While showering feels refreshing, experts advise older adults to cut back. After age 65, skin
While showering feels refreshing, experts advise older adults to cut back. After age 65, skin becomes thinner, drier, and more sensitive due to reduced collagen, elastin, and natural oils. Daily hot showers and harsh soaps can strip the skin’s protective oils and disrupt its microbiome, leading to dryness, itching, irritation, and even infections….