Why Daily Showers After 65 May Do More Harm Than Good

include  cleaning areas such as:

* face
* hands
* underarms
* groin
* feet
* skin folds
* areas affected by urine or stool

Bathroom

Good hygiene does not require washing the entire body with strong soap every day.

## Be Careful With Bath Oils

Adding oil directly to bathwater may sound like a good solution for dry skin, but it can make the bathtub dangerously slippery.

Both the National Institute on Aging and dermatology guidance emphasize safer moisturizing approaches rather than creating a slippery bathing

surface.

This is particularly important because falls become more dangerous with