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Curiosity only.

Here in Brazil it's very common to have several showers a day. I, for example, take two. The first is when I wake up, before I go to work, and the second is when I get home from work. I wake up at 6.30am and get home at 8pm.

edit: I said bath, but I meant shower.

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[–] Ulv@feddit.nu 7 points 1 year ago

0.5 too point 0.2

[–] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Since I've moved from a coast to a more inland city, a lot less. It sounds gross, but I'm down to once every other day. I don't sweat as much, my clothes don't stink as much, and I don't feel as 'swampy' as I used to. Also if I shower everyday here my skin goes bananas dry.

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow um zero? I don’t really take baths at all. Shower maybe a few times a week but no real schedule, just when I feel dirty. That could be once a week or it could be 3x in one day. Just depends how dirty I get.

[–] unreachable@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

username checks out

A typical week is either 6 or 7 showers (UK)

Unless I'm at a festival

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago

Normally one but it's worth pointing out I don't live in a warm country, it's freezing here. I am not a morning person so I tend to take showers in the evening because I just can't be bothered in the morning, again because it's cold I don't really want to get undressed and get wet.

[–] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Once. If I bathe twice in one day, my skin will dry out.

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[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

On average, once a day. I had two today, one in the morning, and one after my evening workout, but I won't take one tomorrow.

There are occasionally days where I end up taking two. It's usually because of a long bike ride in the morning and showering, then going out for lunch or errands, then mowing the yard in the afternoon.

[–] LongPigFlavor@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I live in Florida. I shower once a day in the evenings.

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[–] saigot@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

1 + 1 after heavy exercise

In winter I might skip a day here or there, as it can help dry skin.

I used to do it right before work so I was nice and fresh for work, no I'm wfh and I do it after I finish work as an end of day barrier.

[–] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

One after the gym around 8:30 a.m.; another at 11 p.m.

[–] cobysev@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

US here. I can't remember the last time I had a bath. I'm very tall, so I don't fit into tubs easily. My dream is to add a giant whirlpool tub to my home, so I can actually lounge and stretch out in the tub.

As far as showers go (which was OP's original intent), I shower once a day, when I first wake up. My body produces natural oils faster than most people, so I need a daily shower to keep them at bay. I feel really gross if I skip a day.

My wife, on the other hand, showers once every other day. She says her skin and hair dry out when she showers daily, so she needs the break. She gets split ends in her hair easily.

We're actually both retired at the moment, so we don't have to get up and go anywhere first thing in the morning. So I need to remind my wife to shower every few days. If not, she'll easily go 3-4 days without it, and then she becomes a "swamp monster." (Her words, not mine)

[–] Nightsoul@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Depends, since I worked from home it tends to be every other day or third day. Kind of a bad habit but when you live alone Β―\_(ツ)_/Β―

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 year ago

In the winter, probably once a week. Unless I do something strenuous, then it would be once I get back home

Summer time, mostly daily.

[–] Nihilore@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Once a day after work, weekends in the morning

Australia here so, it gets hot, couldn’t imagine going a day without showering

[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Once a week, whether I need it or not.

It would be interesting to see how shower use correlates with water temperature. It feels like that correlation would be negative and usage of showers is premised on the existence of cheap energy, AKA fossil fuels.

[–] soviettaters@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Average lemmy user

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[–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I shower once per day in the evening, except when I come home very late because of a party or something.

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[–] Wage_slave@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Twice. I am not a healthy human so I try and play on the cleaner side of life because getting sick is kinda easy and sucks a little extra like that.

Environmental guilt keeps them at seven minutes each average (yeah, I timed them. I don't even remember why, but that guilt seems viable enough)

Occasionally when the youtube hits just right the night time shower can be 15 minutes. Or it is complex grooming day and not just a shave or something.

[–] kariboka@bolha.forum 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Take your showers as you please. It is not you but corporations that are destroying water sources.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I take as long and as hot of showers as I can because I know in 10-20 years, that will be a luxury. I also know that it's pointless for me to try to conserve. If me, all my neighbors, all my neighbors' neighbors, and everyone all of us knows made a pledge to use as little water as we could, it would be insignificant in the face of inefficient agriculture and corporate greed. Every one here could use over 50 gallons of water a day and it would still be absolutely miniscule compared to industrial use.

Anyone saying that water conservation should happen on an individual level is smoking some corporate BS. On an individual basis, there is enough water for everyone to live like a watery nymph if they choose to. It's corporations that are overwhelmingly sucking up the supply.

So take your time in the shower. Don't stress about frivolous uses right now. They won't be around forever and taking advantage of them presently won't do diddly to stop the future.

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[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Once in the morning and anytime after doing something that makes me sweat.

[–] tym@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I'm an oily mofo. 2 a day minimum. I love my shower time!

[–] Phantom_Engineer@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Every other day, but sometimes more often depending on what I've been up to

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[–] alokir@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Once a day before going to bed. I work in an office with AC, but if I did physical labor I'd probably also shower as soon as I got home.

On hot summer nights I also shower in the morning before going to work.

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[–] dom@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Two a day. Sometimes 3 if I have an evening event.

I also go in our hot tub almost every night.

The second shower is usually more of a rinse unless it was a long/sweaty day

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[–] bl00dmeat@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Typically once every other day, depending. I spend most of my average work week inside at home, and my very thin hair responds much better when I only wash it every 2-3 days. If I'm going out or otherwise get dirty/smelly, it's cleaning time regardless.

[–] WoofWoof91@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

every season except summer i shower once per day in the morning, unless i'm going to a party or something, then i'll take another before that
in summer i shower twice per day, sometimes 3, just to get the sweat off
i don't deal with heat well lol

[–] SecretPancake@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

I shower once every 2 days or if I am sweaty.

[–] tankplanker@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

One a day in the winter, I try and time it for after I work out, otherwise it ends up being two showers, same if I have to do a lot of jobs round the house.

Two a day in the summer with the second shower being cold/cool water at night before bed. There is zero chance I want to get into a clean bed being all sticky and sweaty, and zero chance I go anywhere in the morning without a shower.

[–] Krakova@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

When I was younger and much more active, I was a shower every day person. Now that I’m older, I find every other day or three to be good for my skin. I’ve always had a very ruddy complexion, but I’ve figured out that on days I don’t shower, my skin looks its best. So I try to go as long as I can before my armpits start smelling. When I first started skipping days, my scalp would get oily quick, but now my second day hair is pretty nice too (probably also thanks to going with a silicon free conditioner). Basically I just try to shower when I smell or have been sweaty.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Florida here.

Once a day in the evening, unless I really get sweaty in the day (yardwork or hot yoga) then twice but soap (not everywhere) once a day, shampoo about twice a week, but rinse, conditioner, and restyle hair most days.

Husband washes like OP, in the morning before work and in the evening too. It's hot here.

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