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Surprised to so many people showering more than once per day. For people that do that, is that due to morning showers coupled with post-activity shower?
In general, every day. I hate feeling dirty and am self-conscious about odor in general.
More realistically, every other day in winter. Winter is cool and dry, so I don't really sweat much. If I'm sitting at home and not doing much physical, it might stretch to three days; any more than that and I feel dirty even if I'm actually not.
In the summer, daily is more of a minimum. I live two hours ahead of most of my colleagues, so my day is often split: I'll get up early and do yard work, bathe, then work for the day. If I have to go out for an event or something in the evening, I'll often bathe again if I've gone outside even once. You sweat almost the instant you hit the outside air here.
I voted 10 but it's closer to 15. Wednesday (night), Friday (night), Saturday (afternoon), Sunday (morning - depending on physical activity, which depends mostly on weather). They're all based on sports activities. For some lucky reason, I don't naturally stink - and I do work with people who would definitely let me know if I did, plus family members where various judgements are pretty no-holds-barred.
Here's my admiration. If I don't take a shower every two days, my hair will be so soiliy I can't even sleep.
I struggle with habits a lot, but this is one of the few that work for me. I think the kids call it "habit stacking"? Basically, I have to brush my teeth and shower before going to bed. It's all one package, and I'm very efficient at it. So it's at least once a day, more if I was sweating a lot. Another one: brush teeth before leaving the house for the first time that day. ...that used to work better before working f…
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15 is a common data point too, because that effectively puts you at once every two days. That's my natural rhythm; any longer and I feel grubby (shaving in particular). I just don't sweat that much I guess. This is a weirdly posed poll though. Per week is much more aligned with people's recurring schedules. I know I shower 3 or 4 days a week, but it's weird to consider this on a monthly basis.
5, 10, 15, 30, 30+ would have been much better options
I don't mean this as flamebait but my pet theory is that showering and washing your hands is the 1800s version of wearing covid masks (except it stuck around as a permanent feature). It's more of a public safety thing you do for other people than for yourself and doing it twice a day is probably way excessive. It's probably closer to once every two days or less depending on how easily you generate body odor.
But either way, it’s usually a minimum of two a day. One in the morning immediately after I wake up (this is when I actually clean up) and then another in the evening after I workout.