Posted on 08/05/2019 7:48:33 PM PDT by DoodleBob
David Whitlock has not showered or bathed for 15 years, yet he does not have body odour. “It was kind of strange for the first few months, but after that I stopped missing it,” he says. “If I get a specific part of my body dirty, then I’ll wash that specific part” – but never with soap. As well as germs, soap gets rid of the skin’s protective oils and alters its pH level. Although Whitlock appreciated gaining an extra 15 minutes a day from soap-dodging, his primary motivation was to encourage friendly microbes to live on him in symbiotic harmony. The bacteria get to feast on the ammonia from his sweat and he gets low-maintenance, balanced skin.
Just as awareness of the importance of the gut microbiome has led to a boom in probiotic and fermented foods and supplements, there is increasing interest in our skin microbiome: the trillions of microbes that protect us from pathogens and keep us healthy by making vitamins and other useful chemicals. In this unprecedentedly sanitised era, in which eczema, acne and problems associated with dry skin are rife, consumers are hungry for solutions. Even the mainstream brand Dove claims vaguely that its products are “microbiome-gentle”.
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In August I think I would overwhelm those friendly microbes with my sweat. Maybe it’s just a habit but I feel the urge to shower when I’m done working up a sweat outside.
He must have a cheese factory growing in his crotch.
Doesn't smell? Did his nose fall off?
NOBODY ever thinks they stink after they get used to it. A skunk doesn’t think he stinks either.
He’s just getting ready for life under the Green New Deal.
The BO emanating from the soapless while walking through the local Home Defect today was enough to make my eyes tear.
My GF smells really good (all over) after her shower. I won’t show her this article.
That's okay David. From the looks of you, you wouldn't get laid either way.
Huh...
As a swimmer, coach and swim teacher, I’m in chlorine 24/7. I need to clean off.
As an artist, I knew a LOT of earthy crunchy hippy/art freaks — I doubt there’s no odor. But... who knows.
I had a professor, my advisor in fact, who showered once a week. Talking to him Monday to Wednesday was pleasant. Later in the week it was hard to keep your face neutral while having a conversation with him.
People need to bathe regularly if only for the sake of others.
The boils on his body must be fun for him since he does not deal with it.
I’ve been in a few tight places in Europe that almost led me to puke from the B O.
At one time it was considered such a public health hazard Spanish TV ran government-sponsored commercials urging people to use deodorant.
THIS is one way to boycott Proc & Gambler
You would think he would start sticking to himself. Nasty.
The taxi drivers in Pakistan don’t shower either, and there’s not enough cologne on the planet to hide that fact.
Framunda cheese
Smegma city!
All part and parcel of the “return to the primitive” of Western Civilization. I can understand that many soaps are too drying. The answer is to find one that isn’t and keep showering. He says he doesn’t smell, but that’s BS. He’s just grown used to his odor, though other people haven’t.
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