Not showering every day?

Love reading all your posts, thing is i just love my daily shower its refreshing and I don't feel right till I've had it. So I'll first try various things to see if it improves before I resort to less daily showering. Thanks for all the input.

cookiemonster66

you need a water softener, all that scale you get in your kettle comes from the water, that settles on your skin and it acts like a sponge sucking the moisture from it and drying your skin making it flaky. my daughter had extreme ezcema to the point she needed bandages on every joint as she split open, we used every barrier cream, medication etc etc for years, then i was told it was the hard water, within a month of getting a proper water softener installed she healed up, i could not believe it! i went to dr and showed her and said how come you did not tell us about simply installing a water softener, she explained she could not be seen to endorse products, so my daughter suffered for years needlessly. get a proper one, which takes salt blocks, not one of those silly magnetic things that clip on to a pipe and you will notice a huge difference to your skin/hair/ household items like kettle, cups of tea, shower cubicle, no scum in bath water etc. I got mine from Harveys Water softeners in Woking Surrey and cannot recommend them enough

Yes, we've had water softeners for years and though my skin is a little dry it isn't too bad.

I use L'occitane almond shower oil, a little goes a long way and you can get refills. I've tried many of those mentioned on this thread but I've found this to be the best product for my shins.

I have the same problem with ultra dry skin , so I use ‘Fresh Wipes ‘ ( Google them) they are large wipes that really make you feel clean and fresh, also an old fashioned ‘caravan wash ‘ with a large flannel !

undines

I would say we actually shouldn't shower every day. It's not necessary. There are only certain bits that need washing every day (or more) Wherever I have lived in my adult life I've managed to get a bidet installed. But I would never think to scrub my arms and legs every day. Having said that, I rarely miss my daily shower, as it makes me feel fresher, and it's pleasurable.

We don't have room for a bidet in our new home, much to my regret after having had one in my bathroom for much of my life.

Twice a week, me. Your own body oils are vastly superior to anything out of a tube or whatever you rub on. Childhood skin diseases are linked to lack.of natural oils from too much washing.

I’ve always tended to have dry skin and it’s got dryer as I’ve got older, I use aqueous cream as a shower cream, it moisturises and feels light on the skin and is non perfumed. Unless it’s a really hot day I tend to shower every other day these days and as far as I know have not offended anyone with my odour

I can really recommend a bidet attachment for your toilet(s). So fresh! I don't shower every day but I use the bidet attachment every time I use the loo. I still feel really fresh after a lukewarm shower and hairwash. I cream my arms but my legs don't respond very well to being creamed. They still get flaky.

We have a 72% olive oil soap which was apparently "the thing to buy" in Marseille! But I have to say it is marvellous - no sulphates or parabenz just natural ingredients.
I have found it on Amazon. It comes in a big block, which I just cut in half with a serrated knife. It also lasts really well.

I showered every day but my skin has become so dry, and the dreaded eczema has made an appearance, I now only shower every two or three days, with personal 'bits' washed daily. I have hydromoil to use but, if used on the body where I have clothes, it is too greasy and marks my clothes.

I am able to remove head of shower and use it to spray up and underneath and feet and legs. quick 4min shower

I have showered every day at least once for about the last 40 years. I generally use Dove Shower Creme and my skin is in excellent condition.
Skin condition quite often depends on a good mixed diet too. Your diet is at least as important as cleanliness.

I have very dry skin and I was told by my GP that I should not shower every day. Also to use an unperfumed oap and not a shower gel that contains chemicals. I buy vegan unperfumed soap from a local health shop and I find things have improved a great deal.

I’ve only ever used Imperial leather products as the dermatologist advised my mum to use itwhen my brother was born looking like a skinned rabbit due eczema. If I touch any other soap my skin bursts out in spots and boils. I also shower every day and my skin is ok as long as I don’t use anything else

you need a water softener, all that scale you get in your kettle comes from the water, that settles on your skin and it acts like a sponge sucking the moisture from it and drying your skin making it flaky. my daughter had extreme ezcema to the point she needed bandages on every joint as she split open, we used every barrier cream, medication etc etc for years, then i was told it was the hard water, within a month of getting a proper water softener installed she healed up, i could not believe it! i went to dr and showed her and said how come you did not tell us about simply installing a water softener, she explained she could not be seen to endorse products, so my daughter suffered for years needlessly. get a proper one, which takes salt blocks, not one of those silly magnetic things that clip on to a pipe and you will notice a huge difference to your skin/hair/ household items like kettle, cups of tea, shower cubicle, no scum in bath water etc. I got mine from Harveys Water softeners in Woking Surrey and cannot recommend them enough

Another fan of CeraVe here. I have always had dry skin but at 80, if left to itself, it's much worse than it used to be. I shower 2/3 times a week with a 'bits and pieces' wash in between. My GP recommended CeraVe (the one in a tub) which I use every day and my skin is in really good condition.

I have suffered with an extremely dry skin all my life and was advised by GP when I was in my 40's to only shower and not have a bath. So I shower twice a week, wash "front and back bits" every day and use emollients on legs and arms daily. Soap only for under arms and don't use body wash as it dries skin. I cannot get down to my toes so just give them a good dry when I get out of the shower. Now I am in my 80's I have experimented with all kinds of regimes over the years and although I still have dry skin at least it is comfortable and not itchy as it used to be. I sympathise with all those who, like me, cannot shower daily but am glad I am contributing to "saving water" and the planet by not using fancy bathing products! Hope I don't sound smug!

I use dermol lotion instead of soap as I suffer with psoriasis. It helps keep my skin smooth.

I shower every time I’ve been to the gym, to wash off the chlorine after pool activities and the sweat after other keep fit.
It’s mainly just a rinsing activity, but we sit in the sauna and spray/rub moisturiser on our arms and legs.
A shower before bed keeps my bedding fresher, but means I leave the moisturiser off.

I also don’t shower every day but wash the intimate places using Femfresh unscented

My avocado (!) bathroom doesn't have a shower. I'm on a water meter and pay very little every month so I'm careful. Every morning I have a good strip wash but not my arms (I wash underarms) nor legs (I wash feet) using the wash basin. Every Saturday evening I have a bubbly soak in the bath - bliss - and follow it with body lotion on my arms and legs and then to bed with clean sheets and clean jimjams. My DDs have never mentioned an unpleasant smell . . . . Growing up a bath was a once a week event with all the parental worry about the cost of the immersion heater in the summer and the faff of seeing to the back boiler in the winter.

My dermatologist told me to avoid anything with soap in it as the chemicals dry the skin. He recommended Doublebase gel which I get on prescription but you can buy from chemists.It was very strange having no lather but you get used to it and my dry skin feels so much better

back in the day what deodorant did you use.. as a teenager me and sisters used 'odorono' cream in a litte pot!

mabon1

How do you think we managed before most people have showers? Strip wash did just fine, there is no need to shower every day.

Yes, we washed up as far as possible, washed down as far as possible but we had not to forget to wash possible.

I shower or have a bath every day. There are moisturising shower gels available, but it’s important to moisturise after you shower. I always use a good body lotion after I shower.

I use 'Oliva'. It's a bar that doesn't lather and it's made a big difference to my dry, crepey skin on my arms. It was a Grandsnetter who recommended it to me! Also, I wash my hair in the shower, so only use soapy shampoo once every 4 days or so and just rinse it. I think the less soap the better in my opinion! PS I got it on Amazon.