Posted on 09/09/2015 4:03:12 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Massachusetts company says spraying live bacteria on your skin is all you need to keep clean.
I have not taken a shower in over 12 years, Dave Whitlock said.
Whitlock, a chemical engineer and MIT grad, says he doesnt miss bathing at all.
No one did clinical trials on people taking showers every day. So whats the basis for assuming that that is a healthy practice? Whitlock said.
In fact, what Whitlock does believe is healthy is restoring good bacteria to our skin that our ancestors enjoyed long ago bacteria thats been slowly stripped away by excessive cleaning.
To prove his theory, Whitlock helped found Aobiome, a company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Weve confused clean with sterile, Jasmina Aganovic said.
Aganovic, also an MIT grad, says as humans, we need to reconnect with our environment.
Weve taken the dirt out of our lives. We dont spend as much time outdoors as we used to even as little children, Aganovic said.
To add a little dirt back into our lives, Aobiome has created Mother Dirt specifically the AO+ mist containing live bacteria thats sprayed directly on the skin twice a day. It has no odor, and feels like water.
Our users are able to reduce their dependence on conventional products. Examples include cutting out or cutting down on deodorant, cutting out or cutting down on moisturizers, Aganovic said.
Theres a Mother Dirt shampoo and cleanser that doesnt contain bacteria, but Aganovic says it wont interfere with it either.
While Whitlock still doesnt shower, he does use Mother Dirt every day and hopes the rest of the world will join him.
I would like a billion people a day to use this, Whitlock said.
While Aobiome officials believe in the health benefits of these live bacteria, theyre not making any scientific claims right now.
So wanna see this guy in a Speed Date situation.
I he married?
Can I use the term “Nose blind” to describe this guy?
Date? He is probably still living at home with his mother.
I’m betting the guy is single.
Ha! Or in his mother’s home. She probably moved to Motel 6.
I’m thinking he could give Debbie blabbermouth Schultz a run for her money for worst mayonnaise hair of 2015
Why does he need to spray on bacteria? If the crud does not bathe, he has plenty crawling all over him already!
My grandfather thought bathing made people weak.
Gramps was very strong, especially this time of the year.
I have one luxury in life my wife buys me Caswell ell Massey soap called Newport it is heavenly shower even when I don’t need it
I have not taken a shower in over 12 years, Dave Whitlock said.
Now, there may be some merits to his ideas about “good bacteria”, but this is taking things too far. Even animals bathe themselves with some kind of regularity...
Not to mention, in the U.S., since we use toilet paper, not bathing is really not an option unless you like the not-so-good bacteria that come with fecal matter setting up a colony in your nether regions!
His nickname is “Stinky”.
No offense, but I don’t think his butthole is going to be very sweet smelling without a daily washing somehow...
How much you want to bet this guy will be one of the first in line to get the new iPencil...
Now he’s famous, or infamous, for being unwashed and unashamed.
“His nickname is Stinky.
There’s a nickname that will cling to ya.
Interesting...
I remember playing ‘mud ball’ when I was a kid- it was the best time ever AND i remember i always felt great after.
The idea was to go out to play tackle football in the rain in the muddiest place we could find and try on purpose to get tackled in the mud.
He must be from France.
I think he and Sheryl Crow should get married. They’d deserve each other.
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