Beauty Tips

Here's What Happens When You Stop Showering for a Month (See the Pictures)

Could the secret to perfect skin lie in giving up soap, shampoo and all beauty products? We threw hygiene out the window for 30 days to find out

by Jill Provost | COMMENT

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Day 21: Who Needs Soap? It's been five days since I rinsed any part of my body. The crazy part: I no longer feel like I need it. Though my armpits continue to radiate a dead-animal smell (and look like they're birthing furry creatures), the rest of me -- yes, even down below -- looks, feels and smells perfectly clean. That dirty tackiness is gone. I haven't had a single pimple since this whole experiment began, and my feet are the softest I can remember (even my husband notices).

Meanwhile, Jessica notices that her body hair (we've got a lot of it now) is silky-soft and her skin is rejuvenating at warp speed. Her acne is clearing up and leaving no marks where she picked at it.

Jessica and I have begun to realize something huge: We don't actually need soap to stay clean. When we rinse our action zones with water, we feel as clean as if we'd just lathered up. We wonder if the same might be true about shampoo and decide that, for the rest of the experiment, we'll rinse our hair as well.

SEE NEXT PAGE: Day 25: No Poo, No Problem?

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