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Dermatologist says "we only really need one to two showers a week" - ABC listen
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Dermatologist Michael Freeman stated that biologically people only really need one to two showers a week.
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Dermatologist Michael Freeman said that ending a shower with a 30-second blast of cold water can reduce sick days by up to 30 percent.
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Dermatologist, Michael Freeman says, "if we've not got a dirty job and we're not exercising" we can go shower-free for days.
"Biologically we only really need one to two showers a week", explained Freeman.
Dropping this confronting finding with Sonya Feldhoff, the dermatologist also revealed, "If you end the shower with a 30-second blast of cold water...you can reduce sick days by up to 30 percent".
Showering once every 48 hours is ok if you're not getting dirty or exerting yourself physically.
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