[Rizzice]

So I recently went to a dermatologist for the first time, and she told me my skin was incredibly dry. Now I'm beginning to wonder whether or not it's because of the amounts of showers I take a day because I do feel like my skin is really dry at times.

I go to school in the morning and take a shower before that, then work at a gymnastics gym in the evening and usually take another after that, but doing some research I hear it can be bad for your skin.. especially since I like taking steamy hot showers >.>

But on the other hand, if I don't shower after work, often times my hair gets incredibly greasy and nappy, and my face gets really oily as well, so I don't know what I can do to satisfy both conditions and keep my skin normal..

How many times do you shower a day? Do you think it's bad for the skin?

[<3StrawberryPocky<3]

Yeah, I think two daily showers will really dry out your skin. I'm sort of a clean freak, so I constantly wash my hands, and now they're extremely dry. I usually take one shower everyday. Maybe you should skip the shower before school, but you should probably shower after you work out!! If you don't....yeah...you're pretty much smelly for the rest of the day. It's good to apply moisturizer or lotion after you shower!! It makes you skin really soft. ^^

[NEW*AGE]

I would also skip the shower in the morning. Personally, I find two showers a day unnecessary & yes...it is bad for your skin & hair. If you cut down your showering, you hair will also naturally adjust, so it shouldn't be getting all greasy after a while. (though I do understand you said it gets greasy AFTER working out) You can also carry around oil wipes if you don't want a oily face during the day.

[Sweet_Asian819]

HOT AND STEAMY ?!

Ummm... yea. That makes your skin extremely dry.
It just sucks the moisture out of you D:
Just keep the water at "warm".

[dolcedor.]

Yes, showering too often will dry out your skin. I think you should shower at night, after your gymnastics, but if you absolutely HAVE to squeeze in another shower in the morning, just rinse your body with water (don't use soap or anything). Otherwise just stick to one shower a day.

[akira53]

the reason your hair gets so oily and why you have dry skin is because you shower too often.
Once a day is enough, probably at night would be better.

[blisstic]

Wow...2 showers a day?! haha XD I shower about 3-4 times a week O__O
Anyways I did hear it's bad for your hair (you strip essential oils off your hair if you shampoo it everyday) and I also find that my skin is dryer when I get out of the shower.
Maybe shower every 2 days? Or will your hair/face get too greasy or something? :S
Also, don't use steaming hot water. Lukewarm is fine.

[jollyrancher]

you can take a shower in the morning and then
after your workout, wash your body/face/hair with just WATER and not soap.

[TSignature]

I don't think showering in general is all that good for you. People in the Victorian times were lucky if they bathed once a year, and they had perfect skin.

[flowoftime]

thats why i dont think people should excersise everyday cus it forces u to shower.

i personally like to shower every day not only to save water but because i have dry skin if i shower everyday.

you should shower once a day and only use soap on areas you feel are dirty(usually arms,legs,and chest dont need soap to get clean)

and second , dont take hot steamy showers... take warm showers... the hotter the water, the drier your skin will get.

[CM_X_69]

I think it's a total waste of water when people take two showers per day. X_X

But yeah two hot steamy showers per day will make your skin so incredibly dry. Cut down to one shower per day. But yeah it isn't healthy to wash your hair everyday too!

[candybag]

I only shower once a day.. If I shower twice, my parents and grandma are going to lecture me on how I'm going to get headaches when I get older.. Conserve water!

[namjim]

There are useful bacterias in our body, but destroying them by taking too much shower will lead to allergy and other unpleasant effects. It is especially evident among japanese.

[Rizzice]

I guess the biggest reason I take a lot of showers is because I'm a generally sweaty person and I hate the sticky feeling, and also if I don't shower in the mornings I have bed head like crazy.. I don't know if I could go without a shower in the morning. And I stay very active exercising/sweating almost every day, so it's so hard for me to stay away from the water D:

Also I use wax in my hair so it makes my hair even greasier so it makes me really tempted to take showers in the evening.

I don't use shampoo/soap every time I shower though, most of the time it's just a rinse off.. I'll try turning the heat down and avoid hot baths I guess.. I mean I guess if my skin's dry I'm obviously doing something wrong T.T

But as another question, what are the downsides of skin being dry?

[&. crepuscular]

i get super dry after a shower. :T
lotion after showering?
i think washing your hair's bad though.
if you do it too often, that is.
it takes out the natural oil or something?

[suzushii]

I don't think showering in general is all that good for you. People in the Victorian times were lucky if they bathed once a year, and they had perfect skin.

Actually, that's wrong, there were so many "curing potions" then for bad skin based on stuff like arsenic and lead, which lead to so many accidental poisonings but also to muderers who started using them to kill since arsenic accumulates in the body until it kills you. Both arsenic and lead cause a fair skin temporarily (made acne go away and made skin whiter), ... but at the same time they destroy your liver and kill you.

As for showering once a year, that happened in medieval times, not in Victorian times, and only the nobility did that... they also had to cake on make-up to cover the rampant acne they suffered from the filth, and they used gold scratching hooks for the skin diseases the had on their backs and legs. They also never washed their wigs (which they wore all the time) and there were often cases of animals living in there.

[HumanError]

If you use hot steam shower twice a day, then yeah. Go for cold in the morning and warm at night. BTW, do you shampoo twice a day? That might be the problem lol cuz that might have damaged your skin (excess chemical when it's washed down from your hair) and it's really bad for your hair too. So yeah. Shampoo once. Also, keep up the good hygiene. =] Not too many guy do that in my school xD BUt I kinda think it's a waste to shower twice. Better off to shower once at night; two-three days shower break gap

[worldpeace82]

Yes, hot showers = dry skin. If you really like hot showers, I read in a magazine that you pour oil all over your body first and then step into the shower.

[OMGJESSWTF]

downsides of dry skin:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dry-skin/...N=complications

-Atopic dermatitis (eczema). This condition causes redness, cracking and inflammation.
-Folliculitis. This is an inflammation of your hair follicles.
-Cellulitis. This is a potentially serious bacterial infection of the skin's underlying tissues that may enter the lymphatic system and blood vessels.
These complications are most likely to occur when your skin's normal protective mechanisms are severely compromised. For example, severely dry skin can cause deep cracks or fissures, which can open up and bleed, opening the way for invading bacteria.

even though this is probably describing chronic dry skin, it's probably still valid for so-so dry skin, just on a smaller scale.

in the morining, a quick rinse with cold water can fix bed head
my brother often dumps a bunch of cold water from the sink onto his head and blowdries it the way he likes it. he has short hair, so it's really easy
id suggest using cold air for the hairdryer
using the hot blast will still dry out your hair

when you suddenly change your routine, it will probably take a while for your body to adjust
but cutting down on the heat and shampoo products will definitely have a good long term effect ^^

[labobo93]

Rinse your hair over the sink in the morning or use a detachable showerhead to stop the bed head.

That's all I can suggest haha.