Here’s What Happens When You Don’t Shower For Two Days

Most of us take it for granted that we have access to hot water and soap to scrub down whenever we feel like it. In fact, some of us even try to go a few days between showers. Might as well stretch out the clean right? Maybe not.

The thing is, showering serves the purpose of keeping your body healthy in addition to just looking and smelling nice.

Read on for a few totally weird things that happen when you don’t shower for two days. In fact, we bet #3 will make you rush to the shower right away, just to be safe.

7. Germ City

When you don’t shower for a few days, the germs and bacteria on your skin start to multiply. Humans tend to carry around something like 1,000 types of bacteria at all times, which includes things like fungus. Not all bacteria washes away in the shower, but soap does a pretty good job at attacking the nasty types.