but what would happen if you decided to take some of your life back and stop showering all together?

但如果你打算不洗澡來得到更多的時間，會發生什麼事情呢？

Many people actually shower too much- while a daily rinse is fine, you can make do with

蠻多人實際上都花太多時間在洗澡上－不過一天洗一次是可以的，你可以

a scrub of your armpits, groin and feet and save a full-body scrubdown for every other

清洗你的腋下、腹股溝、和腳，不用每天甚至三天都

or even every three days.

徹底地刷洗全身。

That's because your body naturally builds up a defensive layer against infection called

因為你的身體會自動產生對抗細菌的防禦層稱之為：

the stratum corneum.

角質層。

This is a layer of dead skin cells bound together by fat cells called lipids that acts as a

這一層主要是由一群死去的油脂細胞所組成，主要來

shield against bacteria and infections for the new skin being grown underneath.

為底層幼嫩的皮膚阻擋細菌的侵襲。

When you shower with too hot water, or scrub too often, you strip this layer away and leave

當你用太熱的水洗澡或是時常用力地刷洗身體，你會把這層油脂洗掉，

your skin unprotected which can lead to infections or dry, itchy skin.

而你的皮膚就因而無法受到保護，則導致皮膚受到細菌侵襲、乾燥、或是搔癢。

But what happens when you don't shower at all?

但如果你完全都不洗澡，那會發生什麼事情呢？

Well, the first thing you and likely all your friends will notice is that you'll start

嗯，第一件事情就是，你和你的朋友們可能都會注意到，你身上的

to smell pretty bad.

氣味臭臭的。

While we commonly assume this is because of sweat, it turns out sweat is actually odorless-

不過我們時常都認為是因為流汗所導致的，不過汗其實是沒有味道的－

the smell instead comes from bacteria that absolutely thrive in sweat and rapidly multiply

這種味道反而是因為這些細菌分解了汗水而肆無忌憚地倍增，

out of control, releasing the pungent aroma of bad B.O.

並且散發出刺鼻難聞的體味。

The second thing you'll likely notice when you stop showering is an explosion of acne

第二件事情是，你可能會注意到，當你不洗澡後，你的整個臉和身體，

across your face and body.

會爆出滿滿的痘痘。

Throughout your day your skin is constantly secreting oils to help keep itself moisturized.

一整天下來，你的皮膚會釋放出理性的脂質來保濕自己。

When you stop washing that oil can get backed up in your pores and cause blockages.

當你不洗澡，那樣的脂質會持續累積在你的毛孔並且造成阻塞。

Dirt and other grime can also become stuck in all that oil and further block your pores,

灰塵和其他的汙垢也會因為那些油脂而附著在皮膚，而更進一步的阻塞了你的毛孔，

sending you straight back to your pimply-faced high school days.

讓你馬上回到你高中時期那張充滿青春痘的臉。

But some people are naturally resistant to acne, and report their faces actually clearing

但有些人天生就是不會生痘痘，不洗澡後，

up when they stop showering.

他的臉實際上會是乾淨的。

Though they may not suffer from increased acne, their dead skin cells, normally removed

雖然他們可能不會受到痘痘侵襲的困擾，但因為不像先前規律的

by regular washing, would also begin to clump, glued together by oils secreted by the body.

洗掉臉上的死去細胞，會開始因為身體分泌出的油脂讓死去皮膚細胞累積並且結塊。

These oils would also trap dirt and other pollutants, creating large patches of dead

這些油脂也會開始累積灰塵和其他的汙垢，而產生了一塊塊大片的死去

skin which would gradually turn darker and eventually become infected with fungus and bacteria.

皮膚，逐漸變成黑色，最後會受到菌類和細菌的感染。

This could lead to the development of warty growths and leave you vulnerable to infections.

這會因此導致病毒疣的發生，會讓你容易受到病毒感染。

Whether you shower daily or not though, your body is always covered in bacteria and fungus-

不管你是不是每天都有洗澡，你的身體總是會覆蓋一層細菌和菌類－

the average person has about 1,000 different types of bacteria and 80 funguses growing on them at any time.

在任何時刻，平均每個人身上大概會有 1 千多種類的細菌和 80 種類的菌類滋長。

These are mostly beneficial to us though, helping to crowd out bad bacteria/fungus,

這些大多是對我們有利的細菌，讓那些壞細菌 / 菌類無法侵入，

and creating antimicrobial secretions that protect us from infections.

並且創造出一個抗體液來保護我們受到外在病毒的感染。

But if you stop washing they can start to grow completely out of control, and eventually

但如果你不洗澡，他們會肆無忌憚地孳生，到最後

enter the eyes, mouth, nose or ears, causing everything from internal infections to diarrhea.

整個眼睛、嘴巴、鼻子、或是耳朵，造成身體每個部位從內在的細菌感染到痢疾。

Everyone has skipped a shower or two, and though 2 years of your life may seem like

每個人都會有一兩次不洗澡，雖然花費兩年時間來

a lot of time wasted just cleaning yourself- trust us, it's worth it.

清潔自己好像是一件浪費時間的事情－不過相信我們，這是值得的。

While it's ok, and even beneficial to limit how often you do a full-body scrubdown, not

雖然洗澡是沒問題的，甚至降低刷洗你身體的次數是對身體有益的，完全不

cleaning yourself at all is not just bad for your friends, but can be potentially really bad for your health too!

洗澡不只對你的朋友是不好的，但也對你的健康是有潛在的壞處！

You don't want to be the smelly kid at school, but you definitely don't want to be the

你不會想要在學校當個有臭味的孩子，但你也一定不想要

sick one stuck in bed either!

病懨懨地躺在床上！

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