Is it normal to feel filthy if you don't shower for a day?

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I feel filthy if I don't get to shower everyday. My hair feels greasy, my skin feels clammy and I feel generally terrible. Distractingly so. It's very annoying. Thing is, I know I look ok, and if I actually comb through my hair with my hands then it feels great and soft but when it's sitting on my head it feels horribly dirty. I shower every second day (I can't shower daily cause the electricity bills would be massive ¬_¬)

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  • NeuroNeptunian
    11 years ago

    Wow, electricity must be expensive there.

    I feel the same though. Sometimes I shower twice a day because feeling dirty or greasy is the worst feeling in the world for me.

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  • DavidD
    11 years ago

    Well, believe it or not showering every other day is healthier.
    There's a layer of our skin made of dead skin cells, nicknamed the Horny Layer for Googling purposes, and when you shower you wash this layer off.
    Fortunately this layer does more than sit there; it actually helps to protect us from germs and stuff that could easily slip between our pores and make us sick. But everytime you do the ol'1-2-suds on your skin, the layer vanishes and it takes time to build it back up.

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  • daydreamer394
    9 years ago

    Heck no.

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  • negasphere
    11 years ago

    It's all about balancing comfort with practical considerations.

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  • loopoo
    11 years ago

    I don't shower everyday, at the most I shower twice a week.

    :D

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  • Dazzle
    11 years ago

    I understand that feeling perfectly. I hope you can enjoy a nice bath once in a while.
    Have a nice day/night, wherever you are.

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  • poy
    11 years ago

    i dont shower for a week or 2

    I dont really mind or feel different or feel dirty

    my skin does get worse though so the only reason why i take showers is cuz of my pimples

    I hate taking showers though cuz it takes 1 or 2 days before my hair stops being flat

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    • Mmmpfh
      11 years ago

      Really? My hair gets stupidly flat if I don't wash it every two days. And I have a very long face so flat hair just makes me look terrible.

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      • poy
        11 years ago

        everytime i shower my skin feels soooo smooth

        after a week or 2 I could basicly scratch off dead skin off my face which is a bad sign LOL

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  • ForMyPeaceOfMind
    11 years ago

    Maybe you could take short showers daily....try to get in and out in under 10 mins! I don't like not taking a shower either, I feel nasty and couldn't fathom the thought of going anywhere in an unclean state!

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  • DudeUrFuglyXox
    11 years ago

    might be normal if you live in a warm country, i don't so i shower every other day, thats enough for me but i would obviously shower if i did get dirty or something during the day.

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