Is it normal to shower every other day

I've never been into daily showers. I shower every other day. Is this normal, acceptable? Both, neither?

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Based on 264 votes (226 yes)
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  • The author sounds like a girl so let me give a guy's perspective in an honest fashion.

    We don't usually mind a little bit of a smell but if you want us to stick our head down there, please wash it as the smell of urine is a huge turnoff. Being close to someone who is gross is a huge turnoff but it is tolerable if there is a reason to be gross, like if you both work out or something.

    However, if you are going on a date or planning to have sex that day, for god's sake, wash your crack. Thank you

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  • strangeaslife

    It's perfectly fine, but a lot of people in America especially are almost obsessive about cleanliness and what they consider proper hygiene, etc. I shower every other day to every three days. Sometimes I shower two days in a row if I have a nice occasion or have been working out or something.

    It's believed it's also healthier, contrary to what many people will argue, to shower less than every day. I once heard that an ideal timeliness for an average human to clean themselves would be about every 4 days.

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  • PoisonFlowers

    Yeah, sure is - as long as you haven't been sweating profusely that day or rolling in dirt etc.
    Make sure that your nether regions are clean at all times too. Merely wiping with tissue just doesn't cut it for me.

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  • roadrunnerxo

    Pretty except-able. My boyfriend believes it's unhealthy to shower all the time, or to be what in his mind is "too-clean." For example, most hand sanitizers cannot clean 100%% of the bacteria. The bacteria they leave behind are some of the stronger bacteria which will, in turn, spread after the sanitizer has been applied. This is what he tells me.

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  • burgerpitts

    yea its fine to only sho.....oh every other DAY, i thought you said every other solar eclipse! oh in that case yea perfectly fine, i havnt washed my balls since 1999

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  • Caps90

    Its fine and much healthier in my opinion. I pretty much do the same! Just make sure you still have good hygene!

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  • Jen118584

    I have a friend who's half white, quarter black, and quarter Native American. She has HUGE fluffy hair that she only washes once a week or so but it always looks and smells amazingly clean. I dunno how she does it, it's like magic. My hair is straight and shiny so if I don't wash it every day, it looks and feels nasty.

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  • hotchickie81

    I can't wash my hair every day. If I did, I would be bald in no time. My hair gets dry quite easily. I do bathe, though... and I have to moisturize every time I get out of the bath tub/shower.

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  • I do that too, it's pretty normal

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  • Jen118584

    Ehhhhhhhh, it's a little bit of a turnoff, in my opinion. I don't really like the smell of....people. The smell of unwashed hair or just how someone smells when they've been sleeping. Skin feels all oily. Ick.

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    • It is weird that you said that because my fiance has that whole "white trash gene" built in and she loves it when I stink. I have begged her to let me shower first and she will jump me while I am trying to get in the tub.

      She outweights me by a hundred pounds and I am partially crippled, so she will win.
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      Anyways, I try my butt off to shower every day and I do not feel clean unless I do. Also, I will often study with the shower running cold water. I don't pay for the water so I do feel a little bad, but the running water relaxes me. But, because the damn thing is running, I will often turn it to hot water and jump in.

      I don't know why but it is a great way to study. Way off topic, I know but shut up.

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      • 0788mg5s

        do you not care about this planet.
        stop wasting water .
        who cares you dont have to pay for it, we wil lall pay for it in the end with the consequiences .

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        • Schythl

          I can't wait for that.

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  • conkyy

    Shower every day please. Its not unhealthy, ask a doctor.

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  • If you are a dude though, WASH EVERY DAY WITHOUT EXCEPTION. If the hot water heater goes out, boil water for a bath. No matter what, DO NOT STINK!!!!

    Seriously, girls are not as forgiving as us men when it comes to body odor, unless they have the "white trash" gene.

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  • I guess if ur an Eskimo it's ok.

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