专家揭示十大洗澡误区，你洗对了吗？

There's nothing as invigorating as a long, hot shower to wake us up in the morning.
没有什么比早上醒来洗个长长的热水澡更让人精神抖擞了。

But many of us are making simple mistakes that could actually harm our health, experts warn.
但是专家警告称，很多人都犯了简单的错误，事实上可能对健康有害。

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...
从丢弃剃刀到给身体某些部位简单地涂肥皂，专家揭示几种完全错误的洗澡方式——并告诉你应该怎么做。

1. SHOWERING EVERY DAY
1. 每天洗澡

Most of us wouldn't dream of going a day without showering.
大多数人都不会希望一天都不洗澡。

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.
但是加利福尼亚大学做的一项研究发现，事实上洗澡太频繁也许不利于你，因为会洗掉有益于避免感染的细菌。

'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.
“每日洗澡虽会让人精力充沛，但会扰乱皮肤的自然菌群和油脂分泌，”玛丽女王医学和牙科学院病毒学教授约翰•奥克斯福德说。

'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.
“只要人们洗手足够频繁，关注腹部以下的身体部位，每两天淋浴或泡澡一次也没大碍。

'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，即使一周两次也不是问题，因为大多数感染细菌都附着在我们的下半身。