[Johnnyuk123]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

My mum was talking to her outside and I came out and my hair was wet from a shower and she said I'd catch flu etc and that usually people bath on Sundays and my mum said I shower twice a day and she said you only need to wash once a week

Is that totally disgusting to anyone else?

They must smell like a skunk! ewwww

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by jennyjuniper

When I was a child in the 50ś we only had a bath once a week on Sundays. We didn't have a bathroom so it was a case of hauling the tin bath in front of the fire and boiling kettles. We changed underwear every day, but not top clothes and I can't recall that we or anyone else smelt bad.
In spring/summer it was sometimes even less than that as we used the bath to keep tadpooles in. When that was the case it was a stand up wash all over at the kitchen sink. Bring back memories Kirk?

Does it half Jenny. Our tin bath was hung on a nail in the covered shelter between coalhouse and outside loo, and it was brought in on 'bathdays' - No,the rest of you - I said 'Bathdays' NOT 'Birthdays' - and put on the lino in front of the coal fire. It was 'filled' to a depth of about 6" from a succession of pans and kettles which were boiled on two cast iron 'paddles' which swung over the fire.

I'm not ashamed to admit either, that a lot of the time our 'bath' soap was a block of Fairy Household Green soap. (Ugh! though )

Happy Days Jenny - piss pot poor but safe and happy.

[Shaun]

Grim.

We don't have a shower in the house we're living in atm (want to move soon) but even then I have at least 4 baths a week. Fair enough if it's just washing your hair once or twice a week but that's a bit gross.

[Jessica.]

I fee disgusting if I even miss one day of washing

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Shaun

Grim.

We don't have a shower in the house we're living in atm (want to move soon) but even then I have at least 4 baths a week. Fair enough if it's just washing your hair once or twice a week but that's a bit gross.

Are you in a shared house Shaun? If so your landlord needs to get with it and install showers - they are a must.

[erinp5]

Shower every morning but I rarely have a bath .

[DemolitionRed]

When we are on long sails I won't shower because I get seasick if I stand around in the forward birth where the shower is and when we are going on a lengthy rock climb, we may be gone for three to four days and can't wash during that time. I do take wash wipes with me though.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

Are you in a shared house Shaun? If so your landlord needs to get with it and install showers - they are a must.

If he has housemates, they can take it in turns standing in the car park and being hosed down.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

If he has housemates, they can take it in turns standing in the car park and being hosed down.

[BlankSpace]

Haven't had a bath in years, instead I shower every morning. If I don't shower, I feel dirty and my hair gets greasy pretty quickly

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by BlankSpace

Haven't had a bath in years, instead I shower every morning. If I don't shower, I feel dirty and my hair gets greasy pretty quickly

I bet it does if you wash your hair everyday. That's actually bad for it.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I bet it does if you wash your hair everyday. That's actually bad for it.

This is actually true. Too much washing (daily) stimulates the sebacious glands in the scalp causing them to produce even more 'grease'.

[lostalex]

i get really bad dandruff if i don't at least use conditioner every day. some days i only use conditioner, but definitely use shampoo at least every other day.

[armand.kay]

Omg at the thought of leaving my house without having a shower...

[armand.kay]

I also find it really hard not to wash my hair everyday even tho my my mum said its bad for it.

[Ammi]

..I shower morning and evening, well often more afternoon than evening..when I get home from work...(because I'm often covered in Pritt stick/paint and the like..)...sometimes I think...oooo, nice hot bath but I actually don't have a bath that often because I would probably be tempted to stay in there too long and become a prune....