Strip Washing

When I go away for a couple of nights to meet family or friends I never use the shower as I need someone to be in the house when I shower in case I fall or feel unsteady.
I use some large wet sheets called Omnitex bath and bed wipes. I have used others but can’t remember their name.
I buy them from Amazon and I feel very clean all over.

I do remember strip washes though, we used to say ,wash down as far as possible, then up as far as possible, then wash possible.

Possible being the most important bit, Utbb.

😉😝 kitty

I bought those wipes to help after Mr C’s mitral valve repair utbb and agree, very useful and they do leave a feeling of cleanliness. I’ve never thought to take some away with us, not all showers being equal and climbing in and out of a bath can no longer happen! Excellent thought, thank you.

Same memories of strip washes, they continued into our early days of marriage when our tiny terrace house had no bathroom and an outside toilet. We managed, as did many people, always being careful of ‘possible’. .

Tesco sell a similar large wet-wipe of a make called "Fred and Flo", which I keep in the bathroom for when a full bath or shower is not feasible or desirable.

I hate strip washes,but would find Omnitex body wash useful on trips .
They also make a shampoo cap ,which is apparently very good .

When I was a child, the kitchen sink was the only point of tap water in the house therefore in constant use whether to clean pots and pans, bodies, hair and teeth!
Located in a very small kitchen and right next to the back door, the kitchen sink was a very congested and un-private area of the home.
In the winter and with no central heating, strip washing was a very quick process.

Many years ago a skin specialist I was seeing said he wished people would stop showering everyday as the skins natural oils never got a chance to work and resulted in him having to deal with dry skin and the purchase of expensive creams
I have to say it didn’t stop me showering but if I am home alone I do just have a strip wash

luluaugust

Many years ago a skin specialist I was seeing said he wished people would stop showering everyday as the skins natural oils never got a chance to work and resulted in him having to deal with dry skin and the purchase of expensive creams
I have to say it didn’t stop me showering but if I am home alone I do just have a strip wash

Needless to say your skin specialist was correct.
The skin is also part of our immune system.

This won’t happen in our generation but it 100% will in our grandchildren’s time. Water rationing.
I know that sounds bizarre when you think of the amount of rain some areas get, but as of yet the uk hasn’t worked out a system to move this water overflow.
news.yale.edu/2021/05/06/how-skins-immune-system-cells-coordinate-defense-against-threats

petra

luluaugust

Many years ago a skin specialist I was seeing said he wished people would stop showering everyday as the skins natural oils never got a chance to work and resulted in him having to deal with dry skin and the purchase of expensive creams
I have to say it didn’t stop me showering but if I am home alone I do just have a strip wash

Needless to say your skin specialist was correct.
The skin is also part of our immune system.

This won’t happen in our generation but it 100% will in our grandchildren’s time. Water rationing.
I know that sounds bizarre when you think of the amount of rain some areas get, but as of yet the uk hasn’t worked out a system to move this water overflow.
news.yale.edu/2021/05/06/how-skins-immune-system-cells-coordinate-defense-against-threats

The doctor once told DH, “ We are too clean!”

Only after my operation

Good reasons to combine showering and strip washing throughout the week.
1) saves water ( I also have a shower timer for my shower days)
2) an increase in dry skin through showering too much

Beechnut

petra

luluaugust

Many years ago a skin specialist I was seeing said he wished people would stop showering everyday as the skins natural oils never got a chance to work and resulted in him having to deal with dry skin and the purchase of expensive creams
I have to say it didn’t stop me showering but if I am home alone I do just have a strip wash

Needless to say your skin specialist was correct.
The skin is also part of our immune system.

This won’t happen in our generation but it 100% will in our grandchildren’s time. Water rationing.
I know that sounds bizarre when you think of the amount of rain some areas get, but as of yet the uk hasn’t worked out a system to move this water overflow.
news.yale.edu/2021/05/06/how-skins-immune-system-cells-coordinate-defense-against-threats

The doctor once told DH, “ We are too clean!”

Well that’s 3 of us who know the damage we are doing.
4 including MrP.

Hypothetical question.
You could go on a journey/ holiday/ adventure which you’ve always longed to do ( this could take 6 weeks) longer if you wanted, but, there would be no showers.
Would you do it 🤷‍♀️

Yes I sometimes use large disposable tissues ----I forget the name--you see them advertised----if I need a quick clean up.
Tomorrow for instance I am expecting somebody to give me a Covid jab at home between 10AM -3PM and I don't want to be in the shower when she rings the door bell.

If I go to stay with DD for a couple of days - say over Christmas - I strip wash. They have a huge wetroom which I don’t feel safe in, and a shower over a bath that I can’t get in and out of. DD has offered to help me negotiate the bath but that’s a bridge too far for me, though there are times when I would sell my soul to sit in a bath of hot soapy water! I only shower every other day these days anyway and schedule the shower days as those on which I am going to be in the close company of other people. The days I’m going to be slopping around on my own I don’t bother.