Over the past few weeks, celebrities have been sharing how often they shower, and the answers have been quite surprising.
The first celebrity to speak about their showering routine was actor Jake Gyllenhaal as he revealed he doesn't shower that often.
He said: More and more, I find bathing to be less necessary, at times," he said in a recent interview with Vanity Fair.
"[I] think that there's a whole world of not bathing that is also really helpful for skin maintenance, and we naturally clean ourselves."
However, Gyllenhaal is not alone when it comes to showers less frequently.
Fellow celebrity Mila Kunis appeared on Dax Shepard and Monica Padman’s Armchair Expert podcast to reveal she doesn’t wash her body with soap every day.
She said: “But I wash pits and t**s and holes and soles.”
Ashton Kutcher agreed with his wife, saying: "I wash my armpits and my crotch daily and nothing else, ever."
The host of the show Dax Shepard went on to say he doesn't feel the need to scrub himself or his children every day.
Shepard and his wife Kristen Bell have previously appeared on the US talk show The View, with Kristen saying she is a "big fan of waiting for the stink".
She added: “Once you catch a whiff, that's biology's way of letting you know you need to clean it up."
Surprisingly the celebrities are on to something as, according to healthline.com, showering every day can be bad for your skin.
Dermatologists recommend you shower every other day or two to three times a week.
Showering too often can strip the skin of essential oils and leads to irritation including, itching, dry or flakey skin, flare-ups of skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis and dry and brittle hair.
Experts recommend that if you do not want to skip your daily shower, then try to stick to just one shower a day.
Similarly, showering too little can also affect the health of your body.
Body odour is inevitable the longer you go without a shower, particularly in your armpits and groin.
However, a bad smell isn’t the only reason to shower or bathe regularly.
Infrequent showers can cause a buildup of dead skin cells, dirt, and sweat on the skin and can trigger acne and possibly exacerbate conditions like psoriasis, dermatitis, and eczema.
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