洗澡次数多少合适 舒适生活 洗澡频率多少最健康

舒适生活 洗澡频率多少最健康  

Some people see showers as a necessary (and lovely) ritual that all decent human beings do daily…
While others believe it’s a chore to avoid until the last possible minute and then do as quickly as humanly possible。
If you’re in this category and have ever wondered how often you actually need to clean your body
the answer is: not as often as most Americans probably think。
如果你是这类人，从没想过到底要洗多少次。答案是，并不像美国人想的那么频繁。
Two dermatologists tell BuzzFeed Life that most Americans shower way more than is necessary。
According to Dr. Joshua Zeichner
assistant professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City
how frequently we shower and what we perceive as body odor is “really more of a cultural phenomenon。” Boston dermatologist Dr. Ranella Hirsch echoes this sentiment. “We overbathe in this country and that’s really important to realize
” she says. “A lot of the reason we do it is because of societal norms。”
And those norms are mainly the result of good advertising。
After the Civil War
both advertising and “toilet soap” (i.e.
soap for the body) became more prevalent in the United States
says Katherine Ashenburg
author of The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History. “Americans turned out to be much more gullible and susceptible to these things than Europeans
” Ashenburg tells BuzzFeed Life。
“Germ theory didn’t matter half as much as promises of beauty
” Ashenburg says。
But here’s the thing: Frequent showering may actually be doing more harm than good。
Zeichner and Hirsch say that showering too often (particularly in hot water) can dry out and irritate skin
wash away the good bacteria that naturally exists on your skin
and introduce small cracks that put you at a higher risk of infection。
Both doctors say that parents should not bathe babies and toddlers daily. Zeichner says that early exposure to dirt and bacteria may make the skin less sensitive as you age
and prevent allergies and conditions like eczema。
While your activity level and climate will affect how often you’ll want shower
you can probably skip the daily shower and take one every o to three days。
If you’re so inclined
you can clean the grossest parts of your body with a soapy washcloth or cleansing towelette to remove odor-causing bacteria on non-shower days. (Grossest parts of your body = “face
underarms
under the breasts
genitals
and rear end
” according to Zeichner。)
You should also put on clean undergarments each day; one study showed that we shed far more dirt and oil in our clothes than we do in the shower。
SO. You no longer have to stand in the stupid shower every morning getting your head wet for 10 minutes while you try to get up the courage to step out into the freezing bathroom!
How often do you shower?