he said frequent washing destroys the mantle of your skin.
I think the main problem is people tend to have hot long showers or long soaks in a steaming tub. They also tend to use harsh soaps and body washes.
The hot water combined with the chemicals in bathing products, will strip the natural oils from your skin, making it dryer on cellular level over time.
So you could try having cold, cool or lukewarm short four minute showers and then patting dry.
You could also try using an unscented, uncolored, chemical-free soap. Most supermarkets sell chemical soap (even if it says “natural” on the packet), so you may have to buy the soap from a specialized store online or health food shop.
Raw Gaia in the UK has some lovely pure organic cold-pressed oil soaps. And there is a farm in Aberdeenshire Scotland that makes their own natural goats milk soap. When I had P, I found washing in goats milk soap to be very beneficial.
Unless you live in a hot country year round, or have a heavy sweaty job…..I really can’t see the point of showering every day. Best just have a traditional English winter shower (i.e.) towel wrapped round waist, bowel of warm water and a flannel.
