I don't know why I was thinking about this, but I remembered reading an article in the New York Times a few years ago about a new trend in bathing. Well maybe it wasn't so much a trend because I'm sure they were talking about a very small group of people and it really wasn't about bathing, but more about NOT bathing. The article, called the Great Unwashed, is still available online and you can check it out here.
I guess the whole point of this is that I have a confession: I don't always bathe every day. There I said it. Every other day at the very least, of course, but I feel like I can be a pretty objective judge of my own cleanliness. It seems pretty acceptable now to not wash your hair every day, but the same can't really be said of showering. I work in an air conditioned office, drive an air conditioned car, live in an air conditioned house and don't work out every day (not necessarily a good thing). All of this adds up to me not getting dirty or sweaty or even being outside! But of course, these are just my opinions.
The one thing I am fastidious about though is deodorant. I just said I don't sweat, but that was kind of a lie because I do get sweaty underarms. I sweat when I work out, but I also sweat due to anxiety or stress. I was just talking to my mom about this and telling her how unfair it is because I am literally the only person in my family who wears deodorant on an every day basis. Can you believe it?? I am telling you that my mother, father and twenty-something brother do not wear deodorant and they do not sweat or smell!! So see, showering and shampooing and deodorant wearing and whatever else really is on a case by case basis. I'm just assuming (hoping) you can be a judge of your own case. The same cannot be said of an intern I had several years ago, but that's another story...
Well that was a huge ramble and I wish P&G were paying me for that treatise, but sadly they are not. And hey, did I tell you I switched deodorants recently? Ta dah!
I picked up these Secret Outlast deodorants at Target the other day for $4. I mentioned before that I had been using Dove for years but was looking for a change. I can't say with 100% certainty, but I do feel like switching things up has been a good move. I use the Outlast during the day and a few times a week I will put on the Clinical Strength at night after I shower. I tried Clinical Strength in the past and I also used Certain Dri, but I'm quite capable of sweating through both of them! They're okay, but I don't know if they're worth the price if you are a heavy sweater. I need to pay a little more attention before I can deliver a verdict. I'm not sure if exercise sweat is really a fair judge because I will absolutely sweat when I have a good work out. On the other hand, it's hard for me to anticipate stressful situations and when one comes up, I'm so well, stressed, that I don't notice my underarm situation! Odor actually isn't really an issue with me and for a long time I used unscented deodorants (or I guess they're really anti-perspirants). With that said, I quite like the scent of Completely Clean which is clean (duh) and fresh without being powdery. I smelled the Sport version at the store and I think it was similar, but a bit stronger. I prefer solid formulations because I don't like the feeling of cold liquid or gel on my underarms and I don't want to wait the few seconds for it to dry. I just take a little extra precaution if I'm wearing dark colors, even though they are supposed to be clear. By the way, I remember reading a tip that if you do get deodorant on your black shirt, you can rub it off with a nylon stocking. Handy!
Wow that was a long ass post. I was going to put up a poll asking how often you shower, but I can't figure out how to put it on just on the post, so I'll ask you to leave a comment. How often do you shower, wash your hair and do you wear deodorant?
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