I do but I have a very distinct memory of being in 5th grade and a friend showing me a heart-shaped bruise on her leg she discovered when she washed it and thinking, “oh, I should do that?? Thanks, Mom!”
Post by biscoffcookies on May 14, 2019 18:43:30 GMT -5
I watched an episode of Adam Ruins Everything recently where he had a dermatologist on who asserted that we really only needed to wash armpits and groin, and maybe feet, with soap. She said it was unnecessary to wash the rest of your body with more than water unless it was visibly dirty.
I side-eyed the heck out of that and continue to soap up my whole body. But I also dont have dry or sensitive skin - I can see how that may make you want to use soap sparingly.
I dont wash my legs or feet. Neither smell, so I just dont care. I wash the parts that get smelly mostly because of that Adam Ruins Everything episode.
If it can stink or is my face, it gets scrubbed in the shower. If not, it’s just getting wet and soap remnants on it. I had my yearly skin check last week and asked my dermatologist about this. She said legs don’t need soap unless they are visibly dirty.
I dont wash my legs or feet. Neither smell, so I just dont care. I wash the parts that get smelly mostly because of that Adam Ruins Everything episode.
I mean... if they have bike chain grease on them or I've been wearing knee socks or something. Or if I've been in chlorinated water. For quick/most showers it's just underboob, belly button, pits, privates, bottom of feet.
I was an adult when I realized this was possible and I'd still feel and smell clean. It's embarrassing when I have a little dirt smudge on my leg for like 3 days, though.
If I’ve been wearing long pants, I don’t generally wash my legs. I give them a quick swipe with a soapy washcloth, but I don’t pay super-close attention to getting every square inch unless I’ve been wearing shorts or otherwise exposed them to dirt or germs or have been swimming or something. Every shower I wash my face, pits, torso, crotch, and feet.
I recently started working out at lunch and as a time saver, I only wash my face, pits, and lady parts in my post work out shower. But I don’t really feel clean after, it’s just to get me through the rest of the day. In my real showers I wash everything.