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shortfatbalduglyman
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05 Mar 2024, 11:25 pm

What is the longest you have gone without a shower?

How often does someone tell you you olfactorially stink?

How often do you do laundry?

What kind of deodorant do you use?



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06 Mar 2024, 12:02 am

I like to shower daily. I look like a total slob. Grungy clothes, unkept hair, I'll go months without shaving. But I always shower. And shampoo, I just don't comb my longish hair too well. But daily shower and shampoo.

Laundry, I do it when it really starts to pile up.

I use spray deodorant. A lot of spray deodorants have gotten weaker, but I find Old Spice DRY SPRAYs to be very powerful after only a few short sprays. Lasts all day. Not regular Old Spice spray deodorant, they've gotten weaker. Specifically the ones in the slender canisters that say DRY SPRAY. Any fragrance, doesn't matter.



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06 Mar 2024, 7:01 am

The longest I've gone without a shower was a few days when ill. Normally, I shower 1 or 2 times a day, always in the evening, also in the morning if I leave the house. I showered 3 times when I went to sports trainings, third time before the training.

I get told I stink if I don't take a shower just before leaving the house, I sweat a lot and have greasy skin. I have been using Gilette antiperspirant deodorant in a stick for some time now, it works to use it on the back and chest too, it doesn't stick, itch or leave stains.

I change underwear and shirt everyday. Other clothes when they get dirty or seem not fresh or smell sweaty. Laundry - as needed, not everyday for sure, sometimes I don't do laundry for two weeks and then do it a few times. Sometimes I'll do some every few days.



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10 Mar 2024, 8:52 pm

have not showered since february 27, 2023 (for a doctor appointment).

went to a doctor appointment in january 2024 (different doctor). in the report, she didn't write anything about "slightly dissheveled". ("winner, winner, chicken dinner").

zero deodorant, perfume or anything like that

been working @ home depot for over 3 years. did not get made redundant due to failure to take a shower.

live alone.

single, zero "friends". zero children, "parents" dropped dead a long time ago.

got sick 2x last year. nothing dramatic.



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12 Mar 2024, 11:31 am

shower once a week. with ear plugs against the water noise. No soap, just a wash cloth to rub away dead skin cells and salt.

some anti-allergen roll om deo, sanex. use very little

wash face every morning, in the sink in the kitchen (fast warm water). smear on some coconut cooking oil. done.

I have an app, buddii, that breaks down the steps for showering and joins me to follow through. yes literally joins.

husband does the laundry. I know to toss my shirt in after max 5 days of wear.

we're allowed to wash things just for the hell of it, not only because they're sufficiently dirty. Also a random shower to warm up is ok.



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12 Mar 2024, 11:54 am

I have the same hygiene routine I follow everyday...otherwise I forget things.

Laundry used to be daily too, but now that I have to use a laundrymat I do it once a week on the same day.