Does frequent washing shorten your life?

Modern hygiene habits would certainly appall St. Francis, St. Agnes or St. Olympia, who consciously avoided contact with water and soap. Our quest for perfect purity has become the subject of scientific interest. "Dirtologists" hypothesized that those who scrub too much - can harm themselves. To wash or not to wash? How often and with what?

Our body is inhabited by over a thousand different types of microorganisms that settle it after birth (we are born "clean"). The job of these microscopic inhabitants is to train our immune system to deal with potentially dangerous intruders in the future. In addition, there are bacteria on our skin that live in symbiosis with us - in exchange for a "locum", they protect us against pathogenic microorganisms. Excessive attention to hygiene means that, together with impurities, we wash away beneficial bacteria from our skin, thus making room for harmful microbes, bacteria and fungi. In addition, frequent washing of the skin with the use of inappropriate detergents can lead to its excessive drying, irritation and damage to the lipid layer, and this is a simple way for pathogenic microorganisms that can easily (literally and figuratively) penetrate our body. The consequence of overuse of detergents may also be allergic reactions to innocent pollen or dust.

Therefore, when washing the whole body, let's keep a healthy moderation - a short shower in the morning and/or evening, high-quality, delicate washing agents and proper care (moisturizing and oiling the skin!) will not harm us or good bacteria. Let's be ruthless only for microbes on our hands - let's wash them several or a dozen times a day, each time after using the toilet and before eating. Savanti soap will provide us with support in the fight for clean hands.

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