A 31-year-old member asked:
how come when after i shower i flake for several days?
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Dr. Cyma Khalily answered
Psychiatry 35 years experience
WATER OR SOAP?: Could be several issues like your water in your town is hard meaning filled with minerals causing dryness or your soap is too harsh. Use a milder soap like ivory or aveeno (oatmeal) and consider getting a water softening system. Many soaps that are antibacterials may cause dryness and should be limited in their use just washing the hands.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Is it ok showering twice a day? In the morning and evenings! also, days you go gym would you say it is worth taking a shower in the morning?
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Dr. Robert Killian answered
General Practice 28 years experience
Hygiene: Medicine has very little to say about when and where you shower, there is no such list or rules in science. Being clean is important. But you get to make this choice on how and when you clean for yourself.
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Is there any problem taking a bath after heavy work ? Im working 10hours a day..
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Dr. Robert Killian answered
General Practice 28 years experience
Hygiene: One does not need permission to bathe, shower, wash, or to do anything related to their personal hygiene.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Can we take a bath on first day period?
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Dr. Robert Kwok answered
Pediatrics 33 years experience
A bath is fine: Yes. Taking a bath or shower is fine, on any day of the year. There is nothing in one's routine, daily life that needs to be stopped or skipped just because of menstrual bleeding.
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CA
A 38-year-old female asked:
I don't shower or bathe all the time. Is this okay? Sometimes I don't bathe for 5 days.
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Dr. Deborah Josefson answered
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Who's complaining?: fREQUENT BATHING IS A MODERN LUXURY THAT WE HAVE COME TO EXPECT. CERTAINLY IT IS NICE TO BE CLEAN BUT IT IS NOT NECESSARILY A HEALTH CONCERN IF IT IS ONCE WEEK
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