[SustainableTompkins] less bathing

[Tony Del Plato]

Frankly folks, I find some of this discussion a little......too earthy.
Depending where you work and what your general hygiene & dietary habits are,
I wouldn't brag so much about how "little" you shower or wash your hair.
While I keep my showers to under 5 minutes, it's important and necessary for
me to be clean and fresh when I go to work. If I'm on a beach for a week, I
might only shower once or twice in cold water.
Tony

On 2/26/08, senecajean at aol.com <senecajean at aol.com> wrote:
>
> I only wash my hair once a week anyway because it's dry hair and I've been
> told by several hair dressers that every 5 to 7 days was sufficient. It's
> also very short. Haven't used a drier in many years. (I admit I still go to
> a hair dresser on occasion.)
>
> Don't shower that often either. My/our old house only has one old style
> high tub shower combo anyway and it's hard for me to step into. But even
> when I got around better I never bought into that overdone shower thing.
> I remember over-hearing a co-worker years back saying she showered for 20
> minutes daily and I cringed at the indulgent waste.
>
> Jeanne
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Margaret McCasland <mmccasla at twcny.rr.com>
> To: Sustainable Tompkins County listserv <
> sustainabletompkins at lists.mutualaid.org>
> Sent: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:51 am
> Subject: Re: [SustainableTompkins] less bathing
>
>
>
> Ah, yes, the "sponge bath."  Another blast from the past, and
> definitely the key to once-a-week baths.  Important tip: use a fresh
> wash cloth every day! it should go without saying that you start at
> the top and work your way down.
>
> The French elevated "sponge bath" to a new level when they invented the
> bidet.
>
> I agree with Jan's French friend that shampoo and soap companies were
> probably behind the assumptions that we need a "full shower" every
> day.
>
> Another downside to daily hair washing is that this also means (for
> many people) using a hair dryer every day.  Now that is a
> questionable use of coal-fired electricity.
>
> Margaret
>
>
> >My godmother, who lived to age 99 and grew up in CT, told me that when
> they
> >were kids they were not allowed to wash their hair all winter long
> because
> >their parents feared feared pneumonia, which was often fatal. They'd
> brush
> >their hair and re-braid it every morning. They took a full bath only once
> a
> >week, every Sunday morning before church -- by heating the water on their
> >cast-iron wood stove, and pouring it into the clawfoot tub.
> >
> >When I lived in France in early 70s, one of my French friends told me he
> >thought we'd been brainwashed by the shampoo and soap commercials into
> >believing we needed full showers every day. He said most of the French
> just
> >"sponge bathed" every day the necessary body areas, with a washcloth.
> >
> >- Jan
> >
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