How often do you need to shower? A doctor argues, less often than you think

Re:How often do you need to shower? A doctor argues, less of... by maxerickson on Saturday September 26, 2020 @09:21PM (#24603462)

No mention of the variation in sweat glands. People with more apocrine glands unavoidably have more body odor when they don't wash.

(It's easy to tell; dry ear wax means less apocrine glands, wet ear wax means more)

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Re:How often do you need to shower? A doctor argues, less of... by maskedoffender on Sunday September 27, 2020 @12:32AM (#24604239)

Right, I have dry earwax and have never worn deodorant. I shower once or twice a week, but I never start to stink. My clothes don't even stink if I get them all sweaty every day without changing them.

It's not fair, but it's how it is.

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Re:How often do you need to shower? A doctor argues, less of... by 0xcoffee on Sunday September 27, 2020 @04:15AM (#24605079)

Make sure you get a second opinion

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Re:How often do you need to shower? A doctor argues, less of... by maskedoffender on Sunday September 27, 2020 @10:13AM (#24606754)

Oh believe me, I've had plenty of second opinions. I even ask the most brutal and least polite people I know.

It's not a merit of less frequent bathing, it's just my genetics. I just don't produce stinky sweat.

My brother-in-law was jealous after he smelled a pair of socks I had worn for a week and there was virtually no odor.

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Re:How often do you need to shower? A doctor argues, less of... by sdflhasjd on Sunday September 27, 2020 @07:35AM (#24605872)

Someone once told me something very similar before... I was too polite to say otherwise.

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Re:How often do you need to shower? A doctor argues, less of... by UncleMeat on Sunday September 27, 2020 @08:57AM (#24606291)

Yeah in my experience every single person who has told me of the virtues of bathing less often stunk in that very moment.

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