ONE in 29 people in France takes a shower only once a week, a new survey shows. The study into French washing habits also found that one in five does not shower every day. On the other end of the scale, 12% take at least two a day.
One in 29 people in France only take a shower once a week, according to a new survey. The study into French washing habits also found that one in five do not shower every day.
Weekly Bathing Breakdown: On average Spanish citizens have 7 showers and 2 baths a week. Weekly bathing breakdown – On average French citizens have 7 showers and 2 baths a week. Daily shower stats – 76% of women and 71% of men shower once a day.
Most French People Don't Shower Every Day, Study Shows
A new poll conducted by BVA and published in French newspaper Presse-Ocean reveals that only 57% of the French shower daily. 24% said they shower once every other day; 11% said once every three days. The remaining 8% shower just once every four days... or less.
When counting people who shower every day, Mexicans and Australians led significantly, followed by Americans and the French. Brits, Russians, Swedes and Germans averaged less, with Chinese coming in the least frequent.
Australians have the status of being one of the cleanest nations on the planet. 90 per cent of women and 80 per cent of men bathe or shower at least once daily according to a 2008 report by the SCA, a leading global hygiene company.
While the majority of those surveyed (94 to 97 per cent depending on the season) agree to the fact that they shower daily or several times a week, opinions are divided on the optimum time of day: up to 47 per cent shower more in the mornings, while 35 per cent prefer to shower in the evening.
The survey results found that 68% of British people wash every day, compared to 76% of French people and 77% of Germans. Only Italy reported fewer instances of washing daily, coming in at 53%.
Ninety-nine percent of Brazilians shower each week, compared to only 90 percent of Americans. Great Britain has the lowest rate of showering per week, at 83 percent. According to the infographic, the leading country where more than 95% of the population showers daily is Italy.
The French shower differently
This one is sure to divide you readers and listeners. Have you noticed that French people get into the shower, turn on the water to get wet, then turn off the water to lather up? Then they turn the water on again to wash it all off.
How often do you take a bath? In Japan, most people take a bath every single day. Some people prefer a shower as it allows them to save water and time. However, taking a short shower is much more common than taking a bath in other countries.
Many doctors say a daily shower is fine for most people. (More than that could start to cause skin problems.) But for many people, two to three times a week is enough and may be even better to maintain good health. It depends in part on your lifestyle.
Men shower at an average of 7 minutes while women shower at an average shower length of 9 minutes. However, as people grow older, they start taking less time in the shower. An older person of say age bracket of 50 years and above showers for 4 to 5 minutes while teenagers can shower up to 25 minutes.
Showering daily is not necessarily "unhealthy," but you may not need to. For many people, a full-body shower every other day or even every third day is enough. That said, just because you don't shower daily does not mean you want to skip out on personal care.
As a general rule, most Germans bathe, shower or wash themselves daily, or even multiple times a day, depending on circumstances. Is it okay to not taking bath everyday? What will happen if we don't bath for a year?
France is one of the countries that has shown a decrease in smoking prevalence, yet their smoking prevalence is still much higher at 30% when compared to other developed countries such as the United States at 16%.
Great Britain has the lowest rate of showering per week, at 83 percent. However, the English do love their baths: they have the most baths out of every country, with 32 percent of people bathing each week. Germany comes at a far second, at just 20 percent.
The Italians are in first place among the citizens who bathe daily, with a percentage reaching and exceeding 95%. A little further down, with a percentage between 85% and 94%, we see the Portuguese, while Greece and Spain share the third place with a percentage of people who bathe daily between 75% and 84%.
According to research conducted by Kantar Worldpanel, Brazil's the keenest country when it comes to hopping in the shower. On average, they shower 14 times a week - to put that into context, the average for the rest of the world sits at five. And for those wondering, most of us Brits take six a week.
In Russia many people take shower once a week. This tradition has a long history when in villages people had to collect water, then heat the bath and the water. It was impractical to do every day. Those who live in rural area probably continue having bath once a week.
Approximately two-thirds of Americans shower daily. In Australia it's over 80%. But in China, about half of people report bathing only twice a week. In the US, the daily shower tends to start around puberty and becomes lifelong.
HOW DO WE KNOW THAT CLEANLINESS IS VERY IMPORTANT IN ISLAM? We must bathe at least once a day and we must do Wudu before our prayers. We should also wash and dry ourselves properly everytime we use the toilet and remember to wash and clean our hands.
The personal shower is an action that everyone does at least once a week, 42% every day, 93% at least 2 or 3 times. For Italians it is better to have two bathrooms with two showers rather than one with a bathtub.
A recent study showed that Swedes, on average, shower 5.5 times a week, but almost forty percent of the people asked shower every day.