One of my previous housemates responded to me:
So, I shall try to take showers less, try to not shower daily, and also effortfully try not to take baths. It will be very difficult for me especially as I awaken and every time I do after a long duration of sleep
I feel so dirty and grimy and my eyes, I need to rinse off the
muck off and around my eyes, and my hair, I must.... no, I can't. Even as I only bathe and shower many times and do not use any chemicals, perhaps it is merely the water, even the hard water that is here, that is dissolving my hair and my skin. So, I shall try to shower less.
Again,
this post is relevant.
With regards to feeling grimy... this is a psychological thing. Some people even like a grimy feeling. The only reason most people wash so often is that we live, work indoors and BO can be annoying to others around you. It is not "natural" to wash so often, but then neither is spending most of your time in an indoor climate controlled environment. As to the muck around your eyes... Do you wear contacts, or have in the past? Do you sleep with a fan on in the room?