﻿Why DON'T Celebrities Shower [0:00:00]
So, recently a number of Hollywood celebrities have made the news because of their hygiene
habits. And by habits, I mean these people are being pretty open that they don't like to shower.
Apparently, Ashton Kutcher doesn't like to bathe. He washes his crotch
and is groin daily, but other parts of the body, nah, he doesn't wash those ever.
Jake Gyllenhaal comes out the other day saying that as time goes on I find bathing
to be less and less necessary. He goes on to say that we also naturally clean ourselves.
Now, Jake, I see what you're trying to do there. If we all smell bad, we got to cover
it up with your new fragrance, right? But, seriously, guys, what's going on? You
see some guys like Robert Pattinson be talking about how they smell because they never shower.
Other people like Brad Pitt, people say he smells heavenly. And, again,
this guy doesn't apparently shower very often. And then, you got guys like The Rock jumping
in and saying, “Hey, I'm not part of that smelly crew. I shower three times a day.”
So, this raises the question, does the body clean itself? What are the societal norms
when it comes to bathing? What have been our bathing routines throughout history and
were our ancestors dirtier or cleaner? And finally, what's the ideal bathing routine?
Find out the answers and more, gents, in today's video, the strange history
of bathing. [Music]
So, first up, the parts that clean themselves, the ears. Your ears naturally push out wax and clean
themselves. There's no need to use Q-tips. And in fact, I would recommend that you do
not stick Q-tips in your ear. Instead, just go through with a wet towel and clean the outside
removing wax. That's all you need to do. And by the way, if you ever get earwax jammed
into your ear as I did this summer, just simply go to a doctor and they will simply
flush out your ear canal. It feels amazing and it does a great job of removing that compacted wax.
Next up, we've got your eyes. When you blink, you are cleaning your eyes. And one of the best things
you can do is stay hydrated, drink plenty of water. You really don't have to use eye
drops unless you're dealing with some type of irritation and your eyes are really dry.
Next up, let's talk about your mouth. Your mouth is not self-cleaning especially with
the diet that most of us eat a lot of sugar. Yes, that is very bad for the teeth. If you
are not brushing your teeth twice a day flossing and using a mouthwash and using a tongue cleaner,
just, yeah, develop those habits, gents. You need to take care of your mouth.
Next up, we've got the genitals. For women, yes, there is some self-cleaning going on, but for men,
no. You need to wash and clean daily. And it should go without saying that butt area, yes,
wash and clean daily especially if you've got a lot of hair in there.
And some of you guys may be asking, “Okay. What about our ancestors? Didn't they have
a lot of issues with this?” Not really because they actually squatted and they
spread the cheeks a little bit farther apart. Most of them didn't sit on the porcelain throne
like we do nowadays that actually doesn't do a great job of, yes, making sure those buttocks
are spread when you take care of business. Next up we've got your hair and this can go
either way. There are some people saying that you don't need any shampoo any product. Usually,
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All right. So, we talked about the self-cleaning, now let's talk about
societal norms. This is what's expected in your culture, in your country, in your area. And these
changes from area to area especially in places where you've got, you know, different means.
Some people have running water, not everyone does. Other times you've got people that are in
hotter areas, people that maybe are engaged in sports, people that are just much more active,
places where the weather just encourages you to get in that shower. Really,
this is something that's being set in the area. In general, I would say in the United States,
showering once a day is the societal norm. Now, skipping a day here or there,
no one's going to notice. A couple days, yeah, you may start to smell a bit ripe. At least most
people believe you will. And if you were to tell someone you haven't showered for a week,
they're going to get up and move away from you. [0:04:55]
Now, the thing with societal norms is that these are really unwritten expectations.
They're not written down laws. These are things that are not enforced and you can change it up.
I would love to hear from you guys down in the comments because I know you guys
are from all over the world. What are the societal norms in your area when it comes
to bathing? Is it something that people need to shower daily? Is it something, hey, you know
a lot of people that shave or they shower only once a week? Let me know down in the comments.
Random bathing law number one. In the state of Georgia, it is illegal to keep
a donkey in the bathtub. Aaron Marino, we're watching you. [sound effect]
Strangely enough the state of Arizona also has donkeys in bathtubs on its law books. Apparently,
a donkey can stand in a bathtub, but it's not allowed to sleep in a bathtub.
Random bathing law number two. In the state of Massachusetts, you can't go to bed without first
taking a bath. And apparently in Boston, you need a doctor's prescription to take a bath.
Random bathing law number three. In the state of Arkansas, you are not allowed to put an alligator
in your bathtub. That one makes sense, right? And let's talk about California. Apparently,
there, you're not allowed to bathe two babies in the same bathtub at the same time and make sure as
well you're not eating an orange in the bathtub. The next random bath law. Apparently, in the
state of Pennsylvania, you are not allowed to sing in the bathtub. I couldn't find anything
about showers, but bathtubs are no-no. Next up, we've got the great state of
South Carolina, where apparently horses are not allowed to be held in the bathtub. You,
horses in the bathtub South Carolina, I have no idea what's going on there.
Now, gents, if you've ever sat next to somebody on a bus or an airplane that,
yes, needed to take a shower, do me a favor and smash that like button. Seriously, guys, if you're
enjoying these types of videos, this helps me know that, hey, I should make more like them.
Now, let's address the question, did our ancestors have horrible hygiene?
Was our great, great, great, great, great grandfather, was he a smelly dude?
That particular instance, sorry, I don't have information on it. But I will tell you in general,
it really depended on the living conditions. And there were Romans that were probably much
cleaner back then than people are today because simply just look at all those Roman bath houses.
This is something that's well-documented. They had the whole aqueduct system, but they also
had these elaborate houses that were oftentimes free. People could go into and use the bathroom,
clean themselves up, take a very detailed bath. And this is what's interesting about bathing.
Even if they didn't necessarily understand, you know, the hygienic purposes, what they
did understand is this was a big part of culture, it was a part of religions.
In fact, there are many of you guys over in India, Bangladesh, you guys know bathing multiple times
a day, this is something that is encouraged. It really came down to the living conditions,
what people had available to them. So, if they lived near a river,
it was a lot easier to go into the river. If they actually had a bathhouse in their area, if you had
that stuff available to you, you oftentimes used it. In fact, the church, a lot of people say,
“Oh, the church didn't want people bathing.” And the fact they told people that bathing
was dangerous, what they thought was dangerous was actually getting submerged in water.
A big part of that people couldn't swim and cold water just believe that, you know,
you get chills. It just wasn't considered good for you to submerge yourself in water.
But bathing and, you know, we see this in the Philippines, we see this in other parts
of the world, you know, oftentimes what people would have is a pitcher of water a pan and they
would do a sponge bath daily, the armpits, their groin area. It was well known that you
wanted to be clean that this was a good thing. So, what does this have to do with societal norms?
Well, let's go back a 100, 150 years ago. Indoor plumbing was not common in the United States,
so it was expected that you bathed once a week. You usually did this on Saturday night.
This is something after you worked Saturday at the farm, got things done, you bathe, clean
up. You go to bed clean and then Sunday morning you're putting on your best and going to church.
You know, why only once a week? Because it was difficult. And I experienced this
over in Ukraine. If you guys have ever been to Kiev during the summer,
in the city, they actually turn off the hot water for like three weeks in different districts.
And I happened to be in the area where they had it off and guess what? If I
wanted to take a warm bath and didn't want to use freezing water, I had to take these
buckets and I had to heat it right on the stove. When I went out to the village for a couple weeks
in Ukraine, it was something we actually didn't have much access to running water. You know,
it was just something that I was showering a lot less because it was very inconvenient.
Now, I was, of course, doing sponge baths. Point being though is bathing routines are oftentimes
set by what people have available. If it's very easy for them to get in and out of a shower,
nowadays, like we've got with modern conveniences, yes,
I think the once a day bathing routine is nice. It also fits with our natural clock, the 24 hour
system. But, if that's not the case and you have a very hectic schedule, if you've got multiple
people living in a small apartment and you've got limited access to the bathing facilities, you can
see where once a week actually made sense. Now, all of this leads to the question,
what's the ideal bathing routine? How often should you take a shower?
The answer, well, it depends. Young children, babies, they actually can just get away with
spot cleaning. You don't have to throw a baby in the bath daily. In fact, a lot of pediatricians
recommend that you don't do anything but spot cleaning on the baby and when it starts to,
you know, move around and crawl, that's when you start to put the baby in the bathtub.
[0:10:09] When it comes to kids, I find it's easy to have my
kids take a bath. But, really, they could go maybe two -- two baths a week is going to be perfectly
fine, unless they're out there getting dirty. And that's the key is if you're not dirty,
do you necessarily need to bathe? And the answer is it depends again on your age. Are you
in going to the hormone phase you're a teenager? You're in your early 20s, you are sweating a
lot. You're exercising, you smell. In this case, bathing every single day, maybe even twice a day
especially after a workout makes perfect sense. Now, some of you guys dealing with disabilities,
some of you guys are a bit older and it's harder to move around,
do you still need to bathe every day especially if it's hard getting in and out of the tub?
The answer is no. Again, you can do spot cleaning, but bathing every couple days
every few days is probably going to be perfectly fine especially, again, if you're not breaking
a sweat if you're not out there getting dirty. And, gents, I want to reiterate on the point of
getting the right product that isn't too harsh on the skin. And, yes, I’ve got a great deal down in
the description for my company, Vitaman. But even if you don't buy my products, go out there and
find a product that's going to work for you. Quick story. As a kid, I was a teenager and I
thought, you know, hey, I’m going to buy this lava soap. It had pumice or pumice or however
you pronounce it in it and I washed my face and hands thinking that was a good thing. No, I was
red and it was -- it just hurt. I stripped away probably two or three layers of skin.
Point being is I way over did it a lot of people do this as well.
We think that we need to get down to the bone. No, you don't. I mean, it's -- take care of
your skin. Just get off that first layer. And really the way soap works is it goes in there,
it attaches to, you know, dirt particles and it pulls them off. And it shouldn't do that going
deep into your skin. It shouldn't do that with all the, you know, oils that you naturally have there.
If it's doing that, then it's probably too harsh. And that's the kind of stuff, where people are
saying, yeah, only shower every other day. Wash your face, you know, maybe once a day,
every other day if those chemicals are harsh. But, my recommendation is to wash your face twice
a day. And anytime you wash especially if you are an athlete, you're washing your hair
multiple times a day, use a shampoo that is gentle specifically made to be, you know, gentle, so it
doesn't pull away too much moisture or oils. All right, gents. Now, it's your turn. I want
to hear from you down in the comments. What did I miss? What would you have added? How many times a
day do you take a shower? Let me know down below. All right, gents. So, what video to watch next?
How about why were the Nazis so stylish? This is part of my new history series.
If you haven't seen this video, check it out. I went into a lot of detail.
And I seriously asked the question, why were those uniforms, why are they so iconic today?
Why do people still talk about them 80 years after the war? Find out, guys,
in this video right here. [0:12:44] End of audio