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Aella
@Aella_Girl
how i shower infrequently but don't stink: my guess is there's some kind of microbiome balance going on; I first noticed this once when I went camping, and then after I got home and showered with heavy duty soap, found that I stunk *way* worse the next day. 1/
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
i wouldn't be surprised if showering is following the same kind of principles as going no-poo for hair; if any random person who shampoos daily, stops shampooing, their hair will be horrible and greasy. But if you are persistent and careful, your body adjusts. 2/
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
but this isn't perfect, and different ppl have different kinds of bodies, with different activities and sweat levels. I *do* still do maintenance to handle getting stinky in between showers! 3/
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
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@Aella_Girl
I find my scalp tends to get stinky if I sweat but don't have a way to air out my hair immediately afterwards. So after exercise, I loosen up my hair and scritch the scalp a lot to get airflow. Times I don't do this, I get really stinky. 5/
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
I don't use any body moisturizer. I live in a humid area so this helps, but also I don't like having products to build up. I do wash my face and brush my teeth daily, wash my sheets 2x a month, do mostly normal hygeine otherwise.
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
re: replies, yes ofc I check with other ppl to verify I'm not stinky. e.g., my sister, who is the type to make aggressive vomiting noises if I'm stinky
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
(also I should in fact clarify, I know I'm saying not stinky but as i said in my other thread I do suspect I'm a bit stinkier than average, at least sometimes, because I'm sometimes just outright lazy in doing the maintenance required. but if I try I can combat this showerlessly)
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Candice Taylor Green
@candice
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@Aella_Girl
I think this is the part people are somehow missing. You're not saying you don't wash *at all* for 11 days. I have skin issues that can be made worse by showering, so I shower mayyyybe twice a week tops, only if there's a good reason. But I still use a damn washcloth as needed!
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Anton Sherwood
@bendwavy
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@Aella_Girl
About age 40(?) I hit on the idea of spraying my armpits with alcohol. What stinks is less the sweat itself than the bacteria living in it. But alcohol eventually dries the skin. Since moving to a cooler climate, I rarely bother even that. Still use peppermint soap tho.
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