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 |
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But today, I get to rinse. I stand in an empty tub with a cup of water, which I ceremoniously splash onto my face, armpits and lady parts. Water has never felt so luxurious. By now, I thought I'd be coated in grease. Instead, my skin is uncomfortably dry, and my lip balm fantasies border on obscene.
My hair, on the other hand, is stringy AF. By midday, when I run a brush through my hair, it stays slicked back. The patch of psoriasis on my scalp cannot handle the squalor and starts to flare up. I spritz it with Mother Dirt in hopes it will alleviate the itch. It does for awhile.
When I complain to my husband that I look and feel disgusting, he thinks I'm being dramatic. After all, it's not the first time I've gone three days without showering. But here's the thing: Without dry shampoo, deodorant or even a measly makeup wipe, it feels (and smells) 100 percent worse.
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