Not showering every day?

I remember the days of once a week bath, mum would shout up the stairs to leave the plug in so she could wash the bed sheets in it!

Unless the weather is hot, like now, I box and cox shower and bath every two days. Hairwash under the shower on day 4. I use soap only on armpits and feet, water only everywhere else. Moisturiser on legs after bath/shower therefore every second day. Face obviously washed and moisturised every day.
79 in a few weeks and so far, skin okay. (Teeth not though.)

Try washing head-t-toes with Eubos Pink soap.

You really don’t need to shower every day unless maybe you have been gardening or some other grubby activity.

No wonder your skin is dry and flaky.

Just use some good moisturiser every day.

I too noticed some unsightly flaking ish skin on my lower limbs. I read that moisturizer with urea helps. I bought Eucerin with urea and it seems to help. I shower daily in hard water area and am soon 68.

Use natural products, which are more expensive, but worth it, together with a wholesome diet, high in antioxidants.

When I was younger we had an elderly neighbour who had no shower and too old to get into a bath.She said she washed up as far as possible and down as far as possible and then washed”POSSIBLE “!

Rosie51

I have the same tanith. Now that the weather is so much warmer I've reduced the temperature of the water and am making it a very quick shower with a soapless shower gel. I think I can feel an improvement even if it's not visually obvious yet. If I want a second one later in the day, I'm just using tepid water, no soap or shower gel.

Definitely. Just water is good and refreshing, I put lots of moisturiser on once I'm dry, in between showers I freshen up with water and a flannel

I am so grateful for all these answers on here. In the last few months, for the first time, the skin on my lower legs is terribly dry. Almost snake like! Grim!!

Another one with very dry skin on legs. I have tried everything in the way of soaps and shower gels. I try not to have the water too hot and don’t shower EVERY day.

Currently slathering on some Avon extra care cream for very dry skin, having tried scores of others. Fingers crossed.

‘Face, feet and fanny’every morning and evening was what my mum insisted on - bath once a week! Now I don’t shower every day ( but feel slightly guilty when I don’t) and only wash hair every 10 days or so.

I’m very naughty then, bath in the morning which helps my rheumatoid aches, swim most days then after swim shower. I use dove and moisturise but yes, my skin does get dry. But hey, the exercise is good for me. I did read recently that we should be wearing a factor 50 cream on our face which helps prevent ageing, nit to mention skin cancer. I use the Nivea 50 total block now

There is a climate emergency. Daily showering uses huge amounts of energy and water. Here in Cornwall we spent last year with a hosepipe ban because of a water shortage. We are dreading the start of the holiday season when our reservoirs rapidly deplete. I have a couple of showers a week and a good wash on the other days. We must all reduce our energy usage to save the planet.