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The new practice of fewer showers has felt environmentally virtuous, practical and freeing for many.
Robin Harper, an administrative assistant at a preschool in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, grew up showering every day.
“It’s what you did,” she said. But when the coronavirus pandemic forced her indoors and away from the general public, she started showering once a week.
The new practice felt environmentally virtuous, practical and freeing. And it has stuck.
“Don’t get me wrong,” said Harper, 43, who has returned to work. “I like showers. But it’s one thing off my plate. I’m a mom. I work full-time, and it’s one less thing I have to do.”
Many people are happily skipping daily showers during the pandemic: It s one less thing I have to do
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Plus, if we re being honest with ourselves, showering can be such a chore.
Indeed, while hand hygiene has, hopefully, been on the rise over the last year, daily showers have taken a back seat.
However, as the Telegraph recently reported, that is not necessarily a bad thing.
In a now-viral thread on Twitter, the publication caused quite a stir when they cited Yale lecturer James Hamblin who maintains that the need to use soap over all the body is not founded in any type of science .
❌ Before you next take a shower, read this. As hygiene habits have changed through lockdown, experts are noting the environmental and physical benefits of showering less