How often you actually need to shower, according to science
Hilary Brueck/Nov 4, 2017
- Daily showering can strip the skin's outer layers of moisture.
- Experts say three minutes is all you need to get clean.
- Soap up targeted areas, not every spot on the body.
When was the last time you showered?
If you're like most people, the answer is probably less than 24 hours ago.
There's no official protocol for how often to shower, but folks around the world — in countries like India, the US, Spain, and Mexico — all bathe about once a day (either with soap or without) , according to Euromonitor International.
On reddit’s ‘AskAnAmerican’ channel, top commenters in the US say they shower even more than that — up to twice a day, depending on how often they exercise. And in Brazil, where temperatures in some areas routinely exceed 100 degrees in the summer, some rinse more than 11 times every week, Euromonitor says.
But are frequent suds really necessary?
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