We Don’t Need to Shower to Stay Healthy
“Bathing came into vogue around A.D. 1200, but declined again with the rise of diseases such as the plague in the 1500s”, he added. Chris also believes we don’t actually need to shower to remain healthy. That is because our skin already produces all the vital compounds such as bacterial-growth inhibitors and immune molecules that regulate the bacteria. “The skin keeps the bacteria under control and ‘cleans’ itself,” Chris shared with Live Science.