Majority of South African women don’t bath or take a shower daily: study reveals
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The
majority of women in South Africa don’t bathe or take a shower each day because
they are too tired, new research has revealed.
The
survey also showed that as many as one in three women admitted that they had
gone as long as three days without washing or wiping their face or body at all.
Some
57 per cent of women acknowledged the importance of hygiene, but said that they
didn’t have the time to shower or bathe before bed, and instead opted to
freshen up with wipes.
The
survey of over 2,000 females also showed that over 60 per cent of women did not
remove their makeup before bed after a night out, with 35 per cent of those
saying they were worried about getting enough sleep.
Asked
whether they washed in the morning, only a fifth of women said they took a
shower or bath every day, with over 30 percent revealing they did not wash for
three days at time.
However,
92 per cent of participants said they understood the importance of a skin care
regime and recognised that life-style factors such as lack of sleep and
dehydration can impact the appearance of their skin.
Almost
90 per cent of women surveyed said they didn’t improve their hygiene because
they were too tired in the morning or evening.
The
NHS advises that to maintain a basic level of hygiene, a person must wash their
face and brush their teeth daily; clean their hands after using the toilet;
wash their gen_ital and an_al area each day; and fully bath or shower at least
twice a week.
“We
were alarmed to hear about the amount of women not looking after their skin by
following basic skin care regimes. It is so important to clean your face daily
and moisturise to slow down the ageing process.”
“It’s
true that today’s pace of life is fast but surely as a nation we haven’t become
too busy to wash
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