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Why You Shouldn’t Take Multiple Showers In One Day (Say It Ain't So!)

January 15, 2018 by Emily Belfiore
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Showering is a big part of everyone’s routine, but did you know that it’s possible to shower too much? Taking multiple showers in one day can prove to be damaging to your skin and hair over time. In fact, it could be the cause of dandruff and thinning hair! Here are three reasons why experts say you shouldn’t shower multiple times in one day:

 

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showering bad for skin

It can ruin your skin’s natural oils

The top layer of your skin is comprised of skin cells that protect the underlying layers of healthy skin. And when you repeatedly wash and scrub it, you’re breaking this important layer of moisture. "The more showers you take, the more frequently this damage takes place and the less time your skin has to repair itself through natural oil production,” Josh Clark says.

showering too much causing dandruff

It’s drying out your scalp

Part of having good hair health is keeping it clean. But if you wash it multiple times a day, you could actually be causing some real damage. “The more you shampoo, the more you potentially remove oils needed to protect hair shafts and keep the scalp healthy and moisturized,” dermatologist Jason Emer tells Elite Daily.

showering wasting water

It’s a waste of water

Unless you really, really need to shower more than once a day, your multiple daily showers could be wasting a lot of water. In fact, the average shower uses 15-25 gallons of water and about 40 gallons are used in 10 minutes, according to the Glen Canyon Institute. “Typically, 20 percent of every shower, the duration, is essentially lost,” Jonah Schein, technical coordinator for homes and buildings for the EPA’s WaterSense program, tells Washington Post.  “The average shower is a little over eight minutes long, so that’s a good chunk of the shower that we’re not actually being able to utilize… that’s energy-rich water that we’re running down the drain.” 

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Emily Belfiore is a former associate editor of SheFinds. She wrote beauty, weight loss, wellness and celebrity stories for the site. She is a pop culture enthusiast.

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