Should we throw in the towel and stop showering?

Studies of a remote indigenous tribe suggest that washing with soap products can reduce the number of helpful microbes on our skin. It might be time to join the great unwashedA year ago James Hamblin, a senior editor at The Atlantic, started showering a lot less. Then he gave up altogether. “It was a very gradual process,” he tells me. “I weaned myself off it over six months and found myself getting less grimy, oily and smelly.” How often does he wash now? “I’