"Unless covered in mud, there’s no reason to bathe ourselves, or our children, every day. Dr. Marie Jhin, a dermatologist in San Francisco, points to American Academy of Dermatology guidelines and notes that most kids under the age of 11 need to bathe just once or twice a week or when they get muddy or swim in public pools or lakes. Babies “probably only need to bathe a similar amount, even less,” she says, noting that parents shouldn’t mess with infants’ natural skin oils by exfoliating them too much.
As they hit puberty, though, send them to the showers! Teens get a bit oilier and tend to play more sports, so “once a day is a good” guideline, she says. But folks in their 20s to 50s can cut back to every other day and even less in their golden years because elderly skin tends to dry out."
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