Re:Deodorants, perfumes, soaps pollute air at levels as high...
by DoreenMichele on Saturday February 17, 2018 @04:32PM
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Anthropologists studying primitive peoples have found many cases of people who do not bathe regularly and yet do not smell either.
I was homeless for nearly six years. The last couple, I showered about once a month most of the time. No, I did not stink to high heaven.
I actually smelled worse when I had a corporate job and showered twice a day because I was extremely ill. I smelled worse when I was first homeless and showering daily at a women's shelter because I was still ill.
As I gradually got healthier on the street, my hair got less greasy and other things changed. This is why the advice that you just need to get through the first month doesn't necessarily generalize. These changes occurred gradually over the course of several years as my own microbiome, nutritional status and other metrics changed.
I was homeless for nearly six years. The last couple, I showered about once a month most of the time. No, I did not stink to high heaven.
I actually smelled worse when I had a corporate job and showered twice a day because I was extremely ill. I smelled worse when I was first homeless and showering daily at a women's shelter because I was still ill.
As I gradually got healthier on the street, my hair got less greasy and other things changed. This is why the advice that you just need to get through the first month doesn't necessarily generalize. These changes occurred gradually over the course of several years as my own microbiome, nutritional status and other metrics changed.