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> She says that, since 1950, we have gone from bathing once a week to every day. “Has that changed our skin microbiome? I think the answer is yes. And has that
by Sander_Marechal 6y ago
> She says that, since 1950, we have gone from bathing once a week to every day. “Has that changed our skin microbiome? I think the answer is yes. And has that caused a rise in inflammatory skin diseases? I think the answer is yes, but we don’t know.”
People believe a lot of wrong things. I don't see how this is any different. Do some scientific research then come back.
- spicybright 6y agoI don't even believe people bathed once a week in 1950, or at least that's the first I'm hearing of it.
- Deestan 6y agoIt's true, and I've seen it in a lot of old school books on hygiene, and conversed about with with the older generation. Though the alternative wasn't "do nothing", it was to scrub your face, neck, ear, armpits, and crotch with soapy water and a washcloth every morning.
- voisin 6y agoAre you saying you think they bathed more or less frequently?
- dspillett 6y agoMay vary by where you are and your background (we weren't fabulously well off, and heating water isn't free) but even in the 80s here there was an agreed concept of "bath night". While I had a full bath much more than once a week it certainly wasn't every day, the other days it was a standing-at-the-sink "pits, bits & face" wash. I'm guessing this is what people were said to be doing in the 50s and earlier. These days I tend to have a shower or bath most evenings, but didn't have the shower option growing up, and sometimes a p & b wash in the morning (particularly if it has been a hot humid night).
- emptyfile 6y agoProbably plenty of places in the world where its still the norm.
- Broken_Hippo 6y agoAgreed - they should not only do some scientific research, but historical research as well. Folks have been bathing regularly - more than once a week - for generations. It all depended on where you live in the world, the tech you have access to, and how wealthy you were.
- airhead969 6y agoNew age health and fitness people are allergic to non-organic materials, gluten, and science. They'll believe anything if it makes them feel special and trendy.
- raspyberr 6y agoI stopped using shampoo over the last year and have been told by other people my hair doesn't smell of anything.
- xdrosenheim 6y agoBut does it have to smell of anything? With that, I feel the same way like deodorant, I will take the one that smell the least of anything. That doesn't mean I want to walk/work and smell of sweat, but I also don't want to smell like a coconut or a scented candle.