5 Things That Happen To Your Body When You Don’t Bathe For Days

We all know that bathing is important, but just how important?.

Germs, Germs, Germs

Your body typically has a lot of bacteria on your skin, most of which are actually good for you. Some of them provide useful functions for your skin, and even the otherwise “useless” ones take up space that harmful bacteria might have occupied instead, effectively crowding out the bad germs. But harmful bacteria can still wind up on your skin, and when you don’t wash, you increase the chances that those harmful germs will get into your body through your eyes, nose, or mouth — and then get you sick.

Skin Infections

In addition to possibly getting sick, some types of bacteria and fungi can cause skin infections, too, especially if you don’t periodically wash them away.

General Dirtiness

If you don’t wash them away, dirt, sweat, dead skin, and oil build up on your skin, which not only makes you look dirty, it’s also bad for you.

Dermatitis Neglecta

Go without washing for long enough and you’ll wind up with brown scaly patches on your skin, a condition dermatologists call dermatitis neglecta. Ick!

Body Odour

Body odour is caused when bacteria break down the chemical compounds in sweat and release foul-smelling chemical byproducts. If you don’t wash off the sweat (and some of the bacteria) the whole thing will just get out of control.