Post by Morreion on Apr 21, 2017 15:03:58 GMT -5
What would happen if you didn't shower for a year? (USA Today)
It gets more gruesome than that in the article.
I know there were periods of history where bathing wasn't a big thing (Medieval and Renaissance eras rejected the cleanliness of the Ancient World) so it makes you wonder what people really looked like then...
Brown clumps would grow on you
Initially, said dermatologist Dr. Lauren Ploch, the skin would become oily or dry and become infected with fungus or yeast and then bacteria. The dirt on the skin could then cause warty growths.
Dr. Caroyln Jacob, director of Chicago Cosmetic Surgery and Dermatology, said the oily parts of your body would collect dirt and pollutants. This would happen most in places where your body produces the most oils, such as your underarms, behind the ears, on the neck and under a woman's breasts.
The body's dead skin normally rises to the surface and is flaked off through normal washing, said Jacob, a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. When that stops, the dead skin clumps together with your body's oils. The clumps would grow in patches and take on a brown hue once they collect dirt and other pollutants.
Initially, said dermatologist Dr. Lauren Ploch, the skin would become oily or dry and become infected with fungus or yeast and then bacteria. The dirt on the skin could then cause warty growths.
Dr. Caroyln Jacob, director of Chicago Cosmetic Surgery and Dermatology, said the oily parts of your body would collect dirt and pollutants. This would happen most in places where your body produces the most oils, such as your underarms, behind the ears, on the neck and under a woman's breasts.
The body's dead skin normally rises to the surface and is flaked off through normal washing, said Jacob, a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. When that stops, the dead skin clumps together with your body's oils. The clumps would grow in patches and take on a brown hue once they collect dirt and other pollutants.
It gets more gruesome than that in the article.
I know there were periods of history where bathing wasn't a big thing (Medieval and Renaissance eras rejected the cleanliness of the Ancient World) so it makes you wonder what people really looked like then...
