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There's nothing that will get me to stop showering before I leave the house (which is every day. But, like, I don't feel comfortable just showering every day. I need to shower in the morning to feel clean) precisely because I never, ever want to be the person you can smell in a room.

I don't care if it's healthier. I was around enough stinky people and I'd die of shame if people talked about me like they talked about them.

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Even though that body odour is natural - too many people have been conditioned to think that we should smell of deodorant or perfume. Granted, some people do have hygiene issues, or other issues that cause them to have more odour, but generally having a splash of water regularly is better for your body.

Our skin is trying its damnedest to keep itself in balance and all people are doing is stressing it out, no wonder people end up smelling when the skin is over compensating due to being stripped of all its natural protective oils. Not to mention all the sugar and refined carbohydrates people consume - their body is screaming with inflammation, when all it wants is balance from a good source of healthy nutrition. But we humans know best right... sigh

> I need to shower in the morning to feel clean

Opposite here. I need to shower at night or else I feel dirty when trying to sleep in my bed.

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