Is it unhealthy to bathe a lot?

i think 2 times a day is good...not more :)

Of course not, I bathe for at least 3-5 times a day during summerand for ordinary season I will at least twice no less for that.Its refreshing feeling to bathe and make me feel good and relax.After bath you need to put on lotion and use luke warm water not hot since it cause dryness to skin.Happy myLotting! Ah by the way its healthier to bathe more than no bath at all!lol

It is a common belief that quite a lot of washing makes you unhealthy....not sure of the verity of this statement.

I've never heard of anything about unhealthy bathing, I only know it's unhealthy if you don't bathe. Unless maybe if you used too much soap. Okay, okay, there are certain soaps that tend to make our skin feel rather dry, so choosing which soap/lotion is important. Bathing below 5 times a day should be fine, and if you are not soaking yourself in for a long time, I think there shouldn't be any problem. The only very visible problem I can see is the usuage of water hahahaha.

I don't think so. I love taking a bath. I can't sleep if I'm too perspired.

I think bathing a lot is not bad as long as your body is not tired.. it only gets bad if you take a bath with tired body.. and your skin will just get dry if your soap is not mild.. i suggest you use soap that has a moisturizer like dove or oil of olay and after bathing apply lotion.. =) i hope my tips help you.. =)

I wouldn't imagine it would be unhealthy but then again I really don't know. I shower or bathe every single day at least once and sometimes twice depending on what I'm doing. I guess it would depend on what you use for bath products. soap is drying and i think to much of it would maybe dry out the skin. I use oils as well as soap when I bathe. baby products are the best. If they are good enough for a baby then you can assure that they are gentle for you as well.

hio harold You sound like you are in a tropical climate and no I do not think taking a number of baths in one day is unhealthy as long as you use a body lotion to rehydrate your skin, I know I would be covered with sweat too in a hot clime and opt for more showers than usual too. I have dry skin so I bathe with moisturizing body wash then slather on body lotion on arms and legs to preventdry irritated skin.

I assume with the word bathe you mean shower. Of course it is not unhealthy to shower as often as you want to. After all, it is for yourself, and for your hygiene. What would be very embarrasing and not hygienic at all is when you do not shower even at least once a day. I only shower atmost twice a day. I can shower as many times as I could, but I am worried of the electricity bill! However, if there is an extreme need that I need to shower more than twice a day, then I would, but only when extreme necessity arises. If I shower unnecessarily, I am thinking of how much water would be wasted. There are some parts in the world that do not have enough supply of water. I think for my part it is my responsibility to conserve in whatever way I can conserve. We will only realize how important one thing is when it has become scarce already. I do not want to wake up one day and realizing that water is one of the most scarce commodity already.

Who says so??@!! Here in this summer heat we need to bathe at l;east 2 times a day - morning and evening- to get rid of the perspiration and also get refreshed, and I bathe the moment I reach home every time I return home after stepping out of the house that is if I am away for more than say 1 hour. I can't stand the perspiration and heat - and i have been doing this for over 30 years during the summers here. So at times I may be bathing maybe 4-5 times a day!!!

Yes it can be and I've learned that by my own. Once in a very hot summer I used to take a shower 4-5 times per day using the shower gel I usually use. My skin started itching badly. I went to the doctor and she told me that's because I bath too often and wash away the protective stratum that the skin makes. She told me if I want to take a shower so often to use shower gel only once or twice per day. So maybe not exactly taking a shower often, but using too much chemistry is bad.

i do not think taking a bath is bad for our health.. i love to take a bath and if i take a bath i think i stay long in the shower.. specially in this very hot summer, i want to always feel refreshing not dry...

i don't think so.. for me it's just good hygienic habit.. it just cleanse your body.. it depends on your soap if your skin will be dry, try using soap with skin moisturizer surely you'll get rid of the problem of skin dryness.. :)

I have not read anywhere yet that states bathing or taking shower several time a day is unhealthy. Infact ones feel fresh and light after taking shower.

Hi, Harold_ks. I think that if a person bathes more than twice a day and if they scrub very hard then it can make their skin unhealthy. But just washing up twice a day should not cause any problems, just as long as they don't take a hot steaming bath or shower. And also scrubbing has to be out of the equation too.

I don't think so. I had rather people over bathe than not bathe enough. I think u should always use lotions or moistirizers after u bathe anytime. My skin has a tendency to be dry so that's what i do every time i bathe.

i dont think it is unhealthy to bath even 10 times a day. ya it can effect your skin a little bit. but its summer in my country and i bath 3 times a day. its not hurting me. but if in winter i bath 6 times a day it will effect my skin adversely so listen to what your body and do what it wants you to do. dont listen to all the doctors and other people.

hell0! I guess it is-no matter whatseason we have, just because the more we bathe, the more dry our skin becomes, and this is really something what i can say that it is really unhealthy, because when we bathe the fat on our skin falls and there is not that much protection for it! so that's why max. 2 times per day is enough and still healthy!

interesting question, haha! i dont know really, because i bathe once or twice (or even thrice) a day depending on how sticky i feel. i dont think it is unhealthy to be hygienic. now when it comes to causing dryness, maybe you shouldn't use scalding hot water. the products you use too might also contribute to the dryness. sometimes, i just hit the shower just to cool myself without getting myself ultra-squeaky clean (you know, soaping and scrubbing). if ever you come across an article mentioning about over-bathing as unhealthy, please do share!

it is a lot.