Is it okay to take a bath once a day?

　　“Using shower gel will make skin It’s dry and you have to use moisturizer after showering, which is a huge waste of time and resources! Why not let your body’s natural oils do the work? ”On Facebook, the world's largest social networking site, "those who wash less" have also established an "Anti-Bathing Club". The organizers believe: "We are not dirty, we just want to limit the extent and frequency of bathing. ”

　　It can be seen that the so-called "rare bathers" have not really abandoned bathing, a behavior that symbolizes human civilization. Most of them will still maintain regular body cleansing, but less frequently. More conservative people who wash less may only bathe two or three times a week. For example, Mark Jones, a clock repairman from California, shaken his daily bathing habit because of an article by a bioscience engineer. “I gave up the antiperspirant I used all the time, and now I rarely use body wash and shampoo, because I’m in a lot of media We’ve all seen reports online that the chemical ingredients in bath and skin care products are doing more harm than good to the human body. ”Mark introduced. He believes that the human body needs engine oil just like a clock. It only needs external auxiliary skin care products regularly. Excessive cleaning and maintenance will accelerate consumption and even destroy one's own hygiene and hygiene. healthy balance.

　　At present, the less-washed family is not only popular in the United States, but also has many followers in the United Kingdom. Very image-conscious news Commentator Matthew Paris said he hasn't used shampoo in a full decade and washes his hair about twice a week. A recent check-up showed that his hair was reasonably healthy and odor-free. Environmental scientist Donald McCarthy bathes twice a week. He believes that bathing too frequently is completely unnecessary and washing less can save water. He did some calculations and found that if he only took a shower twice a week, a person could save more than 100 liters of water a week and 5 tons of water a year.

　　Many medical professionals believe that reducing bathing from every day to two or three times a week is good for the skin and body. Dr. Howard in Washington state often sees it on his body eczema of patients. He said: “For people with dry skin, frequent bathing may cause the skin to be more sensitive, especially the elderly who have less active sebaceous glands and are more likely to suffer from eczema. ”Additionally, “most eczema occurs on the back. This is because when washing your hair, shampoos with too high chemical content will wash away the oil on the skin's surface, making the skin drier and more susceptible to irritation. ”At present, many scientists believe that modern body cleaning products have increasingly high chemical content, which will destroy the beneficial bacterial colonies on the surface of the human body and accelerate the growth of harmful bacteria.