London – Four out of five women admit they don’t shower every day, and a third say they can go for three days without washing their body.
The personal hygiene – or lack thereof – of women has been laid bare in a survey of 2,021 women aged 18 to 50.
Researchers also found that almost two thirds of women can’t be bothered removing make-up before they go to bed, and one in eight own up to not brushing their teeth before they sleep.
When it comes to washing in the morning, only 21 percent of women take the time to shower or have a bath every day, with 33 percent admitting to leaving it as long as three days from wash to wash.
And a shocking one in three has gone as long as three days without washing or wiping her face or body at all, according to the survey commissioned by skincare range Flint + Flint.
A third of the women who go to bed without removing their make-up said it was because they didn’t have time.
Despite the survey’s findings, 92 percent of women claimed to understand the importance of a skincare regime and recognised that lifestyle factors such as lack of sleep (76 percent) and dehydration (61 percent) can impact on their skin.
Similarly, 89 percent said they would like to improve their body hygiene but blame evening and morning tiredness for their lack of showers or baths.
Flint + Flint owner Maxine Flint said: ‘I understand the appeal of a lie-in but skipping a morning wash is both anti-social for the people around us and unhealthy.
‘We are talking about routines that literally take minutes. It’s true that today’s pace of life is fast but surely as a nation we haven’t become too busy to wash.’
Daily Mail