Actress Heather Bucha Whaley Comments on Viral Tweet About Showering Less During The Pandemic
So relieved to find that my heretofore presumed laziness is actually earth saving eco-martyrdom. https://t.co/5qrraugakY
- Heather Bucha Whaley (@HeatherWhaley) April 23, 2021
Heather Bucha Whaley (The Jimmy Show, New York City Serenade) retweeted an article by The Telegraph that shows people are showering less during lockdown and details certain, uh, benefits of showering less.
“The idea that we need to use soap all over our body... is not founded in any type of science,” says James Hamblin, lecturer at Yale School of Public Health. Ok. It should be noted that Hamblin only washes with water and occasionally wets his hair.
He still regularly washes his hands with soap, tho.
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Ok, cochinos, have you been showering less during the pandemic?
[The Full Tweet / Article]
A YouGov survey showed our shower routines have changed significantly:
📉17% are showering less
💁1/4 wash their hair less
👕1/3 are less likely to put clean clothes on daily
📈Only 1/10 were showering more
With many still working from home, the trend could be here to stay
- The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 22, 2021
🦠 One argument for showering less centres around the skin microbiome: the trillions of micro-organisms that live on the skin’s surface.
🛀 Some microbes feed off the oils in our skin, which is stripped away when we use soaphttps://t.co/BsUaKy0rbC
- The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 22, 2021
💰 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 👇
🛁 Regular washing only took off in the second half of the 20th century, experts believe
- The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 22, 2021
🧼Now we're more conscious of hand hygiene than ever, it seems that the pandemic has pushed us back towards a more primitive way of washing.
🚿 Although we don’t know for certain it is healthier, it couldn’t hurt to save a few pounds on the water billhttps://t.co/BsUaKy0rbC
- The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 22, 2021
[Tweets]
“We’ve all been showering less in lockdown and it might be making us cleaner” https://t.co/Za2zk7SFEp pic.twitter.com/mvyJAvcdqv
- The People’s Champion (@KwamzOriginal) April 23, 2021
WTF IS THIS?? I thought we have to wash our hands in a pandemic. Now, y'all want to release articles about how not showering will make us cleaner? Please, make it make sense.
"Showering less in lockdown could be making us cleaner" https://t.co/6xGLA3h3TR
- Born Vagabond (@LxnxWxlfBlxck) April 23, 2021
here we go...reverting back to 2019 with the washing of the legs, feet & jeans debate🤦🏿♀️
"Showering less in lockdown could be making us cleaner" https://t.co/BftVBs1OtZ
- tante khali (@DoReMiFaSoLah) April 22, 2021
"showering less in lockdown could be making us cleaner"
fucking gringo shit
- ogre-achiever (@lorissarainey) April 22, 2021
This nonsense "showering less in lockdown" is trending and I'm like "you dirty mfers, I've added more to my daily grooming, not less!" I mean, just my face is like 5 more steps.
- Improbable Joe Robinette (@ImprobableJoe) April 23, 2021
The personal grooming habits that Brits have been ditching in lockdown...
Wearing makeup: 63% are doing less
Styling hair: 50%
Wearing a bra: 34%
Putting on fresh clothes: 29%
Washing hair: 25%
Showering: 17%
Using deodorant: 16%https://t.co/ybbP3J1udm pic.twitter.com/c4g8yiPQoY
- YouGov (@YouGov) February 24, 2021
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