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'I haven't taken a shower in 12 years': MIT scientist gives up on washing and claims to keep clean by spraying live bacteria on his skin
What did one man learn during his education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Not to shower... ever.
That may be a bit of an exaggeration, but it is no joke that chemical engineer and MIT grad Dave Whitlock has not showered in a dozen years because he wants to preserve bacteria on his skin.
Instead Whitlock sprays a mist containing live bacteria on his skin twice a day, Mother Dirt, which is sold by the Cambridge-based company he helped found, AOBiome, according to CBS Boston.
Whitlock said: 'I have not taken a shower in over 12 years.
'No one did clinical trials on people taking showers every day.
'So what's the basis for assuming that that is a healthy practice.
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3223432/Dave-Whitlock-MIT-Cambridge-doesn-t-shower-instead-sprays-live-bacteria-skin.html#ixzz3kzY9CCoV
Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)I'm not convinced by his answer at all... How about if the horse's back itches and rolling on the ground relieves that?
HassleCat
(6,409 posts)By the way, eeeeuwwwww!
underpants
(182,829 posts)The rest takes care of itself
ErikJ
(6,335 posts)Which causes BO. The spray supposedly has lots of the amonia-oxiding bacteria which is why its called AOB spray.
I was surprised to see this newsclip this morning because I only take showers occasionally myself but have noticed every time I do my BO gets pretty bad a couiple days after I shower. But it slowly decreases on its own the longer I dont take a shower with soap. For my bits I use baby wipes every few days.
alfredo
(60,074 posts)The eczema is gone.
Old Crow
(2,212 posts)... if the MIT scientist's nickname around the office wasn't "Mr. Stinky."
(OK, I'm just kidding.)
freeplessinseattle
(3,508 posts)afterward. Becoming a guilty pleasure in drought stricken Seattle though.
phylny
(8,380 posts)I love the way I feel after a shower. Energized, clean, refreshed.
ErikJ
(6,335 posts)and 20 min. morning walk with the dawggies.
freeplessinseattle
(3,508 posts)gregcrawford
(2,382 posts)... and I doubt he has any second dates.
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yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)I have to shower when I wake up and after working out. Two mandatory times. I also shower if I am going out for a social event so max 3 showers a day but most days just two. I know some have to shower before bed but for me it's when I get up.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)Sen. Walter Sobchak
(8,692 posts)or at least someone else who hadn't taken a shower in 12 years.
Tace
(6,800 posts)OK, let your imagination wander on that concept...
: )
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)zebonaut
(3,688 posts)alfredo
(60,074 posts)I didn't notice BO other than a musty smell, but that could be the clothes.
ErikJ
(6,335 posts)and she said she smelled nothing. I asked her because she has a very sensitive nose and isnt afraid to tell the truth.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)and I guarantee you smell bad.