Showering - the nitty gritty

simu

Inspired by this thread: Lisez!

Best practise as regards frequency of showering seems to be a rousing issue amongst the populace of boards! Let us continue the discussion here. You may respond to the poll so that we have some stats to work with with which to raise the subject to the level of a pseudo-science and you may also comment in the thread and treat of the etiquette of showering. Gwan!

Me, I take what I believe to be a moderate view - watch not the clock but rather smell the armpit - if it's bad, take a shower. If there's no smell, no need to shower. I call it "instinctual showering".

Sundy

Every two days

simu wrote:

Inspired by this thread: Lisez!

Me, I take what I believe to be a moderate view - watch not the clock but rather smell the armpit - if it's bad, take a shower. If there's no smell, no need to shower. I call it "instinctual showering".

That means when you can smell your armpits so can other people, not something i like to happen. Im a shower every morning person, it doesnt only clean me but also helps me wake up.

brianthebard

I'm with simu. Plus I don't have enough boxers to be washing every day.

simu

Other

Sundy wrote:

That means when you can smell your armpits so can other people, not something i like to happen. Im a shower every morning person, it doesnt only clean me but also helps me wake up.

Well, see you check in the morning. Not at random intervals throughout the day!

CiaranC

I remember the halcyon days when the internet was exclusively populated by geeks and questions like this didnt arise. It was taken as a given that everyone involved in any given discussion on usenet was festering in a bulging, filthy unix t-shirt eating three day old pizza. Now they have people with "girlfriends" and "real lives" on here. Its all gone to hell.

Ruu_Old

Everyday when I get up in the morning, just a routine.

simu

Other

Ruu wrote:

Everyday when I get up in the morning, just a routine.

Routine... or CULT?

Sundy

Every two days

simu wrote:

Well, see you check in the morning. Not at random intervals throughout the day!

Thats not much good if an hour later while sitting on a hot bus the 48hrs old stale sweat starts to reek.

Sad Professor

Every two days

Every day, usually in the morning but I sometimes have them in the evening instead.

simu

Other

Sundy wrote:

Thats not much good if an hour later while sitting on a hot bus the 48hrs old stale sweat starts to reek.

Well, that's why I'm asking all politicians canvassing in my Dáilcheantar on their position on installing showers in buses. They seem most interested...

Agamemnon

Other

Every morning and after working out. I love a good aul' shower. I'll stay in there for ages. It takes me ages to get out of bed in the morning but getting out of the shower takes even longer.

nesf

Other

When it’s necessary. It really depends on the person in my opinion and what they’ve been doing and the weather. It also really depends on your job. If you work in a nice cool air-conditioned office sitting typing all day you probably don’t sweat that much versus someone who does manual labour all day in a hot warehouse where they not only sweat a lot but come home covered in dirt and grime on top of that. There is also the thing of showering isn’t the only way to wash one’s self though this is lost on a lot of people. I have never understood the people who find not showering daily as icky irrespective of the person involved and whether they sweat much or actually smell bad. I know people who need to shower twice daily a lot of the time because of their jobs and their hobbies (soldiers who go to the gym a lot). I can understand people who have a routine and shower daily because of that, or people who need a shower in the morning to wake them up or whatever but I don’t understand people saying that everyone should shower every day. They should shower when and as is necessary imho.

Sundy

Every two days

simu wrote:

Well, that's why I'm asking all politicians canvassing in my Dáilcheantar on their position on installing showers in buses. They seem most interested...

Just take a shower at home you smelly hippie;)

simu

Other

Sundy wrote:

Just take a shower at home you smelly hippie;)

Peace 'n' Love, maaan!

Oryx

Every two days

I shower every morning. It wakes me up. And I feel fresher and clean, and dont need to be paranoid about b.o.

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Alter-Ego

Twice a week

Every 2 days.

Thrill

Every two days

I shower first thing every morning. It wakes you up and you feel really fresh
and clean.

You may not think you smell but you may become accustomed to your own
body oder and think your o.k. when, in fact, you could be stinking to high
heaven.

A person where i work smells awful and this person works in an office.
I hate it when i have to go in there.
No one says anything, so this person probably thinks theres nothing wrong.

No one is going to tell you you stink. It would be a major insult.

chump

Atari Jaguar

i really like these polls, it is possible to wash once a day and once a week all at the same time...

Steyr

Every two days

Oh god please stop putting bloody ATARI whatever into every bloody poll!:mad: :mad: :mad: :rolleyes:

Dave!

I shower 2-3 times a week. Believe it or not, I don't stink either!!! :eek:

Let me tell you my secret:

Hot water comes out of my tap as well as my shower. I use it.

DonkeyStyle \o/

Atari Jaguar

thrill wrote:

No one is going to tell you you stink. It would be a major insult.

I'd think of it more as a handy pointer... an indication that my instinctual showering algorithm needs fine tuning.
I've no problem telling people they stink tbh... if you're walking around reeking of BO (to the point where someone feels they need to raise this issue with you) and you actually have a problem with someone tipping you off for your own good, then you need to get over yourself.

Who cares about insulting someone who smells bad anyway?
Aren't they insulting you by stinking you out in the first place?

Red Alert

Every two days

i shower every day, and after the gym/swimming when i go. i find though that the actual shower you use makes a big difference - i've a pumped power shower so it really is so relaxing to be under it.

Sparky

Every two days

I shower once a day when I'm working (which is everyday tbh). But for example when I'm off work or doing nothing it could be two days.

Sometimes I believe you overshower when you don't need to.

grimloch

I shower every day in the morning before I head off to college/work. If I knew I definitely wasn't going to leave the house on any particular day, then I probably wouldn't bother showering.

TBH I can only imagine what the average persons balls smell like after 2 or 3 days sans water and soap.

Rhyme

simu wrote:

Routine... or CULT?

I'm sure he washes too.

Shower in the morning when i have something on (college, work, event) otherwise i go with the 'instinctual washer' and scrub when there's a smell.

WindSock

Twice a week

Im a lazy ass when it comes to showering. I shower every 2nd day because my hair starts getting quite greasy and noticeable then. I like to have my own me smell though, its unnatural to be putting all that product on yourself all the time.

Kojak

Every two days

I shower every morning before I go to work.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Once a day

I shower every morning, and most days i will have a second shower because of going to the gym/for a run/soccer/going to the pub etc....

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Every two days

A shower in the morning and after sport.

BeansMeansHynes

Every two days

I shower every night before bed. Nothing more relaxing than a nice long hot shower.

FlutterinBantam

I like to follow the natural clock.

When the ballsack begins to itch,and a deposit of grease is accumulated on the leeward side ,the Flutther heads for the Mira.

In /out bottle of stout,buff up the bell ,and away on a hack for another few days.

johnnyrotten

Every two days

DaveMcG wrote:

I shower 2-3 times a week. Believe it or not, I don't stink either!!! :eek:

Let me tell you my secret:

Hot water comes out of my tap as well as my shower. I use it.

LAZY!

Its just as easy to get into the Eisenhower than to stck your mebs into the sink:eek:

davyjose

Every two days

To all who shower less than once a day: could you explain why I should have to smell your stink on the bus/in work/anywhere just because of your laziness?

Lazy feckers

DonkeyStyle \o/

Atari Jaguar

davyjose wrote:

To all who shower less than once a day: could you explain why I should have to smell your stink on the bus/in work/anywhere just because of your laziness?

Ah the perks of living in a crowded city...
I have to listen to peoples shítty screaming kids, neglected barking dogs, rumbling jets, car alarms, boy-racer knobs with stupid loud exhausts.
Then I have to inhale asshole car exhaust everywhere because people are too lazy to walk or cycle.
Step over dog turds on the path because people won't clean up after their dogs.
See crisp packets, beer cans, broken bottles thrown about the place because people are too stupid/selfish to use a bin or plan ahead.
Maybe you're just on the cusp of a realization... that people suck and life is shít?

davyjose

Every two days

DonkeyStyle \o/ wrote:

Maybe you're just on the cusp of a realization... that people suck and life is shít?

No, waaay past the cusp.

Kintarō Hattori

Once a week

thrill wrote:

I shower first thing every morning. It wakes you up and you feel really fresh
and clean.

You may not think you smell but you may become accustomed to your own
body oder and think your o.k. when, in fact, you could be stinking to high
heaven.

A person where i work smells awful and this person works in an office.
I hate it when i have to go in there.
No one says anything, so this person probably thinks theres nothing wrong.

No one is going to tell you you stink. It would be a major insult.

There used to be two sales assistants who worked for our company at differing times and they had horrendous BO. It got so bad they were called over to head office and asked to do something about it!

RoundyMooney

I'll put it like this (as a male).

If I were in a "shirt and tie" position (which includes office work-casual dress code or no), then with a daily shave being a necessity, a shower would follow suit.

Thankfully, I'm not, so generally shave/shower each day of the weekend, and Monday to Friday as necessary (meeting customers/giving briefings the following day etc.)

The average, on contemplation, is about four a week, but your money may vary.

As regards the scent of a woman (as someone alluded to in the PI thread re: Napoleon & Josephine), that's a whole different ballgame.

sheepshagger

Every two days

I cant actually belive some people think its OK not to shower everyday.

Whether you like it or not you sweat every day, even in winter when its not hot, even if your not doing any pyhsical activity.

Your body also has dead skin which needs to be washed away.

I work with a guy who openly admits he only showers every 2 days and he focken stinks of BO at 8.30am in the morning :eek:

. . and to the poster who says he doesnt have enough clean boxers to wash them everyday. . . For focks sake - for the price of a pint or 2 you could easily buy some more boxers

Raiser

I'm in the shower right now - God bless Cling-film ® ©

JIZZLORD

Twice a week

i'd usually have 4 or 5 showers a week. though it depends, if the weather is really hot, or i'm back home on the farm with my father i could find myself taking 2 a day. i believe that the more showers teh better, but sometimes people can be obsessive about this topic

daveirl

Every two days

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tSubh Dearg

Every two days

I have a shower every morning to wake me up. If I miss it, say if I'm sick or having a lazy day I feel really groggy for the whole day.

It's like a cup of coffee for me.

I would also have a shower after swimming to get the chlorine or salt out of my hair or if it were a particularly hot day and I feel sticky, a nice blast of cool water feels wonderful.

snickerpuss

Other

daveirl wrote:

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2 minutes in there but my long hair takes about 2.5 hours to dry naturally damn it! Blokes have it easy. I hate going out with very wet hair when its cold. And no, blow drying damages it!

Every second day for me (except in summer, when its way too hot)

Tar.Aldarion

Other

I shower most nights, yes, at night.
When my gf is around I shower more, and in the morning.

SligoBrewer

Every two days

just in the morning.. its a routine.. and if you dont have one you feel dirty for the whole day..

phantom_lord

Every two days

every day as standard. anything else is just wrong...

Zapp Brannigan

Every two days

Once a day but I shower at night. I'm way too lazy to get up 5 minutes earlier to do it in the morning.

daiixi

Other

Not everyone needs a shower everyday so people just get over it. I used to know a guy who could go out dancing all night in the same clothes four nights in a row, not shower and still not smell. I would not want to have to get up close and personal with him but I didn't have to so it didn't create a problem.
Some people have sweat/body odour problems and others don't so just deal with it.
Also, just because *you* don't think you smell doesn't mean you don't smell. Body odour works the same way as people who overload themselves with perfume stop smelling the perfume on their skin/clothes after awhile and spray more so they can smell it again while the people around them almost pass out from the noxious fumes.
Another newsflash is that you don't have to use soap every day to be clean. Skin, like hair, will get used to not being washed every day if you let it. Again this does not work for people who have body odour problems.

InFront

Once a day

More than once a day - once in the morning to wake myself up, then later as required depending on training/ activity/ humidity etc.

I find myself showering out of boredom sometimes, especially on weekends in winter. It's also great to do during blocks of study periods.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

you probably wouldn't feel such a need to be clean if yoiu gave in and just had a couple of beers dude

Stephen

You're hardly going to get honest answers here with a public poll...