From Bathtubs to Showers: How People Have Bathed Throughout History


Image © Nelson Garrido

Image © Nelson Garrido

Recent surveys have revealed the average frequency of daily baths in some countries. While in Latin America, led by Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, people take 8 to 12 baths a week, in the vast majority of countries affected, the average is around 6 to 8. Bathing, throughout human history, involves health, religious, spiritual and even social aspects.

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