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Oh great, more health advice from unqualified randos online.
Not everyone's bodies have the same needs and people should be cautious about blindly following whatever advice someone confidently suggests. If you want to shower less, please talk to a doctor/dermatologist first.
My sensitive skin has a maybe 36 hour limit without washing before it gets distractingly itchy. There's no way this advice could work for everyone.
Just be careful out there, people.
There was no need to get confrontational.
If you are itchy, shower, no one forbade you. Just, it's not needed by the vast majority of people. It is but a social norm.
It is also detrimental to shower everyday with soaps.
It's a shame how saying "Ask your doctor before taking health advice you find online" is considered controversial now.
That might be necessary if you have sensitive skin but I'd never dream of asking my doctor for permission to try out showering less than once a day