Doctors believe that there is no need to take a shower every day
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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In modern society, it is customary to monitor personal hygiene, take a shower every day and be the owner of a variety of body care products. Experts from Israel reported that excessive cleanliness can be dangerous to health. Some physicians say that taking a bath or shower every day using a variety of bathing gels, liquid soaps, shampoos can be harmful or even dangerous to the skin and the immune system of a person.
During frequent hygienic procedures with the use of cleansers, there is a risk of disrupting the acid-base balance. All tissues of the human body are very sensitive to the pH values of Ph. In the case of a violation of acid-base balance (if the level of Ph exceeds the norm), the cells of the body can be destroyed, enzymes may lose their functional abilities.
Daily hygiene procedures, especially with the use of shower gel or shampoo can lead to a violation of the acid-base balance, which is regulated by the body autonomously and fairly rigidly. In addition to the violation of acid-base balance, too frequent washing with liquid soap or shampoo can lead to the fact that hygiene products will destroy the natural lubricant that the human body produces. Damage to the natural protective layer of the skin can cause irritation.
Experts believe that daily hygiene procedures are dictated by fashion, and not by necessity or care for one's own health. Frequent washing destroys the protective skin and the person becomes more vulnerable to dirt, microbes and bacteria.
As for liquid soap and shower gel, recent studies have shown that frequent use of cleansers for the skin is unhealthy. Liquid hygiene products are more destructive due to the strong concentration of surface active ingredients. In addition, liquid shower gel and liquid soap is more difficult to wash off the body than a solid soap. Thorough washing off of soap from the body leads to the fact that the protective skin loses natural lubrication, which serves as a protection against the fungus and microbes. Accordingly, it turns out that too frequent hygienic procedures lead not to a perfectly clean body, but to possible infections and skin contamination.
Israeli doctors said that to maintain body purity and good health, an adult should take a shower or bath only twice a week. For daily use, the doctor advises leaving only local ablutions and hygiene procedures.
Also, doctors advise avoiding too frequent washing of the head and hair. Modern shampoos with frequent use can damage both the structure of the hair and the skin on the head.
Not all specialists agree with their Israeli counterparts. Moreover, some scientists found it strange that such statements came from representatives of the country with a rather hot climate.
In any case, before making conclusions about the regularity of the necessary hygiene procedures, it is worth paying attention to lifestyle, physical activity and the environment.
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