How often do you shower?

[Elizabeth]

I shower every other day, unless (like during the summer) I feel dirty/sticky, or after the gym. Every other day. I feel self-conscious about it b/c it seems like most people shower everyday, but every other day is what feels necessary and comfortable for me. Is that gross? :)

[APCullip22]

Whatever feels comfortable for you is what's right for you, IMO. I personally shower min. 2x daily. I always have...my dad and mom and BF all do..so it's pretty normal for me :)

[Reenie]

Nah, that's not gross.

I shower daily, and in the winter, I only wash my hair every other day (although I do shower daily). I also have to shower immediately after working about because, well, I stink. :o

My friend is a shower camel. She saves them up and showers about twice a week much of the time. I think it just depends on your body.

[MLA]

As long as you don't stink, it's not gross.

I shower at least once a day, and often twice because I go to the gym.

[mrstim]

most of the time once a day, although I wash my hair every other day :) It's mainly what works for you - sometimes I skip a day, depending on what's happening.

[Asha]

once a day. i have to especially since i workout almost everyday. shampoo every other day.

[tlew12778]

Once a day. If I come home late from the gym, I might not shower the next morning (bc it's been less than 12 hrs since my last shower!) but generally once a day. It helps me wake up in the AM. If it's really hot out, then I will shower once in the AM, then once in the PM.

[Chris'slady]

I shower twice a day.
And as far as every other day washing my hair, I wish i could ! mine gets so oily.

[camberne]

Since starting to work out of the house, my shower habits have changed. I will shower every other day. Who sees me but the dog/cats and my husband? If I'm going out of the house, though, I will shower. Like today, I'm going to lunch with an old co-worker, so I'll shower in a short while. I, too, only wash my hair every other day if I shower daily.

[PG-rated]

I sweat a lot in my sleep, so I really have to shower every day. I usually work out at night so I don't have to take a 2nd shower. :o I wash my hair almost every day, too - I'll maybe skip a day every couple of weeks. My hair is so fine that it gets oily easily.

DH will often shower every other day during the winter, and he never smells bad. If he goes more than two days (which he sometimes does over the weekend), it's a different story. :rolleyes:

[emmjay]

I shower every day (well, maybe not on a lazy Sunday or something) but I don't wash my hair every day - I have super dry hair so I condition it every time I shower, but I only wash it once or twice a week. Otherwise it gets frizzy and parched. It might sound gross but I never have any dandruff or dirty-looking hair.

[sublime311]

I used to shower every day when I worked outside my home, but now it's every other day unless I'm going out. I hate to get ready without showering. Also, despite a recommendation from my hair stylist, I wash my hair everytime I shower. I just can't stand the smell of unwashed hair (on myself or others).

I'll be starting student teaching in August so I'll go back to the daily routine. Right now, I'm just lazy. lol

[nic]

It varies, but for the most part I shower every day. In the summer I usually shower twice a day and there are times where I might skip a day, although it's unusual.

[Rose]

I shower everyday.

[LeslieR]

Every day. I don't think my day really starts until I take my shower. Sometimes I wash my hair every other day, but it always seems greasy when I do.

[lawyergirl25]

I shower every other day, except in the summer. I don't smell, so I think it's okay. ;)

[ginandchris]

Shower every day, but I only wash my hair every other. DH showers every day.

[catch]

I shower everyday and wash my hair every other day. I have "No Shower Sundays" at least every other Sunday. FH thinks its funny and weird but goes along with it. He showers everyday.

[kiddo]

I shower everyday and wash my hair everyday. I have thin, oily hair so if I don't, it looks really greasy. Occasionally I'll skip a shower, but usually only if I'm feeling really lazy and not planning on leaving the house.

DH showers every day, sometimes 2xs.

[tenofcups]

I usually shower every morning--helps me wake up and my hair usually looks better freshly washed. Sometimes, though, if I happen to wake up and my hair looks good and I'm not feeling really sluggish, I'll skip a day.

I also take a bath about 50% of the time at night before I go to bed. Unlike the shower, which helps me wake up, a long bath helps me unwind. I often stay in it for an hour or so, reading and relaxing.

[Sposa06]

I take a shower every morning, after I work out or run. Exercising wakes me up, the shower cleans me up!

[Elizabeth]

Wow. Only one other person so far with my showering habits.

I hate doing my hair, so I like my no-shower days.

BTW, I showered this morning. http://www.kerrazy-torrents.com/style_emoticons/default/thumbsup.gif

[Rancid13]

I shower every morning before I head off to work, then again in the evening only if A) I've worked out or b) if it's been a hot day and I feel icky. I only wash my hair about every other day, in the morning. My evening showers are quick-just a rinse off with body wash/soap and a quick wash of my grimy makeuped face.

Edited to add:

A daily morning shower really helps me to wake up b/c I am so NOT a morning person but have to be up by 5:30am most mornings. A splash of water on the face from the sink doesn't wake me up nearly as much as a shower, no matter how quick it is.

[mel7dog]

I shower at least once a day, usally twice when working out. I only shampoo every other or every three days though since my hair is fine and I have to wear it up for work.

[guinevere]

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[irish74]

Pretty much every other day, if my hair looks really weird when I wake up then I might shower that day even if I did the day before. I was an everyday showerer for many years, but my hair and skin are sooo dry, and I tried every other day and it is so much better for me. I love the days when I don't need a shower in the morning and can stay in bed an extra 20 minutes. :D

[Elizabeth]

I love the days when I don't need a shower in the morning and can stay in bed an extra 20 minutes.

Yep. Exactly.

That plus I suck at doing my hair and I don't like doing it. And I have the type of hair that I can just brush and go if it's not wet.

I think Americans shower way more often than people in other cultures. We're kind of hyper shower-ers.

Although I do love that just-out-of-the-shower clean feeling, though. :D

[LRL]

I shower every morning. I absolutely cannot leave the house or see anyone besides DH without showering. It is really like women who will not leave the house without makeup- I also wash my hair everyday despite protests from my hairdresser. I just don't feel clean unless my hair is washed.

[sportyj]

My friend is a shower camel. She saves them up and showers about twice a week much of the time. I think it just depends on your body.

Since I live in the DRY DRY AZ heat I really only shower like 3 times a week. I swear my hair and skin will fall out if I scrub and dry off more than that. All of my showers are after working out. BUT I can even go for a run and not sweat much at all, then I don't shower. Knows it sounds gross, but I really am a clean and tidy person!

[citylove]

I shower once a day on avg. If it is super hot and humid, once in the am and once before bed. I've taken lately to showering at night (when it isn't too hot) because it takes soooo long in the morning (I'm quick too - 45 mins and I'm out of the house) and sometimes I just want to get dressed and get on with my day. Impatience, I guess!

I WISH I could wash my hair every other day! It is thin and light, so after 20 hrs or so it starts to look and feel oily. Gross.

[Sophia]

I shower every other day, unless (like during the summer) I feel dirty/sticky, or after the gym. Every other day. I feel self-conscious about it b/c it seems like most people shower everyday, but every other day is what feels necessary and comfortable for me. Is that gross? :)

Those are pretty much my exact shower habits. The only difference is that during cold weather, I somtimes skip two days between showers, IF I haven't gone to the gym or otherwise gotten dirty. I don't see the point in showering every single day unless I'm actually dirty or sweaty.

[IrishMeg]

I shower two times everyday. Once when I wake up in the morning. Another before I go to bed at night. I usually will not leave the house without taking a shower. Every once in a while I will shower 3 times in a day. I wash my hair in the morning but I don't at night unless I was really sweating.

Sweating is a very big part of life in Florida, so this may have something to do with why I shower so much.

[Elizabeth]

Sweating is a very big part of life in Florida, so this may have something to do with why I shower so much.

I probably would too if I lived somewhere humid. I went to the Caribbean a few years ago and took about 4-5 quick showers a day! I can't stand feeling sticky. Or dirty feet. I've gotten into the habit of taking foot baths before bed when I wear sandals (which is always.)

[IrishMeg]

I've gotten into the habit of taking foot baths before bed when I wear sandals (which is always.)

I do the same thing!

[Sare79]

I shower every other day but my hair only gets washed once or twice a week. My hair could probably go over a week without being washed and it looks way better than on the first dauy of washing. My hair is so thick and dry that it takes a few days to get the oils from my scalp to the rest of my hair.
I'm a bath girl, too, so they happen almost every day. They aren't so much about cleanliness, more like relaxing.
I wash my feet at night before I go to bed because I wear sandals all the time.

[ysolde]

I shower once a day, mostly, except in the dead of winter, when I shower every other day. My skin is EXTREMELY dry and sensitive, and if I showered every day in winter, it would get really bad. When I lived in the Caribbean, I showered twice a day, so it has to do with the weather, and feeling sticky, too.

I never wash my own hair. I have it professionally washed, conditioned, and blown out once or twice a week. It is very frizzy and light, so if I were to wash it myself, I would look like Einstein on a bad day.

[julietchicago]

I have to shower every day or I feel nasty. There are probably only 3-5 days a year I don't shower, and that means I am sick and in bed.

For me, it would be gross not to shower every day. For you, well that is your choice.

[bensgirl1222]

I take a full shower at night...jump in and get my hair wet in the morning and do a quick rinse. During the weekends I take about 2 showers a day...once when I get up and once at night before going out or once before bed if I was outside all day (esp in the summer). I kind of overdo it with the showers but I dont care...I love taking showers :)

[Annette]

I shower and wash my hair every night. Sometimes I will postpone my Friday evening shower till Saturday morning if I know I'll be mowing the lawn or doing any sort of athletic activity. Its been hot here too, so I've done the twice a day shower as well.

I wish I could wash my hair every other day, but it gets oily really quickly.

[JRPAGV]

I shower and wash my hair every morning. I feel dirty if I don't.

[KKay]

Twice a day! It wakes me up in the morning. I dawdle on the days I don't take a morning shower. I also shower after I workout in the evening.

[Goddess Tiff]

Twice a month.

[Goddess Tiff]

I'm totally kidding. Usually, every day, or every other day if I haven't done much.

[KitKat]

Twice a month.

OMG, I thought you were serious.

I shower every day. I wash my hair every day as well. I just don't feel clean otherwise. I love my showers! And will shower 2x if I work out. I *really* don't understand how someone can workout & sweat and then go to bed w/ out a shower or washing their hair!! :eek:

[shopaholic]

I shower every morning. I just feel weird if I don't. I also wash my hair and shave every morning as well.

[laurenc]

1x a day at minimum. another 1x after running or going to the gym. 1x more for the beach or gardening or anything dirty. most of the time, my hair gets wet and i at least run some conditioner through it.

[KrissyCat7]

At least once a day! If we are going out or doing something 2 times a day....and this doesnt include my baths that I take almost daily. :)

[keska]

2-3 times a day. DH thinks I'm more than a bit weird about it, but I absolutely cannot get into bed knowing that the day's dust and oils are on my skin and hair products are in my hair. It creeps me out to think of putting that on the sheets and then lying in it. I guess all those lectures my mom gave me as a kid about being dirty even if you don't look or smell dirty really stuck with me because the thought of not showering sends me into a panic.

Because DH only showers in the morning, he is absolutely forbidden from using my pillows so that I know all my pillowcases are totally clean. I also will not let him touch me at all if he has a day where he doesn't shower. Sometimes he'll tease me and threaten to touch me, but he knows it's a good way to get on my bad side.

[mb1197]

At least once a day and twice when I work out or am out in the sun. I can't wake up in the morning without a shower and I can't stand not showing after sweating. I also wash my hair every day.

[ManteoChik]

I shower one a day at least and twice on my days that I go to the gym.

I absolutly cannot wake up and not take a shower, thats why I always shower in the morning. I also wash my hair everyday because I have dark brown hair and its thin, if I don't wash it everyday I feel like it looks greesy and gross.

[TMat13]

I shower at least once a day..sometimes twice if we are going out or if I go swimming, etc. I wash my hair at least once a day (everytime I shower). My hair is very oily and if I don't wash it everyday, it is nasty :o DH on the other hand, showers every day but only washes his hair every few days and it never looks dirty... umm to be so lucky :rolleyes:

[bellezzadolce]

I usually bathe once a day, twice only if necessary.

[ChristyBeth]

Every other day, unless I smell or look greasy. Showering everyday dries my skin and hair out.

[KarenS]

Since starting to work out of the house, my shower habits have changed. I will shower every other day. Who sees me but the dog/cats and my husband? If I'm going out of the house, though, I will shower.

This is me. Since I work at home, it's easy to just put my hair up in a ponytail and wash my face and brush my teeth in the morning. But if I go out (other than just a quick trip to the store or something) I HAVE to shower and wash my hair. My scalp is oily and if I don't wash my hair it feels icky ... even tho DH says it looks fine.

OTOH, if I'm getting up in the morning to go somehwere or if I'm working on a project on location and have to be somewhere else regular business hours, I shower every morning. Like others here, showering and washing my hair helps me wake up in the morning and helps me sort of gear up for the day.

So, ideally I'd shower and wash my hair every morning. When I'm working at home, I sometimes skip a day, but ony if I don't have to see people! :)

Karen

[Vorian's_Leronica]

1-2 times a day and if I feel ill I can shower as much as 5 times. showering makes me feel better...yes I'm weird

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

I shower everday during the work week and then skip a day on the weekends. I don't have the luxury of throwing my hair up and calling it a day at work. Sometimes I shower with DH in the evening, but I usually skip it because I can't go to bead w/ wet hair. It drives me nuts and makes me feel even dirtier.

[Natrat80]

I'm a clean freak....I shower in the morning and take a bath at night. DH makes fun of me, but I feel so much better when I'm clean! I wash my hair every morning...I wish I could skip a day, but my hair gets very wild when I sleep! :rolleyes:

[longislandlolita]

I usually shower once every day. Sometimes if I'm lazy or have worked all night, I will skip -- but that's rare. I only wash my hair every other day, though. Otherwise it gets too dry. My hair is at its best the day after it's been washed -- shiny, healthy, under control.

[designer]

Every day! and if I exercise or go in the lake, twice a day!

[Muppetpinchess]

I feel like the biggest slob! When I was working outside of the home I showered every day/every other day. Now that I am at home it's every two or three days :( I don't mind showering, I mind everything that comes after it...drying the hair, makeup, etc. I feel more disgusting if I shower but don't do the rest of it then I do if I don't shower at all. I wish I wasn't like that. It's some dumb hang up. I need a way to streamline my routine AND more cute clothes so I feel like I have something cute to put on once i've had said shower I finally got my summer wardrobe all perfect and now it is fall! Rats!

[PinkMartini]

I usually shower every day but sometime's I'll skip a day, depending on what I'm doing, ect. I do wash my hair every day though.

[HeatherFL]

As long as you're clean it's not gross.

I shower everyday (in the morning). If I have been out in the sun or work out at night, then I shower twice a day.

~H.

[LisaJoy]

I shower every day...

And off topic: Elizabeth, I miss your journal now that you've made the switch to LJ

[Elizabeth]

Hi Lisa! I didn't know you lurked. Are you on LJ? I would love to friend you!

ETA - I see that you are. Consider yourself friended.

[LisaJoy]

Thanks!

[dragonfly28602]

I shower minimum two times sometimes up to three or four. I just like that fresh clean feeling I guess. Or maybe i'm obsessive. hmmmmm.........

[Amy_6405]

I shower every day, if I don't I just feel gross, especially my hair because it gets so oily

[jdevaz]

Every day - but I wash my hair every other day. It gets too dry if I wash it every day.
I used to wash my hair every day until my hairdresser recommended the every other day wash - worked miracles.

[HGMorgann]

Everyday. I wash my hair everyday, but my skin every other day. Armpits, ect I do daily;-) My arms, legs, ect just get too dry if I do them daily.

[Ilovemygeek]

I shower and wash my hair daily. If I don't I feel gross and my hair gets really oily.