You may be seeing elaborate shower cleansing routines on social media: daily exfoliation, double cleansing, antibacterial soap, loads of scented body scrubs and shower oils.
“I’m kind of appalled by the shower routines,” said Dr. Olga Bunimovich, a practicing dermatologist and assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
The multistep processes that have inspired people to spend endless amounts of time sudsing up can harm your skin — and the environment. Dermatologists say it’s all mostly unnecessary.
Would that not depend on where they swim? If it’s a private pool or the ocean (saline solution) they should be good to go, no? I used to have access to both many many years ago and would forego a shower if I had done either.
No, you need soap to remove the bacteria that make you stink, unless you’re lucky genetically.
Hmm, 2 decades of it and I was just ducky. Guess I am anecdotal.