Or just don't use fabric softener. I quit years ago, and my clothes last a bit longer (I also do not use a clothes dryer). Don't use products you don't need, be it hygiene or cleaning products. Buy low- or no-scent laundry soap. Avoid air fresheners, scented lotions, and whatnot.
Some folks don't need daily deodorant, and most of us don't need daily showers.
And as an aside: Vinegar is generally only used as a replacement for fabric softener. As I mentioned, it isn't a problem to go without, but furthermore can harm some of the rubber tubes and stuff in your washer.
I currently live in a cold climate, yes. But haven't always - I'm used to hot and humid summers - you know, those ones where you can't actually dry off after a shower. I also am "lucky" enough to get night sweats due to hormones occasionally, to the point of soaking the blanket on top of me.
Believe it or not, so long as you are generally clean, you are fine. Wash your face on your non-shower days, then wash the sweaty portions. Armpits, genitals, and under the breasts if you have them. Wear stuff that helps keep you from sweating. Problem solved.
> Believe it or not, so long as you are generally clean, you are fine
I've lived 40 years in fairly hot climates and I do not believe that "most of us don't need daily showers" holds true of them. How do you know that, for most people, the regimen you describe would be sufficient?
... knowing lots of sweaty folks? Living through summers of sweat and humidity? Knowing that lots of folks are fine with simply washing up on non-shower days - and that some folks simply don't live in areas with such shower access? Waking up slimy with sweat around the breast and armpit area and having a brutally honest spouse who'd tell me if I stink? Freaking medical knowledge about what causes the smell?
Seriously. Just stay clean, and that doesn't actually involve daily showers. Change clothes as necessary, especially underclothes. Use products that reduce sweating under the arms. You can wash up without showering, and if it is a hot, humid area everyone has a bit of sweat. Only a few areas tend to produce strong smells on a daily basis.
> ... knowing lots of sweaty folks? Living through summers of sweat and humidity?
How is that evidence of anything?
> Knowing that lots of folks are fine with simply washing up on non-shower days
Clearly the issue in question is whether some form of daily washing regimen is needed, not whether it is specifically coming from a shower head or not.
All you're saying there is lots of folks are fine with daily washing.
> and that some folks simply don't live in areas with such shower access?
That's irrelevant to the issue we're discussing.
> Waking up slimy with sweat around the breast and armpit area and having a brutally honest spouse who'd tell me if I stink?
I was asking about how you'd know beyond personal anecdote
> Freaking medical knowledge about what causes the smell?
Seriously. Just stay clean, and that doesn't actually involve daily showers.
Again, were taking about daily cleaning not specifically whether there's water from a shower head.
How are you supposed to stay clean? What if you get dirty? What do you do then?
> Change clothes as necessary, especially underclothes. Use products that reduce sweating under the arms. You can wash up without showering,
Again, the issue is about washing not specifically how the water is delivered.
> and if it is a hot, humid area everyone has a bit of sweat.
That's irrelevant to what we're discussing.
> Only a few areas tend to produce strong smells on a daily basis.
That's also irrelevant... does that somehow indicate that washing isn't required?
Some folks don't need daily deodorant, and most of us don't need daily showers.
And as an aside: Vinegar is generally only used as a replacement for fabric softener. As I mentioned, it isn't a problem to go without, but furthermore can harm some of the rubber tubes and stuff in your washer.