How often do people shower?

Cleanliness, as it turns out, has a history influenced by clever marketing tactics. In the early 20th century, a new class of office workers found themselves working in close proximity, and marketing companies saw an opportunity to capitalize on their insecurities. They aimed to sell products like “toilet soap” and Listerine to Americans by creating pseudo-scientific conditions like “bad breath” and “body odor.”

One of the key players in this marketing push was the Cleanliness Institute, founded by the Association of American Soap and Glycerine Producers. Their philosophy was to encourage Americans to adopt daily washing habits without much thought, making it an automatic part of their daily routine, like waking up each morning.

The impact of these marketing efforts was significant, leading to a shift in bathing practices. A poll conducted by a Reddit user revealed that a majority of men now shower daily. Women’s bathing habits were more varied, with about 60 percent preferring to shower three, four, or five times a week.

How often do people shower?

We find ourselves at the dawn of a new era, one that embraces a different approach to hygiene. A shift is occurring as people explore alternatives such as dry shampoo and No-Poo, while also embracing the idea of using beneficial bacteria. Experts, like Dr. Sanjay Jain, advise that showers don’t need to be excessively hot or lengthy, and patting the skin dry is gentler and less likely to cause irritation.

Interestingly, it’s not just Americans who are rethinking their bathing habits. An Euromonitor poll, conducted in July, revealed that Americans are relatively average when it comes to hygiene practices compared to 16 other regions surveyed. While Americans shower more frequently than the Chinese, Brits, and Japanese, who take about five showers per week, they don’t shower as often as people in Brazil and Colombia, where some individuals may take more than one shower per day. This global perspective highlights the diverse approaches to personal hygiene around the world.

Perhaps warm climates do play a role in bathing habits, but that doesn’t fully explain the practices in countries like Turkey and Spain, where people bathe relatively infrequently despite the balmy weather. Interestingly, most countries don’t shampoo their hair every time they shower, with Mexicans and Japanese coming closest to fully sanitizing their hair with each shower.

Referanslar: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/02/how-often-people-in-various-countries-shower/385470/