When I was younger, I could spend all day in the sun. I even used to pick peaches for 8 hours a day in the summer.
Then some time around the early 2000s, I started getting sunburned if I spent too much time outside. And each year, my sun sensitivity seemed to get worse.
Last summer, I was wearing 3 layers of clothing (one regular shirt and 2 long sleeved SPF shirts), hats, and sunscreen and I was still getting burned.
I stumbled upon some blog posts about water-only showers and I decided to try it. After the first shower, my sun sensitivity issue seemed to clear up immediately. I will still get sunburned if I stay out too long. But for the first time in a long time, I can walk from the parking lot to my place of work while wearing just one short sleeved shirt - without getting burned.
I'm looking forward to this winter. I want to see if my usual winter time eczema gives me any trouble.
In addition to using no shampoo and no soap, I've stopped using towels. After my water-only shower, I apply some coconut oil while I'm still wet. I wait a couple of minutes to let my body partially dry, then I get dressed.
It's hard to explain; but for the past few days while I've been soapless/shampooless, I feel..."better". More refreshed? Cleaner? Revitalized? Not sure; just ...better.
I've only went swimming in chlorine pools and salty oceans. But the feeling I get after a water-only shower - I wonder if it's akin to swimming in a clean creek.
I wonder if the reason I feel better is allergy related. I'm allergic to perfumes and most cosmetics are quite perfumy - even the "natural" stuff
Has anyone else experienced a reduction in sunburning when going water-only?
Did any other troublesome problems clear up?
Water-only articles
Showering Without Soap or Shampoo: My Three Month Experiment
Sunshine Can Decrease Your Vitamin D Levels
This article is about Vitamin D. But check out the comments. Lots of discussion on water-only showering and not using deodorants and other such products
Beyond No Poo
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