Changing your underwear every day:it seems the most normal thing in the world, but it is not.
A US survey shows that of the 2,000 men and women who were surveyed, as many as 45 percent admitted to wearing the same underwear for two days or more.
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It seems quite normal to change your underwear every day, but according to Philip M. Tierno, a professor at New York University, it can't hurt to wear the same underwear for more than a day.
“Generally speaking, wearing the same underwear won't hurt you that much. At least not so much if your hygiene will hurt your image.”
According to the professor, everyone has micro-organisms in and on the body. These organisms cause your clothes to smell foul after a while. While the idea of microorganisms sounds a little scary, it's less scary than you think. The carrier and the micro-organisms have, so to speak, a friendly relationship with each other.
“It's your own bacteria. Unless you have a wound, these bacteria can do little harm," says Tierno.
The longer you wear the same underwear, the more bacteria grow. It depends a bit on how active you are:the more exercise, the more sweat, the more bacteria.
It sounds dirty, but wearing the same underwear for more than a day does not hurt in principle.
