How Often Should You Shower? | What’s That Rash?

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As we learn more about the microbiome on our skin, more people on social media and in our email inbox, are questioning their hygiene routine. Dr Norman Swan and Tegan Taylor sniff the evidence for and against regular washing. Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube 👉 https://ab.co/2YFO4Go Get answers to the health questions everyone's asking. Hosted by experienced health reporters Dr Norman Swan and Tegan Taylor, What's That Rash? podcast gives you the information you need to feel good and make the best decisions for your brain and body. Listen to more episodes on ABC listen 👉 https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash Got a question? Email us at [email protected] What's That Rash? is recorded on the unceded lands of the Jagera, Turrbal and Gadigal. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 00:35 Tegan reveals she’s stinky 00:54 Q: Do I need to shower every day? 01:40 Bathing motivations 02:45 History of hygiene 04:38 How the West fumbled sanitation 05:53 20th century hygiene trends 07:05 How soap works 07:49 What’s living on your skin 09:30 But how often is HEALTHY? 10:00 Dermatologists are anti-soap? 10:24 Showering habits worldwide 11:12 Norman’s historic baths 12:19 Truth in anti-showering propaganda? 13:02 Environmental cost 14:06 The bottom line 14:45 Mediterranean diet bell! 15:16 Blue Zones Myth feedback --------------------------------------------------------------- This episode's references: A natural history of hygiene https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1155/2007/749190 The Cutaneous Microbiome and Aspects of Skin Antimicrobial Defense System Resist Acute Treatment with Topical Skin Cleansers https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022202X16320851 The Role of Every-Day Cosmetics in Altering the Skin Microbiome: A Study Using Biodiversity https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9284/6/1/2 How Often People in Various Countries Shower - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/02/how-often-people-in-various-countries-shower/385470/ What Happens When You Don’t Shower For Five Years - Science Friday https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/book-showering/ #Health #Hygiene #Shower #Microbiome --------------------------------------------------------------- This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Please see the ABC Online Terms of Use for the reasons why we may remove content from this page, or ban people: http://about.abc.net.au/terms-of-use/