[Tuperoir]

Thanks for this poll, I'm baffled to see people not showering every day, but what do you know !

[alistairSH]

I've been led to believe the daily shower is a mostly American thing.

Myself, I shower most days, but that's largely because I'm either in the gym or cycling most days. Sometimes, that means 2x showers, because I'll hit the gym in the AM and cycle in the PM.

[owebmaster]

Yes, American, indeed. It is a culture of the natives of the Americas to shower (swim in rivers) multiple times a day. Brazilian culture is highly influenced by that. We also brush our teeth multiple times a day.

[fresh_geezer]

Perhaps it's an "American thing" in the western sphere. My impression is that majority of Africa and Asia shower daily, many twice.

[tokai]

Showering everyday is connected to atopic eczema and allergies. Your skin is the first element of your immune system and showering every day with soap is unnatural and damaging to your skin.

[brandon272]

Could be that if I stopped showering for an extended period of time these issues would resolve, but… if I don’t shower daily my eczema quickly explodes out of control, worsening with each day.

[jonwinstanley]

Presumably it's also heavily influenced by climate, job and location?

Working in dirty or dusty conditions for example, or if you have a long commute in and out of the city on a train, you don't really want to skip having a shower.

[jollyllama]

You don't have to use soap every time.

[thrance]

Showering period is unnatural. I am not doubting that showering too often can be damaging to your health, but this argument feels weak.

[madmask]

Apparently not because I am fine

[sgt]

Sometimes I just throw some water in my face, shave using the machine, then off I go. Next day I'll shower.

Also, remember that fresh underwear and clothes is almost the same as a shower.

[BLKNSLVR]

I do the cold-water face splash every day, it wakes me up good. Can recommend.

I can't shave without showering afterwards though, I get itchy (maybe only psychologically) from the (idea of the) little shaved bits dropping on my skin and staying there under my clothes all day. It's one of the very few things I'm "funny" about.