Just how often does one need a full shower or bath ?

[Curmudgeoness]

5. You are right to ask, since we do bathe too often.

I am as guilty as the next, although I do conserve water while bathing.

I was told by a dermatologist that people should take baths or showers at the most twice a week. I did try this for a few months with sponge baths daily, but I suppose that I am just programmed to bath more often and I never felt clean.

I still bath daily (I take baths, not showers), but I do it in only about an inch of water. It is enough to feel clean....I am soaking the parts that I want really clean and I have enough water to soap up and rinse well, although there is a lot of splashing going on. When I did take showers, I did what they call a Key West shower (or that is what I have known it to be).....turn the water on and get all wet, turn the water off and wash yourself, then turn the water back on to rinse. There are lots of ways to save water without going without bathing.

So it that what you are aiming to do----save water? Or just being too lazy or strapped for time? I guess that matters too.