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> Unhygienic! What definition of "hygiene" are we using? As unpleasant as his smell may have been, when does a shower reduce the incidence of disease? (That'
by anamax 17y ago
> Unhygienic!
What definition of "hygiene" are we using?
As unpleasant as his smell may have been, when does a shower reduce the incidence of disease? (That's the medical definition of hygiene - Wikipedia - "In medicine, hygiene practices are employed as preventative measures to reduce the incidence and spreading of disease.")
- SapphireSun 17y agoIf you don't shower for too long, you start to itch and you'll probably have more acne and foot fungus (provided that your showers are fungus free of course).
- eru 17y agoSources? (I can imagine that wearing shoes without showering makes you grow fungi. Going barefoot most of the time should solve that problem. Or just washing your feet with cold water.) Also since when was acne caused by not taking a shower?
- SapphireSun 17y agoIt you are prone to acne, keeping your skin clean reduces outbreaks by keeping your pores clear.
- eru 17y agoYour skin did not face an every day destruction of its microbe and oil film in its evolution, and may react strangely, including with acne. Anyway, I'd like to see some statistics, because we can both come up with arguments like that for as long as we like.
- shawndumas 17y agoUnhygienic as in smegma.