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Taking a shower is, for many people, more than just a daily hygiene ritual. From crying to drinking a cold beer, showers are used for much more than just washing your grimy nooks and crannies. So why would these two men eschew showers altogether for decades at a time?

What exactly is happening to their bodies? And is it possible to never shower again, but not smell like a compost bin?

Sources:

[Amou and Kailash - The Men Who Haven’t Showered]
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/amou-haji-iran-hasnt-bathed-60-years_n_4602936
https://www.odditycentral.com/news/worlds-smelliest-man-hasnt-bathed-in-38-years.html

[What Will Happen if we Stop Showering]
https://www.thelist.com/116361/happens-body-stop-showering/
https://www.allure.com/story/what-would-happen-if-you-didnt-shower-for-a-year
https://www.self.com/story/how-often-to-shower
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/2/70-0225_article
https://new.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2018/9521086/
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/173478.php#causes

[Sweat Glands]
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-2494.2007.00387.x
http://naosite.lb.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/10069/32549/1/FroGen3_306.pdf
https://www.fasebj.org/doi/10.1096/fj.09-129098

[Microbiomes]
https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/717252/effect-antibacterial-home-cleaning-handwashing-products-infectious-disease-symptoms-randomized
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/aug/05/i-dont-smell-meet-the-people-who-have-stopped-washing?CMP=GTUS_email
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pga7xk/the-chemist-who-hasnt-showered-in-12-years-explain-why-he-doesnt-stink

[Coffee and BO]
https://www.drweil.com/health-wellness/body-mind-spirit/disease-disorders/body-odor/

[Other Sources]
https://youtu.be/rsZBM1_PedQ
https://youtu.be/QwZT7T-TXT0
https://youtu.be/zQyTaASHPbY
https://youtu.be/NjXbujxoSmw
https://youtu.be/KfbuUycffhQ
https://youtu.be/_vsiGddIxWA
https://youtu.be/uvui4LXUBto
https://youtu.be/ZrxW0rGnGYU

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