No Shower Month: Record How Long You Lasted

[stoned]

what is the record number of days, weeks you lasted without taking bath, shower ?
i'm in my second week of staying "natural"

 

[cronxeh]

uhh.. i woulda outdone you on this, but I finally found the time to have one yesterday

and btw, that whole popular myth that you'll stink after not having a shower for days is b.s.

 

[stoned]

so...how long you have managed ? tell me.

 

[Smurf]

3 days probably.

 

[Pengwuino]

and btw, that whole popular myth that you'll stink after not having a shower for days is b.s.

I sure smell after not showing for a few days :|. Maybe its my clothes.

 

[Moonbear]

A few days? I smell if I don't shower after one day! Not to mention I just feel icky!

With the exception of reasons including going camping, being lost in the wilderness, or illness, anyone who answers more than one day is officially off my list of potential dates.

 

[Math Is Hard]

Seems that not everyone abhors stinkiness. I am reminded of a little trivia from some French history I've been reading:

It is said that while campaigning in Egypt, Napolean once wrote to his beloved Josephine back in France, "Ne te lave pas. J'arrive." ("Don't wash. I am coming.")

 

[franznietzsche]

A few days? I smell if I don't shower after one day! Not to mention I just feel icky!

Yeah, that's the big thing for me. Even if i don't smell, I feel gross if i don't shower. Now, there are times when this doesn't matter(dry camping with horses comes to mind) because there is no staying clean anyway. But under normal circumstances i can't stand not bathing.

With the exception of reasons including going camping, being lost in the wilderness, or illness, anyone who answers more than one day is officially off my list of potential dates.

Agreed.

 

[stoned]

when i was kid we at home use to take shower just once a week on saturday evening. my mother gave us fresh pyjamas, she prepared also fresh bed covers. Man ! it felt so nice. my parents are still like that to this very day.

 

[mattmns]

I have maybe gone three days, not recently though. The main reason I need to take a shower every day is because of my hair. My long beautiful locks cannot go a day without being washed

 

[Evo]

I just took my annual shower.

 

[franznietzsche]

when i was kid we at home use to take shower just once a week on saturday evening. my mother gave us fresh pyjamas, she prepared also fresh bed covers. Man ! it felt so nice. my parents are still like that to this very day.

Yeah well when you're a kid you don't sweat like you do after puberty. If the temperature breaks 80 degrees, I'll not be smelling pretty without bathing.

 

[gerben]

when i was kid we at home use to take shower just once a week on saturday evening. my mother gave us fresh pyjamas, she prepared also fresh bed covers. Man ! it felt so nice. my parents are still like that to this very day.

I like that attitude, the popular idea of having to shower every day is just pathetic (unless you are particularly sweaty), not to mention the amounts of fresh drinking water that is spoiled this way.

Even if i don't smell, I feel gross if i don't shower.

This is a nice example of the whole thing just being a hoax.

 

[JamesU]

the longest I've managed is 8 days. And no I did not smell

 

[Huckleberry]

What a strange topic.

I feel just nasty if I go more than one day without showering. I don't have much hair, but my face feels all oily. I atleast have to wash my hands and face even if I am camping or sick. The armpits too. I don't walk around with cologne and anti-perspirant on all the time, but there is something about old armpit sweat that is very pervasive. I like to wash my hands after I use the bathroom and usually before I eat also.

 

[Moonbear]

Yeah well when you're a kid you don't sweat like you do after puberty. If the temperature breaks 80 degrees, I'll not be smelling pretty without bathing.

I don't know, once you've gotten past being an infant, kids sure do manage to get into a lot of dirt. I think the last time I went more than two days without a shower (more like 36 hours at most if I'm working in barns with no hope of staying clean, but boy does a shower feel wonderful at the end of that) was as a kid in the summer when we'd spend the whole day swimming. Mom reasoned that we were in water all day, so we didn't really need a shower other than a quick rinse to get the chlorine off. But otherwise, we might not smell bad, but we sure were filthy by the end of the day.

 

[stoned]

right now I'm not working so i stay whole days at home in front of computer that is why i don't have to take shower. everything is going according to my
"no shower month" plan, one problem though - my feet stink really bad so I'm forced to washed them in sink everyday.

 

[Moonbear]

What a strange topic.

I feel just nasty if I go more than one day without showering. I don't have much hair, but my face feels all oily. I atleast have to wash my hands and face even if I am camping or sick. The armpits too. I don't walk around with cologne and anti-perspirant on all the time, but there is something about old armpit sweat that is very pervasive. I like to wash my hands after I use the bathroom and usually before I eat also.

Good, you're still on my list. I don't like cologne or perfume, so to me, clean soap smell is the best scent to have.

 

[Moonbear]

the longest I've managed is 8 days. And no I did not smell

Did you ask anyone else who had to be in the same room with you? Or was this before you went through puberty?

 

[Math Is Hard]

I like to soak in hot bubble baths. They help me unwind while I am getting clean. I'm a sucker for all those foo-foo bath treatments, facial packs, and fragrant shower gels. I just love things that smell good.
I love scented lotions, too. I just noticed I have three different kinds on my nightstand: gardenia, sandalwood rose, and Samsara. I guess I am just a little sissy foofy girly-girl!

 

[Evo]

Good, you're still on my list. I don't like cologne or perfume, so to me, clean soap smell is the best scent to have.

Mmmm, I love the smell of soap. I dated a guy once mainly because he smelled like soap. And he was really interesting. But mainly he smelled like soap.

 

[JamesU]

I guess I am just a little sissy foofy girly-girl!

That's the worst kind...

 

[Huckleberry]

Doesn't the sense of smell adapt to the surroundings? So if you are in a smelly room for a period of time then you no longer 'smell' the room? Maybe nobody has the heart to tell stoned to take a shower.

Hey, what's the world record for not bathing?

 

[Moonbear]

I like to soak in hot bubble baths. They help me unwind while I am getting clean. I'm a sucker for all those foo-foo bath treatments, facial packs, and fragrant shower gels. I just love things that smell good.
I love scented lotions, too. I just noticed I have three different kinds on my nightstand: gardenia, sandalwood rose, and Samsara. I guess I am just a little sissy foofy girly-girl!

I'm not into the lotions, though people used to buy them for me a lot when I still worked with goats (as if scented lotions would overcome goat stink!), but I do enjoy a hot bubble bath and foo-foo bath things. But, that's sort of a once in a while indulgence, not something I do on a regular basis. I have been known to shower twice a day though, especially in the summer. I usually shower at night because I just don't like to go to bed feeling dirty, but in the summer, I'll also shower in the morning because I'll sweat during the night (I don't like air-conditioning much).

Oh, Evo, what's your favorite soap? Lever2000 and Irish Spring are like aphrodesiacs for me! I could just gobble up a guy who smells like one of those. Oh, and one guy I dated always had great smelling hair, so I asked him what shampoo he used because I just loved the way it smelled...Head and Shoulders!

 

[Moonbear]

Doesn't the sense of smell adapt to the surroundings? So if you are in a smelly room for a period of time then you no longer 'smell' the room? Maybe nobody has the heart to tell stoned to take a shower.

Hey, what's the world record for not bathing?

I once worked with a guy who clearly did not shower. The odor would nearly knock you over! We insisted our lab head talk to him about hygiene since he seemed totally oblivious to his odor and it was bad enough to gag us and make our eyes water. I wasn't sure which was worse, him or the guy who seemed to bathe in cologne!

 

[Evo]

Oh, Evo, what's your favorite soap?

My all time favorite was by Caress that they stopped making about 3 years ago. I don't remember the name. Now I use the original Caress, not as good. I've been thinking about writing to the company because I miss it so much.

I don't know what that guy used, but it was definitely an aphrodisiac. I asked him, but he wouldn't tell me. I hate men that douse themselves with cologne.

 

[Moonbear]

My all time favorite was by Caress that they stopped making about 3 years ago. I don't remember the name. Now I use the original Caress, not as good. I've been thinking about writing to the company because I miss it so much.

Hey, I used to use something by Caress too! I didn't realize they stopped making it since I moved here a little over 3 years ago, so just figured the stores here didn't carry it for some reason when I couldn't find it.

 

[Evo]

Hey, I used to use something by Caress too! I didn't realize they stopped making it since I moved here a little over 3 years ago, so just figured the stores here didn't carry it for some reason when I couldn't find it.

It had to be the same thing! It smelled so good! I even took a bar of it to Europe with me.

 

[Math Is Hard]

My all time favorite was by Caress that they stopped making about 3 years ago. I don't remember the name. Now I use the original Caress, not as good. I've been thinking about writing to the company because I miss it so much.

They used to have a "white flowers" one I liked. Was it that one?

 

[Evo]

They used to have a "white flowers" one I liked. Was it that one?

That must be it, that sounds familiar! I think it's the only one they no longer make, and it was the best!

 

[stoned]

When I fianally take shower one day, I'm going to have to use bleach or chlorox instead of fancy soaps.

 

[Huckleberry]

Oh, Evo, what's your favorite soap? Lever2000 and Irish Spring are like aphrodesiacs for me! I could just gobble up a guy who smells like one of those. Oh, and one guy I dated always had great smelling hair, so I asked him what shampoo he used because I just loved the way it smelled...Head and Shoulders

Irish Spring is my favorite. I like the smell of it and the colors on the bar of soap appeal to me. They all kind of swirl together without ever blending. I'll try and watch the pattern as it wears down. My grandmother had a canary once that would wolf-whistle whenever the commercial came on.
TV "Clean as a whistle. Woooot Wooo!"
Canary "Woooot Wooo!"
I don't like most colognes. I especially despise Old Spice. Anything that smells like baby powder I don't like. I bought this new gel anti-perspirant and tried it out. It smelled like baby powder and I hate it. I'm too cheap to throw it out so I use it anyway. Works good, just don't like the scent.

 

[Moonbear]

Irish Spring is my favorite. I like the smell of it and the colors on the bar of soap appeal to me. They all kind of swirl together without ever blending. I'll try and watch the pattern as it wears down. My grandmother had a canary once that would wolf-whistle whenever the commercial came on.
TV "Clean as a whistle. Woooot Wooo!"
Canary "Woooot Wooo!"
I don't like most colognes. I especially despise Old Spice. Anything that smells like baby powder I don't like. I bought this new gel anti-perspirant and tried it out. It smelled like baby powder and I hate it. I'm too cheap to throw it out so I use it anyway. Works good, just don't like the scent.

Ooh, you're sounding better and better (or at least smelling better and better). My stepdad wears old spice and I hate it! Now I know what old man smell is, it's Old Spice. Baby powder smells good on babies, but that's it. But, yeah, I'm like you are about that, if the antiperspirant works, just live with the scent and don't buy it again.

 

[Danger]

Hey, what's the world record for not bathing?

The only one I personally know of was my uncle who was killed in France in 1917. He spent several weeks in the same trench. When they were pretty sure that they weren't going to get shot at for a few minutes, they'd take their helmets off and use them as basins to shave and wash their asses. That was maybe a couple of times a week.
I'm betting that a lot of primitive tribes in Africa and South America don't put quite so much of a premium on hygeine.
As for the Napoleonic quote, it was because of the pheremonal effect of sweat. In the dark ages, women would hold apples under their armpits for a few hours, then gift departing knights with them to keep them inspired. It's all based upon the fact that sweat in the pits, groin and breasts includes proteins, aromatic oils, and other chemicals that are not present in normal sweat. I defer to Ms. Bear for details.

 

[stoned]

I heard something about pheromones being secreted in armpits glands and supposedlly women find them irresistible.

 

[Huckleberry]

It's all based upon the fact that sweat in the pits, groin and breasts includes proteins, aromatic oils, and other chemicals that are not present in normal sweat.

So is it bad if I find my own armpit sweat particularly offensive, or is that normal? This must be a subconscious thing, if it is even a trait that humans still possess. I've read that the sense of smell is different from the other senses in that it connects to the brain in a way that bypasses conscious thought somehow. I've probably described that poorly. I don't know the particulars of it but supposedly this is why scent is the best sense for evoking memories. So maybe when we smell people's armpit sweat (and other areas) we may find it offensive, but we react on a subconscious level.

Hey Moonbear, check my armpits. Do they stink to you?

 

[Moonbear]

I heard something about pheromones being secreted in armpits glands and supposedlly women find them irresistible.

Myth. There was a study where women smelled t-shirts that men had worn to see how they rated armpit odors while they were in different stages of their monthly cycle. The hypothesis was that they would find armpit odor (and included pheromones) more attractive when they were ovulating than other times of the month. They didn't find it attractive...slightly less offensive, but they still ranked the odors as bad. I don't know if I can locate that study again to cite it. Of course there may be cultural differences that were not considered in that study, but that would indicate it's a learned preference, not that there is anything inherently attractive about armpit smell.

I can also say from experience that I don't care how much I love a guy or how attracted I am to him, if his pits stink, I'm sending him to the shower!

 

[Evo]

As for the Napoleonic quote, it was because of the pheremonal effect of sweat.

The Empress Josephine was addicted to musk. She used so much that story has it you can still smell it in the walls.

 

[Moonbear]

Hey Moonbear, check my armpits. Do they stink to you?

No way! Smell your own! *hands Huck Irish Spring soap* Even better, just take a shower to be on the safe side. Need any help washing your back?[/size]

 

[Evo]

Myth. There was a study where women smelled t-shirts that men had worn to see how they rated armpit odors while they were in different stages of their monthly cycle. The hypothesis was that they would find armpit odor (and included pheromones) more attractive when they were ovulating than other times of the month. They didn't find it attractive...slightly less offensive, but they still ranked the odors as bad. I don't know if I can locate that study again to cite it.

You mean this study?

Study...
A study conducted by UCLA's Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the male face a woman finds most attractive can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle.

For instance, if she is ovulating, she is attracted to men with rugged and masculine features.

However, if she is menstruating or menopausal, she is more prone to be attracted to a man with scissors lodged in his temple and a bat jammed up his ass while he is on fire.

Further studies are expected.

 

[Moonbear]

You mean this study?

Study...
A study conducted by UCLA's Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the male face a woman finds most attractive can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle.

For instance, if she is ovulating, she is attracted to men with rugged and masculine features.

However, if she is menstruating or menopausal, she is more prone to be attracted to a man with scissors lodged in his temple and a bat jammed up his ass while he is on fire.

Further studies are expected.

 

[Danger]

Myth. There was a study where women smelled t-shirts that men had worn to see how they rated armpit odors while they were in different stages of their monthly cycle.

Another one had women sniff T-shirts and rate which owner they would probably be most attracted to. They then did the same thing with a series of facial photos. It was bloody amazing how often the owner of the shirt was the picture chosen by a particular woman.

 

[cronxeh]

However, if she is menstruating or menopausal, she is more prone to be attracted to a man with scissors lodged in his temple and a bat jammed up his ass while he is on fire.

Further studies are expected.

so.. who wants to sniff my pheromones.. limited time offer! finest quality alpha-male sample!

 

[Moonbear]

Most armpit odor is just bacterial by-products. There might be pheromones secreted too, but it's not what causes the odor.

 

[SOS2008]

Myth. There was a study where women smelled t-shirts that men had worn to see how they rated armpit odors while they were in different stages of their monthly cycle. The hypothesis was that they would find armpit odor (and included pheromones) more attractive when they were ovulating than other times of the month. They didn't find it attractive...slightly less offensive, but they still ranked the odors as bad. I don't know if I can locate that study again to cite it.

It was a program on Discovery or some channel like that, right? I also thought I saw a program about attraction to pheromones indicating chemical compatibility for reproducing, but I could never find that one again.

I had a client that wore cologne too heavy who would always give me a hug when I saw him. I couldn't wait to get home and shower that obnoxious smell off of me. Many men think women are loving their cologne--so sad.

 

[cronxeh]

its better to have certain bacteria on your skin, as they will protect you in case of some virus/chemical attack by simply being there

thats why i won't scrub too hard in the shower - might get your skin raptured and infected, causing more harm than good. its never 'good' to scrub too hard.

 

[stoned]

Cronxeh ? we two are real men unlike those weaklings who must shower obsessivelly each and every day.
Bacteria is Good !

 

[Danger]

The Empress Josephine was addicted to musk. She used so much that story has it you can still smell it in the walls.

Okay, so the next time I want to woo a French empress, I'll rub a musk ox under my arms.

she is more prone to be attracted to a man with scissors lodged in his temple and a bat jammed up his ass while he is on fire.

Is that a fruit bat or a Louisville Slugger?

Most armpit odor is just bacterial by-products. There might be pheromones secreted too, but it's not what causes the odor.

Yeah, I know that the noticeable odour is bacteria ****; I was referring to the subliminal chemicals that directly impact the limbic system without being consciously noticed.

The thing that I find weird about cologne or after-shave is that women and men don't find the same scents attractive. For men, pumpkin pie is the most reactive one, on average. I can't remember what the female one is. Now, I'm not about to wear something that I don't like myself, and if it's something that I do like, then the women probably won't. So I don't bother. I just leave a little trace of my aloe shaving cream on (smear it around while partially rinsing).

It was a program on Discovery or some channel like that, right?

Naw... I don't get cable, remember? It was an episode of 'The Sex Files' dealing with bodily fluids.

its better to have certain bacteria on your skin, as they will protect you in case of some virus/chemical attack by simply being there

That's one reason that I boycott antibacterial soaps. I have a very good working relationship with my bacteria. I don't try to kill them, and they kill things that are trying to make me sick. All that those stupid high-tech cleansers do is erode your immune system.

 

[stoned]

The only one I personally know of was my uncle who was killed in France in 1917. He spent several weeks in the same trench. When they were pretty sure that they weren't going to get shot at for a few minutes, they'd take their helmets off and use them as basins to shave and wash their asses. :

you are absolutelly right, soldiers in WW1 and other conflicts went thru hell.
my grandpa was in trenches fighting on the German side, he was wounded few times.he told simmilar stories about personnal hygiene while fighting there.

 

[Huckleberry]

More people were killed by the flu virus in one year than all of the people that died in World War I. http://www.stanford.edu/group/virus/uda/ Would proper hygeine have saved many of those lives?

However, if she is menstruating or menopausal, she is more prone to be attracted to a man with scissors lodged in his temple and a bat jammed up his ass while he is on fire.

Where did they find guys willing to participate in this experiment? Must be the same ones that they advertise in the papers for smoking pot experiments. Get 'em high and then sodomize them and light them on fire. I think I smell die hard feminists nearby.

No way! Smell your own! *hands Huck Irish Spring soap* Even better, just take a shower to be on the safe side. Need any help washing your back?
Today 01:50 AM

Yes please.

Time for bed for me. I think tomorrow I'll see if I can dig up any info on human pheremones and how the sense of smell functions. I'm kind of curious.