It depends massively on climate, location, and your own genetics. When I lived in Wales in winter it was cold and damp and you could definitely get away with showering 3 times a week (or even less if you really weren't doing much 👀). My house was routinely under 10°c so if I wasn't exercising then I wouldn't smell. Versus living through a Japanese summer- so hot so humid! I would shower 2 times a day at least, often cold showers too, and change clothes a lot. Some people sweat more, some people sweat less, some people have a gene for BO that's stronger than others, and some people have sensitive skin that can be damaged by excessive washing. Now, living in England but with central heating, going to the gym regularly, cycling to work; I shower 4 to 5 times a week and wash my hair two of those times

You don't have to shower every day. In fact it's not even good for you to shower every day. Not showering is not the same as not taking care of your body or being gross at all. These "ewww" people have never heard of soapbars and washcloths?

Showering everyday is actually terrible for your micro biome. It strips your skin of all your natural oils n bacteria that keep your skin hydrated/healthy. We didn't even have soap until a few decades ago when some assholes decided to make some $$. then since soap dried out your skin they started selling lotion n so on n so forth. it's all a con. All of the products. Showering everyday. It's all super wasteful n does more harm than good. I don't use soap. I shower 2-3x a week (extra on my period) I rarely get BO, I went from having back acne n horrible cystic acne to not having a single pimple in over 5 yrs since I started this routine. I only wash my hair 1x a week. My hair never looks greasy or stinks. Since I'm not stripping my scalp of it's oils every day it's not overproducing said oils to keep up. Ppl who think it's gross are the same ppl who spend thousands on skincare products, dermatologists & hair products. They're the same ppl wasting SO MUCH h20.. for what?

I mean, seriously.... how is this a debate?? Who really cares? She's showering. How many times someone bathes a week shouldn't be made into first world problems.

@lola, I’m really sorry that your sense of self is so low that you fail to see the normalcy of differing societies, bodies, and abilities. I send you patience, kindness, and a mirror.

When I was working in a professional kitchen I showered everyday. I was sweating heavily, even then my hair and skin dried out. Now I shower every other day. My hair is growing and back my skin no longer has dry scaly patches that no lotion, medicated or not, could heal.

I think her friends are judgemental assholes with a complex! Like you didn't have a problem with her smelling or "looking gross" before! Also if your going out of your way to find time to shower when you have a new born baby I would say your the one that must stink and need to do it!

I don’t shower daily. It saves water, and I don’t work in a position that involves heavy labor. Most folks know their own body, and take care of it appropriately. There are folks who neglect their own body, and that’s for other reasons. But the average person who skips a few showers a week is TOTALLY FINE! 🤦🏽‍♀️

Well, don't know about showering, but using DD, DC and OH is surely disgusting.

I have chronic illnesses, often very little energy and I'm mostly housebound: I leave home to do the shopping (until Aldi starts doing deliveries) and to attend appointments. No way I can manage a daily shower; baby wipes freshen up perfectly. Washing my hair is something I hate doing because of chronic fatigue; washing means styling unless I want to look like a scarecrow and that's a lot of effort. I always need a rest after shower so can't go shopping AND shower on the same day.

That comment "there is literally no reason not to shower Daily". How about 1. waste of drinkable water 2. bad for your skin and hair 3. waste of drinkable water 4. waste of drinkable water!!!

I used to play semi-pro football/soccer and so I have showered every day, pretty much all my life. It's very rare that I decide not to shower, but to each their own.

Unusual but if none of her friends picked up on it before she told them, then her hygiene levels should be decent. Hopefully she won't enforce her lifestyle choices on her children if they ever want a change.

Is anyone going to mention that "taking a shower" and "wash" isn't necessarily the same thing? In America, it looks like people have no clue at how to wash without a shower. I grew up in Europe, where most grandparents are still able to explain how to wash "at the sink", which means standing in front of the sink and wash with soap and a washcloth (by the way, European washclothes are impossible to find in North America!). You can wash head to toes at the sink with a washclothes, it takes 2 minutes and use less water. You can also do a quick wash, washing what usually gets dirty/smelly (face, armpits, groin and butt) which is perfectly fine when you haven't sweat profusely earlier. It's just common knowledge... everywhere on Earth except in North America, where wasting is the rule.

I shower around 3 times per week. Sometimes more, sometimes less when I'm hyperfocusing on something for days and don't notice the time passing by. I tried showering every day, but ye that's not for me. I don't even wash my hair every time, maybe once per week, or more if my scalp feels nasty or the hair is greasy, but usually I can go a whole week without washing my hair. With the current shampoo and conditioner that I'm using (coconut scented head&shoulders) it even smells nice and clean for the whole week! I'll always take a shower before a doctor's/therapy appointments though (and yet a doctor once wrote that my hygiene level is questionable?! When I went there fresh out of the shower and ofc clean clothes on?!)

I work AT a gym, and I work out 5 to 6 days a week. As such - I absolutely shower daily. Hair washing is a different story. I wash my hair 2 or 3 days a week. A body shower takes 3 mins. Hair Washing is a wholeeeeee production.

I shower every other day and use a bidet.