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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by 4lan@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

I constantly forget to take showers due to depression. I know I'm not the only one ๐Ÿ˜‚ summer is early here in Texas and I don't want to be the stinky dude

Uses the humidity readings of my bathroom to determine whether I was in the shower:

  • A running 1 hour average of the bathroom humidity is measured.
  • If the current humidity is 8% above the average, it is triggered as "wet".
  • Then it marks down the last time, and then converts that to "days & hours since" last shower.

I have a badge at the top of my main dashboard that will let me know how long it's been. It's already been useful. If I see anything over 2 days I know it's past time for a shower

I got a false positive from washing my hands when it was set to trigger by 5% increases, so I changed it to 8%.

Happy to share my code if anyone wants to do the same!

Edit: code in a comment below!

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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca -5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Frequent showers are a bit overrated, especially when done with soap which strips your skin microbiota. ๐Ÿ˜…

Great automation tho!

[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Not everyone is the same.

[-] 4lan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago
[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

My skin didn't appear to give a shit up until my mid-30s. Perhaps I just didn't notice cause it wasn't bad enough. These days a proper bath with soap produces dry and itchy skin. That's why I've switched to mostly water with mild soap only for the smell-accumulating regions. Basically balance smell control with skin health. I also haven't had any fungal skin overgrowth since then.

My 20-year-old self would be disgusted by my 40-year-old one. ๐Ÿ˜…

That said, am married and wife is happy with the total VOC output so I have the privilege to not have to cater to other standards.

[-] walden@wetshav.ing 3 points 1 week ago

I half agree with you. I shower daily but only use soap on my pits and bits. If I've done yardwork or exercise I'll hit everything with soap, though.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah, I also tend to soap just the smell generators and vary soap/frequency depending on the intensity.

this post was submitted on 23 Mar 2026
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