Why you should wash no more than once a day: what will happen if you exceed the norm
No more than once a day: Here's the American Academy of Dermatology's recommendation for bathing.
There is only one exception, according to experts: taking a shower after a workout.
Experts from Harvard Medical School even insist that you need to wash less often – at least every other day.
What will happen as a result of frequent bathing
Not all people follow these recommendations: some of them, despite the fact that they did not play sports and did not get dirty, bathe more than once a day.
Dermatologist Sandy Skotnicki, author of the book Beyond Soap, cites research that shows frequent bathing and showering can have a negative impact on skin health.
How exactly? These actions damage the skin's microbiome.
If you wash away your natural microbiome, you'll end up with dryness and irritation, and that's not the worst thing that can happen.
In particularly “advanced” cases, an exacerbation of eczema or psoriasis may occur, since the depletion of the microbiome has an indirect effect on the development of these diseases.
