Frankly folks, I find some of this discussion a little......too earthy. Depending where you work and what your general hygiene & dietary habits are, I wouldn't brag so much about how "little" you shower or wash your hair. While I keep my showers to under 5 minutes, it's important and necessary for me to be clean and fresh when I go to work. If I'm on a beach for a week, I might only shower once or twice in cold water. Tony
On 2/26/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I only wash my hair once a week anyway because it's dry hair and I've been > told by several hair dressers that every 5 to 7 days was sufficient. It's > also very short. Haven't used a drier in many years. (I admit I still go to > a hair dresser on occasion.) > > Don't shower that often either. My/our old house only has one old style > high tub shower combo anyway and it's hard for me to step into. But even > when I got around better I never bought into that overdone shower thing. > I remember over-hearing a co-worker years back saying she showered for 20 > minutes daily and I cringed at the indulgent waste. > > Jeanne > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Margaret McCasland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Sustainable Tompkins County listserv < > [email protected]> > Sent: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:51 am > Subject: Re: [SustainableTompkins] less bathing > > > > Ah, yes, the "sponge bath." Another blast from the past, and > definitely the key to once-a-week baths. Important tip: use a fresh > wash cloth every day! it should go without saying that you start at > the top and work your way down. > > The French elevated "sponge bath" to a new level when they invented the > bidet. > > I agree with Jan's French friend that shampoo and soap companies were > probably behind the assumptions that we need a "full shower" every > day. > > Another downside to daily hair washing is that this also means (for > many people) using a hair dryer every day. Now that is a > questionable use of coal-fired electricity. > > Margaret > > > >My godmother, who lived to age 99 and grew up in CT, told me that when > they > >were kids they were not allowed to wash their hair all winter long > because > >their parents feared feared pneumonia, which was often fatal. They'd > brush > >their hair and re-braid it every morning. They took a full bath only once > a > >week, every Sunday morning before church -- by heating the water on their > >cast-iron wood stove, and pouring it into the clawfoot tub. > > > >When I lived in France in early 70s, one of my French friends told me he > >thought we'd been brainwashed by the shampoo and soap commercials into > >believing we needed full showers every day. He said most of the French > just > >"sponge bathed" every day the necessary body areas, with a washcloth. > > > >- Jan > > > _______________________________________________ > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - > http://webmail.aol.com > _______________________________________________ > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > -- The health of society thus depends quite as much on the independence of the individuals composing it as on their close political cohesion. Albert Einstein _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
