discussion New York Post: Daily showers purely 'performative' and have no real health benefits

[mercurialworld]

From the New York Post:

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Experts say the daily shower has no proven health benefit, dismissing the dousing as a socially accepted practice geared toward staving off accusations of funkiness — as A-listers like Jake Gyllenhaal and Mila Kunis admit they've been saying no to the nozzle.

 

"Why are we washing? Mostly because we're afraid somebody else will tell us that we're smelling," environmentalist Donnachadh McCarthy told the BBC.

 

Manhattan dermatologist Dr. Julie Russak previously told The Post that prolonged and daily showers could strip away the "skin's microbiome," which plays a role in protecting the skin and is "also extremely important in overall health of the body."

 

Chemist David Whitlock was so adamant about preserving this dermal barrier that the bathing abstainer didn't shower for 12 years, instead opting to spray himself with good bacteria that he claims neutralizes the body's smell-making chemicals.

 

When asked about addressing critics, he told Vice: "Tell anyone who mocks you that they are betraying profound ignorance of the skin microbiome, and then walk away."

 

"If you go 100 years back, we didn't shower every day, because the shower was not a normal thing to have," declared Kirsten Gram-Hanssen, a professor in Denmark at Aalborg university's Department of the Built Environment.

 

"We don't shower because of health. We shower because it's a normal thing to do."

 

So, ATRL, what do you think? Will you be skipping the shower this morning? Or do you think this is a load of BS? 

[TitanicSurvivor]

No one wants to wake up to the news i woke up to....

[Johnny Jacobs]

Chile don't convince ATRLers not to shower

 

[WildAmerican]

don't be doing this right after i got SWEAT tour tixs 

Edited April 27 by WildAmerican

[Josh]

sounds about yt

[getBusy]

13 minutes ago, mercurialworld said:

the bathing abstainer didn't shower for 12 years

Imagine what was brewing between those cheeks  

Edited April 27 by getBusy

[Kh-Loud]

Don't those microbiomes make your skin smell when you sweat ? Like girl the a shower 

Edited April 27 by Kh-Loud

[St. Charles]

I mean some of it makes sense. But let's say you live in a big city with a fair amount of pollution, go to the gym every day, and have a hairy dog. Now you probably should shower that often. 
 

I personally sweat too much to miss a shower but oh well.

[xokuba]

Must be a promo for Charli and Troye's SWEAT Tour! loves it!

 

[vale9001]

 Is this controversial? 

 

 

[OnlyManInTheWorld]

Good. I love sniffing sweaty armpits 

[ontherocks]

Will forever and always shower twice a day (even more during extreme heat in the summer) and that will never change. 

[nadiamendell]

Coming from the writers at the New York Post, why am I not surprised. 

[beautiful player]

Correct. But the audience is not ready for this conversation, as evidenced in this thread. 

 

[vale9001]

my dad is a doctor and specifically a dermatologist. Always thought me you have to wash  everyday your ***** (or ******), your ass, feet, armpits and face and of course your hands. And then 1-2 showers at week especially in winter or 1 bath at week.

At least you don't make a specific very dirty work or you're exposed to a very dirty situation.

Showering 1 time at day or even 2 is dangerous.

 

If on summer you have to make more than 1 shower at day not longer than 1 minute. 

If you make  3 showers at day, especially if they're long, it's very dangerous for the microbiome. If that is damaged is 100 times easier to get a cancer or any kind of chronic disease. 

Edited April 27 by vale9001

[glitch]

This is one of those stories that seems to get written multiple times a year, because it's the perfect rage bait. People have their own habits and get understandably upset if you imply they've been doing something incorrectly their whole life.

 

See also discussions about: How often you should wash your hair; if you should be using antiperspirant; if you should wash meat; if you should be using a wash cloth.

[JO1s]

I mean most of the New York post readers and writers are smelly incels looking for any reason to avoid taking a shower.

[magazine]

It's true!

[45seconds]

17 minutes ago, vale9001 said:

 Is this controversial? 

 

 

Yes and it shouldn't  just be controversial it should be taboo. Take a bath STINKY. 

[SLUTTVFTV]

i guess i'm a performer then! 

[GraceRandolph]

 

[Leptine]

Scientifically I don't doubt this is true but I personally still prefer the sensation of feeling fresh and nice scented after a shower than staying sweaty-oily.

[Mordecai]

Unless I'm going to the gym every day or had a sweaty day I've always showered every other day, there's no need to shower if you've been sedentary all day and don't smell

[superben]

Depending on the climate and region. I live in a tropical country, so daily shower is a must, but for colder cities, I don't think it's necessary tbh, if the person does not work out and sweat much.

[SoldierofLove]

Do these people at least use a bidet?

 

Imagine inviting one of these people to your home and their sweaty ass mixes in with the residual poop that's still on their butthole and that seeps through their pants? That **** is now all over your couch and chair.