You Probably Don’t Need to Shower
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2016
- As we learn more about the relationship between the microbiome and our health, some scientists and journalists have begun weaning themselves from cosmetic products like soap and shampoo. In taking away the bad bacteria, we could be losing too much of the good.
In this episode of If Our Bodies Could Talk-the final in a three-part miniseries on the microbiome-senior editor James Hamblin investigates the health of the microbes on our skin.
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"Is that hydrochloric acid"
VII when i heard that, i laughed so hard
LOL!
2:40
It's about no soap, water only showers, which is good
true water only showers are the best
Come work outside with me in Houston, TX in August. You tell me when I need to shower when we're in the work truck lol
0:52 "Oh my God, a 12 year old just broke into my house."
cause he didn't say hi back lmao
😊
If you have eczema (the dry kind), doctors actually recommend only using water to wash your face and only showering every other day unless you become particularly sweaty. I still do this even though my skin is fine as an adult.
I've always said "if humans were wild, our biggest weapon against predators would be our terrible smell" but maybe not if we had natural bacteria keeping that in balance. Interesting video!
Live next to the Mennonite and Amish. The natural biome doesn't mean shit!
Lies again? Navy Seals National Service
you've never said that before
@@yurotk I actually have? Lmao do you not have conversations with ppl outside of the internet?
Have you ever smelled a wild animal? A bear doesnt give af about how we smell if they already decided to eat us
There needs to be a playlist for this series
Gotta love when he just walks through her door at 0:46 and then her looked at 0:52...very odd and awkward from the looks of it.
"i saw on a commercial though that you need to get those little swab things and carry them in your pocket... to wash the oil off... otherwise no one will like you." i
Matt Monta +
2:25
Been doing this for years. No shampoo, but I buzz my hair. I only soap my genitals and use it to wash my hands with. I shower ever 2 to 3 days, but like them long and hot to bring on a bit of a steam room effect. I can gently use my finger nails to scrub off the top lay of skin on my face (probably could do the whole body...) and I believe that has contributed to my baby face. I'm 33. Oh, and I don't use shaving cream. I shave in the shower every time and I my blades last for a few months.
Wow... Can't believe I shared that with the internet...
I let my dog wash my face
I remember reading in the tabloids that one of the reasons Angelina Jolie divorce Brad Pitt,it was because he didn't like taking showers makes me wonder if Brad Knew some of the mention benefits😆
I quit shaving a long time ago. Lol
@Devin Nunez Ok, lose 2 years. Bye. Life continues
@TheJapanfan < I save on toilet paper.... "Her Sparky, lick my butt!" xD
only issue i found with this is dead skin / dust builds up in places like bedsheets very quickly so require slightly more often cleaning.
Maybe it's my OCD but this just made me want to take a shower right now
Exactly, but you don’t need to because it would most likely make your skin worse
It aint your ocd these just some dirty mfs
I'm sure there's some truth to this but I'm skeptical.
-Many homeless people, no offense, smell terrible. Why aren't their "good bacteria" working?
-Unlike our ancient ancestors, most of us wear clothes. That means parts of our body live in a dark, moist environment most of the time, perfect for things to grow, not necessarily the things we want. Naked cavemen would have sun, air flow, rain, etc. on their skin to prevent growth of organisms.
-People in traditional tribal societies today wash themselves in rivers, lakes, etc. Washing seems to be a natural human instinct.
-Most other animal species wash themselves, either with their tongues or by going into water.
Underrated comment
their clothes smell worse than their bodies if they shower, and they don't usually shower.
you just red the title and commented, the point is about shower products not about showering
Homeless people smell bad because of pee.
For the homless i think because they pee on themselves.
Pooping your pants don’t help things.
This interviewer is great!! So subtle in how hillarious he is.
😂 right! That guy has mad jokes! "This is hydrochloric acid ?" 2:40
I believe studies have shown that the largest determinant of how clean your hands will be when washing them in a sink is time spent rubbing them together under flowing water. Maybe these people have just discovered that the same is true of showering/bathing the whole body without soap and other cleansers.
It would be interesting to see large studies including groups that never showered, only stood in the shower water but with no rubbing, showering without soap but with rubbing, and standard showering with soap. Each group would also have sub groups without the bacterial sprays, with the bacterial sprays, and with placebo sprays.
Can I use only water for washing my feet ?
It is interesting in studying infection diseases, and hand washing, many of the worst ones really needed that friction to wash off the bugs.
Well soap is essntail for hands cos we touch stuff, i dont shower more then once a week and have gone 2 months, i will shower more if i feel groose or played in some mud, i do use soap thou but only onc round and im out the shower in ubder 5 mins, i use soap cos i go a little too long without showering. If i showerd twice a week i wouldnt use soap
I just did this same experiment for two weeks, however I would work hard, sweat a lot and then take a dip in the local lake. I did not smell bad. My skin had a natural softness. My purpose was to try to improve my health by improving my skin micro biome.
How did the nether region smell?
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00:52 Lol the look she gives him when he walks past her
I've heard of women only washing their face with water, and all of them claimed they never ever got pimples and had absolutely gorgeous skin.
I am 40yrs old and I have always naturally had soft clear skin and I refuse to waste money or time on all the facial cleansers that are on the market..I have always just used plain water and a washcloth or alcohol pads when I was camping or not able to wash my face.
I have had occasional face "breakouts" of 1 or 2 pimples around my period and I absolutely never pop them I just use rubbing alcohol or alcohol pad on my face during those times and the pimples are usually gone within 12-24hrs...
I have been told that I was just blessed with good genes but both of my parents and my younger sisters all had/have horrible acne problems mainly during puberty and off and on throughout their adulthood as well as "Backne" and yet they all swear by their creams and facial makeup and daily cleansing routine..🤷♀️ I also only wear makeup occasionally and I mostly just wear eyeliner and lip gloss daily maybe thats the secret however my father never wore any makeup yet still suffered from skin issues 🤷♀️ I am the only one in my family and extended family who doesn't have any skin problems (eczema,psoriasis or even dandruff or dry scalp) I have always just had clear soft skin and I also rarely use sunblock or lotion..however I do use antiperspirant/deodorant daily and until 2022 I used Shampoo and Conditioner 3-4 times per week however for 11 months I have only used plain water.
The first 2 or 3 weeks my hair was very oily and my scalp was itchy but then my hair begin to to be more thick and shiny..I have always had baby fine and dull looking hair..I still have "virgin" hair never permed or colored and I only used hair dryer in winter and my hair would grow very slowly and seemed to stop growing midway down my back however this past year my hair appears to be growing faster than before...so I believe that there is something to this whole
"natural " thing..🤷♀️
I didnt know Richard Dreyfuss was a real scientist
Andrew Goncalves lol i thought the same thing
Been washing with water only and sometimes using only organic and natural moisturizers like aloe vera, magnesium oils, hemp oils, coconut oil, essential oils ect.. for the last few years my skin and health has never been better. Also whole plant-based diet/lifestyle plaid a huge role in this shift in health. I shower maybe once every few weeks to a few days at most. Never felt cleaner. No need for products. Get some dirt on them feet daily and get some sunlight on that skin :) NOTE: To absorb vitamin D Optimally you must not shower for 48hours at least.
Zobrut to absorb vitamin d you must not bathe? Cite the source of this scientific study evidence? I call b.s.
Zobrut You probably smell horrible.
@@natanaelrodriguez3953 Yeah, I can't imagine that showering only once or twice a week or even less will ward off the smells for long.
Can I use only water for washing my feet ?
Yes only water is best, just no soap or chemical stuff will destroy our bodies/skin. In the past we bathed in rivers and lived perfectly healthy lives. And we smell because we consume the wrong diet. You will find if you eat natural human diet (frugivores) mostly raw fruit and veg, you wil not small bad anymore after detoxification has been completed which can take anywhere from 3 - 12 months after eating only fresh fruit.
I used to wash my hair and body with shampoos and shower gels 3 times a week
I used to have dandruff, dry skin and would sometimes smell.
I now shower once a week with just water
I now have no dandruff, I have normal skin and I don't smell
Who would have thought!
Once a week is nasty
@@WhitemenaresoSexy Are you a skin doctor?
@@lisaasombrado8886 I don't have to be to understand the impact of infrequent bathing
This vid. is good news for the adolescent boys in my classes they don't feel the need to shower after P.E. at all.
I can’t live without showering every day. I only use soap 1-2 times a week but without at least showering I feel disgusting.
I love this series
Her skin is SO PERFECT
Ah, the things we used to find strange before the pandemic! Like not showering once a day or wearing a surgical mask outside of a hospital
I've kinda been doing this for years 😅 I only ever use soap on my hands, my privates, sometimes my armpits. All you really need for the rest of your body is water... I do use shampoo tho. But I find you can go an extra day or 2 without shampoo if you just wet your hair and blow dry it. Dry shampoo also helps.
He's a keeper👍🏽
They should interview my sister, she went to rural Malawi for 4 months and the result was the same.
Brendan Riley I live in South Africa and shower every day, use soap, shampoo, conditioner, make up and make up remover😁
I believe it! 😁
You don't have to ward off acne if it's not in your genetics you don't get it, you can go without showering for weeks and weeks and not have any problems with acne
Wrong!!
Taking a shower breaks up the accumulation of dirt oil sweat and body odor.
Infrequent bathing is what causes blemishes, boils, eczema.
Bathing everyday can help get rid of Acne.
Infrequent bathing makes you Stink and Nasty
I still have to wear sunscreen which will need to be cleaned off and that cleaning will leave me feeling dry without lotion … so back to using the products he’s avoiding
I read Julie's original article; very interesting. It seems much like research on cleaners in the kitchen - strong chemicals get rid of the innocuous germs and benefit harmful ones.
I know its been years but do you know where you found that article?
Loved the little asides.
Pretty confusing video. It wasn't really clear whether any of them (except the guy at the end that says he bathes) shower without soap or just don't shower at all, even with plain water.
I’d like to know how rinsing your self off in the shower without soap affects your skin micro-biome.
Garrett Weaver Depends on your water condition.
Not an expert but the soap essentially helps the germs and bacteria and what have you "slip" off. Common belief is you use friction and the soap breaks apart the germs and such but from what I've gathered it helps remove it from the surface. It does not kill. Let me know if you find out more.
Chlorine is in most municipal water.
I don't use soap at all..I mean ever... except on my arm pits and private parts. My skin is naturally moisterized and I don't smell at all.
Our skins natural PH is around 4.5 - 5.5, which is slightly acidic. Water has a neutral PH of 7. Too much water on skin will therefore alter the PH, causing dryness, irritation etc
I LOVE THIS
Can you imagine the time you’d save?
Fascinating
"Is this hydrochloric acid?" .... "no"
People only need to shower every two or three days, and don't use stuff with plastic microbeads. People who take two showers a day are nuts. Even if you sweat a lot there's no reason to do that.
I only use sulfate free soaps and don’t shower daily. We also have well water that is filtered with potassium. I also wear my clothes and nightgowns a few times so I don’t have to do laundry as much. 🤓
Awesome info (y)
I stopped using antibacterial soap a couple years ago. If I didn't use it I would get athathetes foot. Now I live off grid, don't wear socks, showering and drinking filtered creek water, no soap, no shampoo, just water, sometimes only twice a week but cool creek water is nice to shower in fresh off the mountain, especially on a cool morning with lots of song birds chirping away awww good times.
And for the hands ?
@quintendecoo9158 rinse them off in the creek, I live off grid too and I use baby wipes to clean myself.
I have one product in the shower. Well, sometimes I bring toothpaste with me for fun.
Doing it for the pas seven years - soap only for hands and private areas and a shampoo for the hair, the rest is just some warm water every day - don’t have any problems with bad odor or skin infections
I found soaps left an odor and collected skin dirt and when I stopped using my dry skin went away. I feel cleaner now.
What was with the walking by her without talking?
she probably smells, context ...
Jokes
that was so awkward and she was like .. erm .. ok ..
Acting... it's called acting. See the ending for more lol.
Comedy factor.
Some people really do need to shower 😰
YES IF SMELL REALLY BAD
BUT TO SHOWER EVERYDAY☢️
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It's his witty comments for me ❤
There are 9 million of bacterial spores per cubic meter in the air from the environment we live in (dirt, soil, anything). Bacterial communities are defined by the environment (temperature, salinity, chemistry of food sources). That makes any spray or probiotic pretty useless, except if you completely sterilized yourself with antibiotics.
If you regularly wash yourself with just warm water and often change your clothes then it's totally doable. Although you won't exactly smell of roses to say the least.
Super cute ending 🥰
Just found the channel. Subbed because of the funny guy!
Sounds like this would be perfect to use in cat litter.
1:40 Hahahaha. I laughed so hard at that comment.
The title and thumbnail make this video look like a comedy sketch
Clean up your diet to mostly vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds with limited meats, in conjunction with this. Much more likely to not be funky
I use pine tar soap which isn’t really soap but makes you smell like... pine tar. Also vitamin c filter to neutralize chlorine is essential
Yeah i rarely use soap and even more rare i use shampoo but no way would i ever give up my showers after work. I look forward to that scolding hot to make me feel alive again.
based man i never use soap just fresh hot water does the trick
I started a month ago...going to use Castille soap on nether regions for a while... then re-evaluate.
coconut oil and baking soda for deodorant works fine
I like this interviewer.
As a man I need to use soap on certain places or start losing friends - to say nothing of jobs!
IshtarNike. Woman is different?
IshtarNike lose your fear of men and materials
Slo Mo in some ways yes and in some ways no.
Not necessarily.....😜
I had a skin doctor who told me that we only really need to clean our private parts and under our armpits to be really clean. She does not recommend for people to wash and scrub the rest of the body, just rinse with water.
I usually hate young reporters who do videos for channels like Vice. They always just seem like elitist brats. This guy is great though, srs. Subbed to see more work from him.
exactly
He’s not just a reporter. He’s also an MD.
I was trying to focus on the substance of the video; got distracted by the cute guy
Yeah damn those young people and all their ideas and questions. Leave it to the old folks who'll just say, "Hope you're having a fine day" to each other and move along like everything is okay.
Seem like? Not only are they, but they are usually so completely full of crap and pushing the liberal agenda trying to glorify cultural marxism under the guise of being mainstream. They want you to adopt the tiny home weed smoking smelly hippy lifestyle that doesn't bathe or shave legs or armpits of the 1960s. Its nothing new, just new salesmen trying to appeal to millennials like its something new.
Love the subtle Comedy 😁
As a scientist, I am very far from convinced. Where’s the data? There were about 10 things discussed that need to be substantiated by experimental research.
Just the briefest mention of whether or not the claims are based on reliable peer-reviewed research so that critical thinkers can look-up the source documentation if they want to. A listing of the research papers that support the claims in the description would be perfect and would take zero extra seconds of video
hrtlsbstrd after all those nice graphics and the guy in the lab and the researcher on his computer you still questioning the credibility of this video!!
cheb hou Yes definitely. Most research that happens in labs does not meet the standards of scientific rigour, so it’s important to communicate whether or not the research has been published in reputable peer reviewed journals. Otherwise audiences might incorrectly jump to the conclusion that because a person in a lab is talking, that the claims are scientifically sound.
He was joking, mate.
Ya, it's a bummer that the statement sounds so plausible
I wash my hands frequently. Probably 10-15 times a day. My armpits and nether regions are cleaned with water and a face towel every night. But I bathe/shower once every 11-13 days give or take. When I do, I use a diluted a amount of Dr. bronners soap on my body. For my hair and scalp I get the shower as hot as I can stand and comb it out while using a towel to remove the natural oil. If my hair is very oily (season dependent along with what type of work I’m doing) I’ll use some Dr. Bronners diluted with coconut oil And boiling water to mix. After every shower or bath I warm up some tea tree oil (also diluted with coconut oil) and use a dropper to evenly distribute enough all over my scalp. I have been doing this for 10 years with no adverse affects. I use a “natural” deodorant from one of the big brands that doesn’t have aluminum or zinc and haven’t had a complaint or comment in years. I’ll even ask friends and family if I smell when the timing is appropriate and they all seem confused regarding the question because I smell normal.
My fiancé bathes every day and I love her so I won’t go into detail but it doesn’t help. She has skin issues and is constantly buying products to counter her dermatological issues. Her water consumption is almost 15x mine. When you consider the average shower consumption is 17.2gal Per shower And multiply that by fifteen she uses 240 gallons of water bi weekly compared to my 17.2 gallons. If that doesn’t blow your mind her yearly consumption is 6,260 gallons of water vs my 447 gallons. I love her and have never brought this up because I believe hygiene is personal and our water bill isn’t something to argue about but still…
Go to a dermatologist with your current routine and see what they say. Then try a more traditional approach. The way homo-sapiens have been bathing for 300,000 years.
Fungus is no bueno. But bacteria is natural and a requirement for a healthy skin biome. Do some yoga in the dirt. Get muddy in the garden and walk through a forest as often as possible.
This isn’t woo woo. It’s science.
I shower when my hair starts looking greasy.
Hmm wonder whether ammonia oxidising bacteria from a river source would survive in a bottle 🤔
The same is true of mouthwash. I never had bad breathe to begin with but I have that morning breathe. When I stopped using mouthwash I didn't have that problem anymore. Now I just raise with salt water.
This is mostly within the realm of speculation. There needs to be a lot more peer-reviewed research before people go around advocating against soap. There is a high risk that bad bacteria could do more harm than good bacteria does good.
A bit embarrassing, but I have hardcore ADHD and for years only showered maybe like 4-8 times a year, I used a lot of deodorant, but overall only my hotspots were stinky, sometimes horribly stinky. I never got acne, and I am in my 30s and can easily pass as 10 years younger. Now I shower everyday and I have to shower more often to maintain it I notice. I think if I rinsed daily back then I would be less smelly, but it definitely shows why I have such clear and young skin
My first shower is when I get up in the morning. It’s just face cleanser and no soap on the rest of my body. Next shower is around 1pm . Final shower with soap and facial cleanser in a before I go to bed. I now shampoo every other day ever since I retired
I only wash myself with water. I've stopped using soap completely and it definitely was uncomfortable at first after a while i stopped smelling.
People say i look like in in my 20s even though I'm 35
same man i only use water and stopped using soap as well
Good hygiene has improved our life expectancy. Maybe shower less, but keep washing.
Ert an ok but also definitely the parts with fecal matter on them
The real point is that you don't need to slather every inch of your body in soap like millions of people do.
I cant recall what Airline but it was on the news like 4 weeks ago,this entire Family got kick out of the Flight because they all smell it was a Jewish family according to the video,I saw the video on CZcams,theres no way I'll be able to at least bathe before going in a commercial flight
Beth exactly
I went a month without showering, but I did it in the Army. Does it still count?
Disinfectant is not a dirty word *pause for laughs*, but it is a double edged sword
Krueger in "Cross Of Iron" found after Stalingrad that natural body oils combined with dirt made him waterproof. However, his smell was noticeable in the confines of trench dugouts...
No one has mentioned that drinkers tend to stink the next day. Otherwise: I clean my face with water and a good facecloth; hair of almost all types is fine if rinsed every two days, as long as the scalp is well scrubbed and massaged ( Rastas have shown me their dry shampoo and I've never smelled pongy dreads ). As to the rest of the body: much like hair - water and sloughing off dead skin will generally keep you fresh, not forgetting that the hair around the pits and bits will retain oils which will pong if left untended; do as you see fit.
the doogie doctor reporter is having a little too much fun with this.
Wow what an awesome thumbnail
Nice ending
This sounds like an awkward conversation with H.R. and importance of hygiene in the workplace.
This video offends me and my soap/perfume collection.
Make sense
I don’t have much of a microbiome I lost my intestine and colon in 2008
How did a 12 year old become an editor at The Atlantic?!😁
Here's how (and he's not as young as he looks): www.politico.com/media/story/2014/10/the-young-doctor-002918
Leave Doogie alone!!!
He learned to read extremely well and have charisma. LOL.
Great link! That's a really interesting article
The adult sized child man was funny, I enjoyed his humor.
Still, most of us shower in water laced with chlorine.
John JohnnyArt Pavlou vitamin c filters neutralize chlorine get em like 30 bucks for 6 month supply or 60$ a year
Krishan S, I keep thinking about getting a filter.
John JohnnyArt Pavlou you won't die
elchucofried, thank you for that. No my thinking was even if you're taking a shower in plain water the water has chlorine in it and a the chlorine might be killing off some of the stinky bacteria.
All by careful design.
since when does the atlantic actually make funny stuff!?
I’ve sat next to someone who smelled awful because of lack of hygiene and the smell was unbearable.
Gah it’s superintendent chalmers, glad you could make it
i never use soap
I like him
I never use soap or moisturizers and I get tons of compliments on my skin and I don't smell.
You don't smell? That's what you think
@@WhitemenaresoSexy people say i smell great all of the time. I still wear deoderant and shave lol
How does one shave without cream or soap? Or did they just let their hair grow? If they didn't have a technique for shaving without shaving cream or soap, I'm calling fake on looking clean shaven while using only water.
I was at thread at Yale and thought you were great
I'd like to point out that the earliest mention of Europeans by societies that had historically used baths (Kievan Rus, Chinese) were that they smelled awful. Mostly because of the Catholic belief that bathing was a sinful act of vanity.
I'm certain it's better to have dirt on you than not, but too many people are used to no scent at all.
Just to clarify, Europeans practically invented bathing and the ancient greeks and then later roman empire that dominated much of Europe and the Mediterranean frequently washed themselves making it even quite an event in public baths. Now you might point out that these were pre-christianity, but it wasn't christianity that was to blame, it was pseudo-science as being promoted by these left-wing cultural marxist shills. It was the medieval medical community that believed that disease entered the body through the pores, and because baths widened the pores (particularly since we generally enjoy warm baths) that this weakened the immune system. It was the Church that later passed on this "science" to the peasantry by telling them that it was Gods will, in the same way that Mosques had passed on the medical community's scientific understanding that pig meat was linked to disease and so used religion to spread to the poor masses not to eat pork. The intentions were not malicious, and religion was just a vehicle for spreading the current medical consensus to the public, and the root problem is that those practicing medicine claimed understanding where there was pure ignorance. The lesson learned is to reject fake news like this, and insist on double-blind scientific studies.
I would like to see some documentation that the Catholic Church had something against bathing, and even more that, if in some places and times, either the Church authorities or individual writers or preachers were against it, that this was the Church's official teaching in every region and period. Monasteries routinely had bathing facilities, and medieval cities had public bathhouse, though the latter were, I gather, often closed down as a public health measure during the black plague in the late middle ages, and in some cases nor reopened. The ceremony of being knighted, which had a strong religious component, involved a ceremonial bath.
Also, people in the middle ages and early modernity used other means of keeping clean, notably vigorous rubdowns with linen towels. Louis XIV of France had a full body rubdown with "spirits of wine" every day, and went swimming daily in the summer. They also believed in changing the linen against their body frequently.
Bathing with wine sounds fun
My husband and I used that product for a few months. We basically smelled like dirt or sand. It wasn't a strong smell, just not perfumed. I'd recommend it if you were going on a long hiking or camping trip.
Now, we use really simple, non-toxic products to bathe: unscented Dr. Bronner's or Alaffia soap, and Attitude shampoo and conditioner. I use unscented Babo soap/shampoo and Honest Co. leave-in conditioner on my toddler.
I don't really see the big deal about showering. To borrow a joke from David Mitchell, it's not like we're supposed to live for 200 years and showering is making us not live as long. In reality showering (and it's chemicals) are a recent luxury for us and we don't seem to be dying any sooner because of it. There is certainly an environmental argument to be made wrt the chemicals used and things like bath beads, but that will be solved by differing the chemistry we use. As for the microbiome, that too hasn't seemed to diminish our longevity, and I would argue that there are three types of microbes, good, bad, and neutral with most being the latter and a few being the two former.