There's nothing as invigorating as a long, hot shower to wake us up in the morning.
沒有什麼比早上醒來洗個長長的熱水澡更讓人精神抖擻了。
But many of us are making simple mistakes that could actually harm our health, experts warn.
但是專家警告稱，很多人都犯了簡單的錯誤，事實上可能對健康有害。
From ditching a razor to only soaping certain parts of the body, experts reveal the ways you're showering all wrong - and what to do instead...
從丟棄剃刀到給身體某些部位簡單地塗肥皂，專家揭示幾種完全錯誤的洗澡方式——並告訴你應該怎麼做。
1. SHOWERING EVERY DAY
1. 每天洗澡
Most of us wouldn't dream of going a day without showering.
大多數人都不會希望一天都不洗澡。
But a study conducted by the University of California found that too much washing can actually be bad for you, because it strips away beneficial bugs that help ward off infections.
但是加利福尼亞大學做的一項研究發現，事實上洗澡太頻繁也許不利於你，因為會洗掉有益於避免感染的細菌。
'A vigorous daily shower would disturb the natural bug flora of the skin as well as skin oils,' revealed John Oxford, Professor of Virology at Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry.
「每日洗澡雖會讓人精力充沛，但會擾亂皮膚的自然菌群和油脂分泌，」瑪麗女王醫學和牙科學院病毒學教授約翰•奧克斯福德說。
'As long as people wash their hands often enough and pay attention to the area of the body below the belt, showering or bathing every other day would do no harm.
「只要人們洗手足夠頻繁，關注腹部以下的身體部位，每兩天淋浴或泡澡一次也沒大礙。
'Even twice a week would not be a problem if people used a bidet daily as most infectious bugs hang around our lower halves.
如果每天使用坐浴盆，即使一周兩次也不是問題，因為大多數感染細菌都附著在我們的下半身。