What are your normal bathing habits?

Do you take baths or showers?

Baths only or the vast majority of times
0
No votes
Showers only or the vast majority of times
31
38%
A mixture - half and half maybe 60/40 or thereabouts
5
6%
I bathe (either shower or bath) daily.
31
38%
I bathe (either shower or bath) every other day approx.
9
11%
I bathe (either shower or bath) about once a week (whether I need it or not)
1
1%
Cheese and bacon.
4
5%
 
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Re: What are your normal bathing habits?

Post by Coito ergo sum » Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:14 pm

Svartalf wrote:Excessive use of soap being actually bad for the skin is a fact myth.
:fix:

Oh, and "daily" is not "excessive." LOL Now, if you're going through a bar of soap a day and scraping your skin...sure.
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Re: What are your normal bathing habits?

Post by Coito ergo sum » Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:16 pm

Ian wrote:What is this "bathing" thing you all speak of? :dono:
My powers of deduction lead me to believe that you are British...or, maybe French.... :biggrin:

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Re: What are your normal bathing habits?

Post by Pappa » Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:17 pm

Coito ergo sum wrote:
Pappa wrote:
Coito ergo sum wrote:Brits! WTF???

41% of British men and 33% of women don’t shower every day.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... -showering
I shower every day now, mostly because I've got used to it and can't wake up properly if I don't.... but 10 years ago I used to shower once a week, or so.

30 years ago, people used to bath once a week and wash their hands and face every morning. It's only the marketing scam "B.O." that got everyone concerned about how they smell. Showering every day with soap is actually bad for your skin. Why do you think it's so bad that some people don't shower every day? :dono:
It's a myth that showering every day is bad for you.
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Re: What are your normal bathing habits?

Post by Twoflower » Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:18 pm

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Re: What are your normal bathing habits?

Post by maiforpeace » Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:21 pm

Twoflower wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:Image
I chill out naked.
I let the water get warm, then I undress and get in. :dono:
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Re: What are your normal bathing habits?

Post by Coito ergo sum » Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:24 pm

Pappa wrote:
Coito ergo sum wrote:
Pappa wrote:
Coito ergo sum wrote:Brits! WTF???

41% of British men and 33% of women don’t shower every day.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... -showering
I shower every day now, mostly because I've got used to it and can't wake up properly if I don't.... but 10 years ago I used to shower once a week, or so.

30 years ago, people used to bath once a week and wash their hands and face every morning. It's only the marketing scam "B.O." that got everyone concerned about how they smell. Showering every day with soap is actually bad for your skin. Why do you think it's so bad that some people don't shower every day? :dono:
It's a myth that showering every day is bad for you.
Is it?
Yep. There is zero evidence that showering every day is bad for you.

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Re: What are your normal bathing habits?

Post by Coito ergo sum » Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:28 pm

maiforpeace wrote:
Twoflower wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:Image
I chill out naked.
I let the water get warm, then I undress and get in. :dono:
I'm generally speaking like the "hardcore" stick figure. I turn the shower on, setting it to the same spot each time, and get right in, ignoring the fact that it's initially too cold and I begin showering immediately without regard for the temperature. Generally, I have set the temperature to the same as I like it, but if it's a bit high, I dial it down, and if it's a bit low, I dial it up. But, the temperature is never so extreme that I can't just get on with the shower.

She Who Must Be Obeyed, though, takes a scalding hot shower. I am not positive how she can even be in there. She turns on the water and it has to run for a while to get up to temperature, and when it is at skin-burning level, she gets in there.

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Re: What are your normal bathing habits?

Post by stripes4 » Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:47 pm

I have to shower of a morning to wake up. Of a weekend, if I hang around in my p.j's for a while, I still don't feel 'right' until I have showered. I just can't wake up without it. I also often have a quick shower after the gym. Not at the gym, but when I get home. Once I got a sweaty bum rash because I didn't shower after running and sweating, and my bum crack got sore, so now i shower straight after sweaty exercise. I can't remember if i shower after sex or not. :roll:
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Re: What are your normal bathing habits?

Post by Svartalf » Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:21 pm

Coito ergo sum wrote:
Svartalf wrote:Excessive use of soap being actually bad for the skin is a fact myth.
:fix:

Oh, and "daily" is not "excessive." LOL Now, if you're going through a bar of soap a day and scraping your skin...sure.
It's no myth... soap is alcaline, and disrupts the natural oils that are part of the skin's protection system... maybe daily is not excessive, but many people do it 2 or 3 times daily, not counting the handwashing every time they go to the jakes, and before/after meals... at that rate, you'll need special products to protect8repare the skin of your hands, and sensitive skins my not like two daily showers either.

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Re: What are your normal bathing habits?

Post by Svartalf » Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:22 pm

Coito ergo sum wrote:
Ian wrote:What is this "bathing" thing you all speak of? :dono:
My powers of deduction lead me to believe that you are British...or, maybe French.... :biggrin:
He's from DC, so maybe he's just redneck... just like you?
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Re: What are your normal bathing habits?

Post by Coito ergo sum » Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:23 pm

Svartalf wrote:
Coito ergo sum wrote:
Ian wrote:What is this "bathing" thing you all speak of? :dono:
My powers of deduction lead me to believe that you are British...or, maybe French.... :biggrin:
He's from DC, so maybe he's just redneck... just like you?
Better redneck than French. :-)

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Re: What are your normal bathing habits?

Post by Aerzia Saerules Arktuos » Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:42 pm

JimC wrote:Does anyone else find that a shower wakes them up in the morning, or is it just me?
A shower/bath in the morning gives me terrible nausea.

A shower/bath in the night before I go to bed has me even less comfortable between the heat and the wetness and the smell (of soap), and it stays all night while my hair dries and my hands/feet dry out.

I try to do it in the middle of the day when I can.

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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:45 pm

I fly to Norway every 3 months or so and scrub Normal down with a block of overripe stilton before rolling him in snow. Why? What do the rest of you do for him?
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Re: What are your normal bathing habits?

Post by Berthold » Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:13 pm

When I saw the thread title, I wondered if this is about defecation. (I interact with many Americans in my discussion activities :mrgreen: )

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