Friday Five - Blub Blub Edition

[ofearthandstars]

From thefridayfive

1. How often do you typically shower/bath?

   I usually shower 6 days a week; every day after the gym (or I'd be gross), and generally on Sunday evenings. Because I have always struggled with atopic skin/allergies/eczema, I find that more frequent showering helps although the water can't be too hot (and I have to moisturize immediately afterwards).

2. Do you prefer showering or taking a bath?

   We have a stall shower in our master bedroom, with a built in bench, and typically use that. Though truthfully it is a bit small for two adults. Perhaps one day we'll remodel.

3. What's the longest you've ever gone without a shower/bath?

   Hmm, I remember the summer I fractured a bone internal to my foot (in middle school?), and had a cast covering my foot up to my knee. I couldn't shower with it, so had to hang the cast leg precariously over the side of the tub to bathe, which was very inconvenient as that required lying with my head directly underneath the faucet/over the drain. I don't remember how long I went between bathing, but it was definitely more of a pain, so it was probably during that time.

4. What's your favorite personal hygiene product?

   Uhm, deodorant, maybe? It is pretty magical stuff. I like Tom's of Maine Wild Lavendar, which is possibly the only vegan deodorant I've found that isn't full of coconut derivatives (which cause me to break out).

5. Do you shave your legs and/or beard? If so, how often?

   I shave my legs and underarms fairly often (probably once a week at least? sometimes longer in the winter), mostly because of the gym. It makes me feel cooler and cleaner during the humid weather and while working out.

Comments

[tactilemuse]

I love these question and answer posts and have been really enjoying reading your responses. I've gone quite a while without a proper bath. I used to work at a summer camp in the mountains with outhouses etc and very ... outdoorsy showers. So the showers weren't often and were usually very full of all manner of outdoor insect life that was attracted to water/dampness. I also don't shave at all anywhere. I've always disliked the way shaving felt on my skin. I've tried a few times in my youth, but no matter what ways I've tried to do it differently it's always been very very painful.

[ofearthandstars]

It seems a lot of people have gone a long time without a shower at camp! Which makes sense.
In some ways, I wish I'd never started shaving, as it changed the way my hair grows. At one point I went a very long period without which sort of helped the hair to grow in softer, but it's always been darker and thicker since. :/