Annabel Fenwick Elliott started a TikTok account to document her lax hygiene habits while living alone in Essex, where she rarely saw anyone, and discovered she'd struck a nerve.
You might assume, given I'm not a fan of soap, hardly ever comb my hair, often forget to brush my teeth every day and sometimes don't shower for a week, that I'm one of a few things – homeless, an addict or mentally unhinged.
I’m a mother to a two-year-old, work from home and live in the countryside with a dog, two cats and three chickens who don’t care if I potter around looking like I've been dragged through a hedge backwards. The the only time I use deodorant is if I am going to the supermarket.
Annabel said humans are the only species to be 'so slavish about scrubbing' ourselves of our natural scent I don't use deodorant or antiperspirant – what exactly is the point, unless I happen to be seeing someone? I do, as a compromise, keep a can of Febreze downstairs, just in case the postman comes and I have to sign for a package, which is seldom.
And we haven't always been so obsessed with soaping our bodies once, often twice a day. For most of human history, baths were a laborious task reserved solely for the very wealthy, and showering was only popularised in the mid-19th century. I am less proud of the fact that I hardly ever brush my teeth the recommended twice or three times a day, which is obviously not smart.
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