No Soap, No Shampoo, No...Stink?

I wish my skin produced more oil because my hands are dry as pineapple from just washing my hair because of the water.

I dunno if you're joking or not! I'll assume you are but still address it seriously and say WE DON'T LIVE IN THE PAST. What was okay then definitely doesn't work now. Besides, have you ever SMELLED axe and BO? Most perfumes when combined with body odors create a monster. And even if you manage to get away with not creating that monster, you're still facing the same problem where you smell too strong.

Hey i'm not saying we do nor am i advocating one side or the other. I'm just saying you can in fact cover up stink. It used to be common practice. Not that most of this topic isn't relative anyway.

Lolwhat. It's not ancient Rome 500 B.C.E....What Sarah said is true. You can't throw lysol on your garbage and expect it to smell good.

What i said: random yet relevant historical fact.

What it seems like you took it as: a statement for all of history which i was using to prove a point? i don't know what you're getting at here i'm just saying the way it is isn't the way it always was. Also ancient rome = 1700s (ish) france now? I need to go edit some books i guess.

Hey i'm not saying we do nor am i advocating one side or the other. I'm just saying you can in fact cover up stink. It used to be common practice. Not that most of this topic isn't relative anyway.



What i said: random yet relevant historical fact.

What it seems like you took it as: a statement for all of history which i was using to prove a point? i don't know what you're getting at here i'm just saying the way it is isn't the way it always was. Also ancient rome = 1700s (ish) france now? I need to go edit some books i guess.

It didn't cover it up. They powdered in white make up, and sprayed perfume because bath's werent that fun back then. Believe you me, it may have been socially accpetable then, but now, no. Though I see where you're coming from by all means.

It didn't cover it up. They powdered in white make up, and sprayed perfume because bath's werent that fun back then. Believe you me, it may have been socially accpetable then, but now, no. Though I see where you're coming from by all means.

For the early times when people bathed less we humans have something called selective perception. When everyone smells of BO you get used to it and start not feeling it.
You can see this pretty clearly by just spending a good 20min inside a perfume store, you will see that at a point you will no longer feel the smell of perfumes.

For the early times when people bathed less we humans have something called selective perception. When everyone smells of BO you get used to it and start not feeling it.
You can see this pretty clearly by just spending a good 20min inside a perfume store, you will see that at a point you will no longer feel the smell of perfumes.

No way, it's like it is relative.

I get dandruff if i shampoo 3 times a week. although i dont get dandruff if i cut it down to once a week.

That's because crappy shampoo pretty much glues the dandruff to your scalp, making it difficult to rub off. Furthermore, the oil seals the deal. If you have short hair and you start rubbing in front of a mirror, you'll see small flecks fall off, and then larger ones, and then you'll start to have oils in your hair, and then your hair will start looking "shiny" because all the crap you didn't wash out stayed at the base of your hairs.

For the early times when people bathed less we humans have something called selective perception. When everyone smells of BO you get used to it and start not feeling it.
You can see this pretty clearly by just spending a good 20min inside a perfume store, you will see that at a point you will no longer feel the smell of perfumes.

That's called habituation. It doesn't work that fast, and it's not permanent. Most animals (including people) are instinctive to steer away from bad odor, because it signals that poisonous materials are nearby. Likewise, most animals are instinctive to approach nice smells, because they signal that freshness is nearby.

That's called habituation. It doesn't work that fast, and it's not permanent. Most animals (including people) are instinctive to steer away from bad odor, because it signals that poisonous materials are nearby. Likewise, most animals are instinctive to approach nice smells, because they signal that freshness is nearby.

Aren't there a few smells that aren't universally good or bad?

This is just silly... it just doesn't work that way. People who says it works are kidding themselves...

Keeping your natural body oils at their best is not more important than the rest of the world's right to breath fresh air when you're around.

I'm not sure if you're being serious, but I'll take it with a grain of salt. I'm not entirely sure how bad your hair smells if you don't shower everyday, God forbid you perspire and have a strong Smelly Scalp Syndrome if you don't shower once every two days. I'll keep in mind that next time someone smells, it's their powerful aroma from their hair.

I shower every day and have had dandruff exactly once. Use better shampoo.

I don't feel like digging through my sources and old research topics, however I'll just say explicitly that it depends on how your skin and hair can handle water. Showering everyday can either cause dandruff to stick, your hair to dry out, or your skin to dry out. With the addition of soap and shampoo, you're only damaging your natural oils and disallow them to do their purpose.

I'm not sure if you're being serious, but I'll take it with a grain of salt. I'm not entirely sure how bad your hair smells if you don't shower everyday, God forbid you perspire and have a strong Smelly Scalp Syndrome if you don't shower once every two days. I'll keep in mind that next time someone smells, it's their powerful aroma from their hair.



I don't feel like digging through my sources and old research topics, however I'll just say explicitly that it depends on how your skin and hair can handle water. Showering everyday can either cause dandruff to stick, your hair to dry out, or your skin to dry out. With the addition of soap and shampoo, you're only damaging your natural oils and disallow them to do their purpose.

I think you're mistaking showering with washing your hair. I wash my hair daily but I know it's recommended you only do it bi-daily. But not washing your hair daily is VERY VERY DIFFERENT than not showering daily. Not washing your hair just makes you look gross.

Wow, I never thought we had been serious business all this time. Maybe it is a concern of major nature in colder countries where ventilation is not excessively available?

There is natural soaps and shampoos out there that won't necessarily dry your skin out, because they don't contain chemicals.

Everything contains chemicals (you yourself are made up one hundred percent of chemicals. Mostly dihydrogen monoxide - water), and every soap dries out your skin to some degree. It's a surfactant, and will carry away the fats on your skin - else it isn't soap.

Many people who like to throw the word "chemicals" around don't really understand its definition. Just like many people who like to throw the word "radiation" around like it's all some sort of bad thing.

It doesn't really work. Your skin will produce an odor that will be getting worse after each day.
If we're going to base ourselves in historical facts, then there's one that clearly suits this discussion. In the Middle Ages, where commonly, people spent a lot of time without using any of the things mentioned, wedding was a torture. The bride, couldn't take a bath until late May, and would only after the marriage is done. It was just a terrible smell, on a sorta cold country, that Europe was by that time, the body had no change and did continue to produce the oils and the smell. Ever wondered why the wedding bouquet always have strong scent flowers? Like all kinds of roses?

It was not only because these used to represent aristocracy, and were something beautiful, but also because of the fact the body odor from the bride was just terrible from spending all these months without a single water drop going by her body, that it was strictly necessary to put another fresh scent to get mixed up with the horrible smell, and make something still bad, but not enough to destroy your nose.

The sensation was like marrying a corpse bride already in decomposition.

Also, the most wrong thing people do nowadays, is to think that spreading perfumes over the body does the same as taking a shower. It doesn't. Like the case i've mentioned, you can't just stop taking showers and use perfumes as a solution. If you mix up a strong smell with a bad smell, it won't turn any good. It's sorta common to see a few people doing it, and it doesn't work, seriously.

It doesn't really work. Your skin will produce an odor that will be getting worse after each day.
If we're going to base ourselves in historical facts, then there's one that clearly suits this discussion. In the Middle Ages, where commonly, people spent a lot of time without using any of the things mentioned, wedding was a torture. The bride, couldn't take a bath until late May, and would only after the marriage is done. It was just a terrible smell, on a sorta cold country, that Europe was by that time, the body had no change and did continue to produce the oils and the smell. Ever wondered why the wedding bouquet always have strong scent flowers? Like all kinds of roses?

It was not only because these used to represent aristocracy, and were something beautiful, but also because of the fact the body odor from the bride was just terrible from spending all these months without a single water drop going by her body, that it was strictly necessary to put another fresh scent to get mixed up with the horrible smell, and make something still bad, but not enough to destroy your nose.

The sensation was like marrying a corpse bride already in decomposition.

Also, the most wrong thing people do nowadays, is to think that spreading perfumes over the body does the same as taking a shower. It doesn't. Like the case i've mentioned, you can't just stop taking showers and use perfumes as a solution. If you mix up a strong smell with a bad smell, it won't turn any good. It's sorta common to see a few people doing it, and it doesn't work, seriously.

Never read the "I still use water" part eh?

Anyways, I chickened out when "not" using my shampoo-I just had to use it. However, I still don't use soap unless it's for private parts and armpits and my hands.

Never read the "I still use water" part eh?

Didn't read any of the rest of the thread where it's been repeatedly stated that you're still going to have a ton of dirt sticking to your body, huh? Seriously, washing with just water doesn't do anything.

Didn't read any of the rest of the thread where it's been repeatedly stated that you're still going to have a ton of dirt sticking to your body, huh? Seriously, washing with just water doesn't do anything.

I realize that. I'm still going ahead with it anyways. Probably if I get REALLY dirty I'll use soap, and I already chickened out on my hair.

Edit: I'm completely surprised how different the responses are between Smogon and Southperry. Some of y'all should go over there and post, methinks.

Edit of the edit: I think I'll go post all of your responses on Smogon and see how they respond.

What if you finally meet a nice girl and she really wants to put your phallus in her mouth? You agree and she begins to work her way downward. She stops suddenly, and is taken aback by a powerful odor. plantain cheese residue that wasn't fully removed has already begun to grow and smell, despite it only being 3 hours since you last showered. She runs home, and you later receive a call where you learn that she has committed suicide.

And you are specifically named in the note as being the one to ruin all of her hopes and dreams. Nice going. She really liked you, but you didn't even like her enough to properly wash your genitals. Jerk.

Quite frankly, I bet the girl would commit suicide over the size of my plantain rather than the smell of my plantain (which I will be washing with soap).

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