A shower every day?These stars relaunch the debate in Hollywood

Hygiene - No, Kristen Bell and her husband, the American humorist Dax Shepard, do not give their children a shower every day.In an interview for an American television broadcast this Monday, August 9, the couple said they were waiting for an unpleasant odor to come from them."It tells you when they need a bath," they said.

Their daughters, Lincoln and Delta, are aged 8 and 6 and a half."We have wash them religiously during the first years of their lives, at an age when the routine before going to bed is vital, said the father during the‘ Daily Blast Live ’.Once it was no longer necessary for them to fall asleep, we have lifted the foot.»

These words do not come from nowhere. Il y a plusieurs semaines, Dax Shepard a eu la même discussion avec deux de ses amis d’Hollywood, Mila Kunis et Ashton Kutcher, dans son podcast “Armchair Expert». “Je n’ai jamais été ce genre de maman qui donne le bain à mon nouveau-né», a confié l’actrice de 37 ans.

Her husband, who himself indicates only a stroke of soap under the armpits and at the crotch per day, adds: “If you find dirt on them, it is that it's timeto clean them.» Wyatt et Dimitri, leurs deux enfants, ont 6 et 4 ans.

Hollywood on the edge of the split

Since this speaking, the subject returns to the carpet (shower).For Jake Gyllenhaal, taking baths is less and less necessary."I really believe that good manners and bad breath does not take you anywhere in life," he blown in the columns of Vanity Fair, this Thursday, August 5.On the other hand, I also think that there is a whole world where not taking bath is very useful for the maintenance of the skin.We naturally clean ourselves.»

This is not the Credo of Dwayne Johnson. Sur Twitter, ce samedi 7 août, la star de Jungle Cruise, le dit haut et fort: il ne fait pas partie de ce genre de célébrités “qui ne se lavent pas».On the contrary, the 49 -year -old actor goes under the shower three times a day: after the bed, after sport and when he comes home from work. “Je me lave le visage, je me lave le corps, je m’exfolie et je chante (faux) sous la douche», précise-t-il.

Jason Momoa, too.“I don't plan to launch a new trend.I shower, believe me, he assured in the last issue of the program ‘Access Hollywood’, this Monday, August 9.I am aquaman.I live in a fucking ocean.Don't worry about it.I come from Hawaii.I have salt water on me.»

“Je m’inquiète pour vos aisselles»

The debate is raging and it seems to be no longer annoyed one of the journalists of The Cut magazine who, in an editorial, set his sights on Jake Gyllenhaal: “I appreciate the care given to hygienedental, among many other things in your home, such as your insecurity linked to your size, your love for bagels, the fact that you have a twin.But now, I'm worried about your armpits.»

However, the arguments of each other are defendable.Mila Kunis explains that she was not used to showering often because there was no hot water at home when she was a child.Kristen Bell evokes ecological motivations.

In California, where most of these stars live, an unprecedented drought situation has been declared by the authorities this summer.The situation is such that they have cut the water tap in the agricultural world, anxious to be able to continue to fuel cities. “Nous n’avons pas une tonne d’eau, alors quand je me lave, j’attrape les filles et je les y mets avec moi pour que nous utilisions la même douche», ajoute l’héroïne de The Good Place.

What about France?

These considerations are not trivial, they regularly resurface, including here. D’après une enquête de l’Ifop menée en février 2020, “seuls 76% des Français procèdent à une toilette complète tous les jours» avec une part plus importante chez les femmes.

Two months later, an aggravating verdict fell.During the first confinement, only two out of three French people were washed from head to toe daily. D’après le responsable du pôle genre, sexualités et santé sexuelle de l’Ifop, ce laisser-aller est révélateur d’un fait, celui “de ne plus craindre d’être stigmatisé pour son manque de propreté ou négligence vestimentaire».

"The rules of hygiene remain above all motivated by the degree of sociability of people and taking into account the gaze of others in his bodily appearance, observes François Kraus.As soon as there is no longer any view of others, there are ruptures while respecting basic hygienic practices.»

The skin in danger

It’s not necessarily a bad thing.In an interview with vice in 2015, American chemist David Whitlock explained that she had not been washed for twelve years.The latter, who remember is a little separate, is cleaned only using a spray which he made himself from a natural bacteria present in the ground.According to him, the hygiene overflow could cause allergies, strip and attack the skin, more likely to see germs settle on it.

A point of view shared by Nina Roos, dermatologist interviewed by Ouest-France."Our body needs to be in contact with bacteria and other microbes to be healthy, concedes the specialist.Washing is a gesture that consists in applying foaming cosmetics, therefore striking, on the skin.The lipids which ensure the "intercellular cement" of the skin do not like to be dissolved in this way.It is an assault for the skin barrier.»

She adds: "In dermatology, we recommend not washing every day when we want to limit these skin problems, especially in children.» Sur son site, l’Académie américaine de dermatologie approuve, elle aussi, ce mode de vie, précisant que les petits de 6 à 10 ans “n’ont peut-être pas besoin d’un bain au quotidien».One shower once or twice a week, if.Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard may have a bath in advance.

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Valentin Etancelin

Journalist, the HuffPost