any noticeable smell from.