Whether you're Team Bath or Team Shower, there are some best practices to follow when it comes to cleaning your body. In this episode, dermatologists Sonia Batra and Michelle Henry share surprising insights on what it takes to wash your body right, from which soaps to use and how to keep your loofah or washcloth sanitary. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Hey, everybody, it's Marielle.
I have a loaded question for you.
Are you team Lufa or team washcloth or team bare hands?
That's me.
Do you wash your legs in the shower?
I don't know if you remember, there was a huge Internet debate about that.
Are you a bath person or a shower person?
I am personally a bath person, although my family shuns me for this.
But I absolutely love a bath.
I take a bath every single day.
Doctor Michelle Henry is a dermatologist and skin cancer surgeon based in Manhattan, and she's here to talk to us about the surprisingly controversial subject of bathinge.
She says, practically speaking, of course, bathing is a way to cleanse your skin of dirt, oil and debris and lower your risk of disease.
But exactly how to go about that task, that's a bit murkier.
Hygiene is just such a funny thing.
If you ask a mom of a toddler, hygiene is getting off the visible dirt that she can see.
If you ask a microbiologist, it's about getting away the bacteria, right?
So it's such a nuanced conversation.