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I feel gross when I skip a shower for a day - I can't comprehend how I'd feel after a month.
Itchy. Very itchy.
And sticky. If I go a few days I can feel my skin sticking more to my clothes.
I just have to shower daily in the summer. There is nothing worse than that feeling of sticky skin in bed. Rest of the year every 2 days is what I usually go with.
Every body is different, but generally for most people every 2-3 days tends to be the sweet spot for a full shower with shampoo, conditioner, etc.
Personally, I have greasy hair problems, and I ultimately found that showering less frequently made the biggest improvement of all of the changes I made. I'll generally shower every 2-3 days, and if I do something that makes me sweaty I'll hop in the shower and rinse off without using any product between those every other day showers
On the other hand, for OOP, they're making some big changes and probably need the consistency of every day to help maintain the habit they're building
I'm an old guy and have been showering daily since I was young. I feel itchy when I go 48 hours without showering. Never had any significant skin issues.
But there's a pretty big difference between every three days and every month.
I feel gross if I don't brush right after coffee. Can't imagine a month.
Coffee is acidic. If you're brushing right after coffee, you may be damaging the enamel of your teeth (acid + scrubbing is not a good combination). And it can't grow back; once you've lost it, it's gone forever.
Omg, I hate the internet. It wasn't literal, dude.
Excuse me but I think the word you wanted to use there is figurative. Literal doesn't mean literal anymore.
:P
What must his teeth look like? And his breath smell like? Ugh.
Old orange Tic-Tac stumps.
some people are so depressed that they kill themselves, being stinky is small potatoes
For sure - I'm glad the guy in the OP seems to be getting to a better place. His prior state sounds pretty horrific.
Your body gets used to it.
Showering every day is also bad for your skin.
I'm not the best guide for how often to shower, but every dermatologist-written guide I've read does indicate that a daily shower is unnecessary for most people and will (for most people) dry your skin. It can also damage your hair. This is true even in the absence of soap/detergent/shampoo.
That said, if you do anything that causes you to sweat, I think it's prudent to do a quick rinse because you always smell worse to other people than you do to yourself due to olfactory saturation.