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Re: Questions on Bathing
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Mon, 10 Jun 2002 06:38:56 GMT
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I don't take baths, but mainly because my bathtub doesn't have waterjets ;-)  Once
I own a house, a whirlpool bathtub will be a necessity, and I'll take them every
chance I get.

I personally shower every day.  I have to, as my hair looks too oily about a day
after the last shower, no matter how strong or weak a shampoo I use, or whether or
not I use a conditioner.  If I skip a day, it's obvious (if you saw me at work on
Sat when I got paged in, you would have known I hadn't had time to shower before
speeding in to work - not a pretty sight).

Then again, I probably don't need a monthly bath, as I generally get dirty/oily
enough working on my cars at least once a month, to the point where I have to take
Simple Green and a pot scrubber sponge to my arms, neck, and legs (if wearing
shorts during the car work)   ;-)


richard marchetti wrote:

Hey Y'all:

I have some questions on bathing and I am having difficulty finding any
information on the subject.  Once, a long time ago, I read an article in
Smithsonian magazine that gave both an historical overview of bathing
practices around the world and a practical "how to" on bathing technique.
Has anyone seen anything even remotely similar to such essays on the internet?

While I don't bath absolutely every day, I rarely go more than three days
without at least showering.  Part of my full bathing technique includes
periodically (once a week, sometimes only twice a month) soaking for at
least 20 minutes in a tub of warm water so that I may properly slough off
dead skin and oils with mildly abrasives cleansers and/or sponges.  I
usually follow up the bath with a short shower to rinse all the grungy bath
stuff off of my person.

Tonight on the television program "60 Minutes" the final commentator opined
that bathtubs were useless and should be gotten rid of.  I couldn't help but
feel that he was VERY misinformed about the benefits of a bathtub and proper
bathing techniques.

Am I crazed?  Do other people REALLY not know why or how to bath?  Am I some
kind of super-clean freak?

-- Hop-Frog

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Tom Stangl
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  Re: Questions on Bathing
 
whoah, Guys.. maybe it's time for a new group. . . ? ;-) -Suz (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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