Showering is a form of personal hygiene. And you probably shower to keep clean. But, what would happen if you never showered?
Well, first, you’d smell. After not showering for an extended period of time, a person would develop an odor. The water and soap used in a shower rids your body of dead skin cells and bacteria.
According to dermatology professor Dr. Cameron Rokhsar, among the pile of dead cells that would accumulate on top of your skin are some proteins with a sugary coating, such as sialomucin. Most bacteria love to consume sugar, and when they digest sugary proteins like sialomucin, they produce what we call body odor.
And secondly, not showering just isn’t good for your health. Dandruff will build up, and because skin is coated in oil, dirt sticks to the skin, and you start scratching. Scratching an irritating itch may feel great, but if you scratch too much you can injure yourself breaking through skin. And if you’re not showering, you’ll have a greater risk for infection.
On the other hand, you CAN shower too much. Showering too much can cause dry skin. Some doctors, such as Dr. C. Brandon Mitchell, an assistant dermatology professor at George Washington University, even say that when you shower, you should only apply soap to the parts of your body that typically smell.
So, as is true of many things in life, showers are good in moderation.
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