It’s a debate that’s divided the internet – is showering or having a bath more hygienic?
While some people claim to only soak in the tub, others claim this means you’re stewing in your own ‘foot soup’.
Now, an expert has finally settled the argument and revealed the best way to truly get clean.
And it’s bad news for those who prefer a long, relaxing soak.
‘When you have a bath the water is not changed so all you are doing is redistributing the bacteria living on you to different body sites,’ Dr Primrose Freestone, a clinical microbiologist from the University of Leicester, told
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