Peer pressure sets in, and we shower on a daily basis. There are actually only a few reasons however, for people to shower that often. One being if you work with chemicals in a chemical based plant or factory every day. The other being, if you workout everyday.
In reality, if you do neither of these, then getting under that scolding water does more damage than good. Dr. Casey Carlos, professor of dermatology at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine says that your skin has natural ways of cleaning itself and your body needs that bacteria to keep your skin healthy. It is good bacteria that fights off the bad bacteria and harmful toxins from beauty products.
Scrubbing up your body removes all of its natural oils that keep your skin vibrant and healthy. These oils leave moisture in your skin, leaving it supple and youthful. Otherwise your skin will be left dry, flaky, and in some cases may even lead to peeling. If you feel the need to scrub down in the shower, only hit the hot spot areas every day: your arm pits, butt, groin, and major sweaty areas unique to your body.
According to Bliss Kiss, your nails absorb water in hot showers. This will cause them to dry out which leads to chipping, cracks, and breaking. A hard coated-clear nail strengthener will help with these matters.
You should also only be washing your hair twice a week for this exact reason. It will wash out all natural oils leaving your hair dry, frizzy, and lacking of color. At an extreme, only use conditioner on your hair if you wash up every day. This will clean some, while still adding moisture to the strands without extracting too many oils.
So do you really want to be putting your body through this much danger just to live up to societal expectations? I don't.
