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Taking a shower every day is excessive. (discuss.online)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/unpopularopinion

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UNLESS you work a blue collar job, or any other job that requires you to be outside the whole time, I don’t see the point in showering every day. Especially if you work from home or in a building with AC. It seems excessive and is also a waste of water. But do what you want lmao.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I live in Wyoming. In the winter I bathe once or twice a week simply because it is so cold and dry that I don't sweat. If I bathe too much my skin will dry and crack in the cold dry air, which is not pleasant. Notice, I said bathe instead of shower. That's because if I am going to skip a few days, I need to make sure that I properly scrub off the dead skin. Dead dry skin can also lead to painful cracked skin. Wyoming winters don't fuck around.

In the summer it can get very dusty so skipping a shower is a rare thing. Hell, sometimes I have to wash the dust off my face multiple times a day.

EDIT: Grammar fixes