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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 30: Our Last Day of Not Showering I am my stinkiest today by far, killing all notions that my body would adjust and my sweat would become less putrid. The smell of Jessica and me together is overpowering, even to me. "Jessica, we stink." The rest of the team nods in agreement.

Rank pits aside, Jessica and I feel conflicted about showering tomorrow. I love that when it's time for bed, I can just mist, brush my teeth and hit the sack. I also sleep in 45 minutes longer than I used to -- and still get out the door early.

Still, we've decided to go right back to our old routines to see how our skin will react. After a month of cultivating a colony of good bacteria, we are sad to wash it down the drain.

My psoriasis is magically gone -- no more shedding, flaking or itching. Jessica's skin looks better than it has in months -- not a single blemish. She's worried that going back to beauty products will make her clear skin revolt. I fear my psoriasis will flare up again.

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