These 3 Body Parts Are Cleaned Too Often

These 3 Body Parts Are Cleaned Too Often

You’ve heard that shampooing too often is not good for your hair and scalp but turns out there are other body parts that we’ve been cleaning way too often, it’s starting to take a toll on our skin.

The inner hygiene-freak in us is freaking out cause it doesn’t make sense. We’re all taught that the more we shower, the cleaner we’ll be seeing we live in a hot, humid country. But we’re not saying that you shouldn’t shower at all, we just need to pay less attention to these 3 body parts during our showers.

Arms & Legs

wash legs and arms sparingly
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Unless you’re working out, normally your arms and legs don’t produce many oils. Showering these body parts with soap daily for twice a day only makes the skin more dehydrated. Try limiting to just washing it once at the end of the day and slap on some lotion not long after stepping out of the shower to seal the moisture in.

Your Groin Area

If you have to forgo soap for just one area of your body, it’s your groin. Though there’s a special cleanser for that area, using it too often defeats the self-cleaning purpose, dries out the area, and the unstable pH level could attract more germs instead of keeping it away. Clean it with just water or use the cleanser once or twice a week.

The most important areas that we should wash and clean with soap daily are these body parts: your armpits, butt, and feet. Not forgetting your hands too!

Read also: 4 Body Parts You Should Not Touch with Your Bare Hands ; 7 Beauty Mistakes You’re Making In The Shower

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