https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❌" title="Kreuzzeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Kreuzzeichen"> Before you next take a shower, read this...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚿" title="Dusche" aria-label="Emoji: Dusche"> As hygiene habits have changed through lockdown, experts are noting the environmental and physical benefits of showering less

Thread ~ https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/next-take-shower-read/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fi...

A YouGov survey showed our shower routines have changed significantly:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📉" title="Tabelle mit Abwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Abwärtstrend">17% are showering less
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💁" title="Person mit flach gehaltener Hand" aria-label="Emoji: Person mit flach gehaltener Hand">1/4 wash their hair less
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👕" title="T-Shirt" aria-label="Emoji: T-Shirt">1/3 are less likely to put clean clothes on daily
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📈" title="Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend">Only 1/10 were showering more

With many still working from home, the trend could be here to stay

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧼" title="Soap" aria-label="Emoji: Soap"> & #39;The idea that we need to use soap all over our body... is not founded in any type of science& #39; says James Hamblin, lecturer at Yale School of Public Health.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧽" title="Sponge" aria-label="Emoji: Sponge"> Hamblin only washes with water and occasionally wets his hair.

He still regularly washes his hands with soap

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦠" title="Microbe" aria-label="Emoji: Microbe"> One argument for showering less centres around the skin microbiome: the trillions of micro-organisms that live on the skin’s surface.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛀" title="Bad" aria-label="Emoji: Bad"> Some microbes feed off the oils in our skin, which is stripped away when we use soap https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/next-take-shower-read/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fi...

The skin microbiome plays an important role:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen"> Supports our immune system
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen"> Prevents pathogens entering the body
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen"> Reduces inflammation
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen"> Lessens chances of skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Geldsack" aria-label="Emoji: Geldsack"> According to Fortune Business Insights, the global soap market is projected to reach £47.8 billion by 2027.

We weren’t always so addicted to bathing with soap https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛁" title="Badewanne" aria-label="Emoji: Badewanne"> Regular washing only took off in the second half of the 20th century, experts believe

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧼" title="Soap" aria-label="Emoji: Soap">Now we& #39;re more conscious of hand hygiene than ever, it seems that the pandemic has pushed us back towards a more primitive way of washing.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚿" title="Dusche" aria-label="Emoji: Dusche"> Although we don’t know for certain it is healthier, it couldn’t hurt to save a few pounds on the water bill https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/next-take-shower-read/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fi...