Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have opened up about their bathing habbits, and they seem to keep their kids on a similar schedule.
The actor duo appeared on a recent episode of Dax Shepard and Monica Padman’s Armchair Expert podcast, when the friendly conversation turned to self care. That’s when Dax insisted that his co-host “should not be getting rid of the natural oil on your skin with a bar of soap every day.”
“I didn’t have hot water growing up as a child, so I didn’t shower much anyway,” Kunis added to the conversation. “… But when I had children, I also didn’t wash them every day. I wasn’t that parent that bathed my newborns — ever.”
Dax then revealed that he and wife Kristen Bell used to bathe their kids routinely each day, at least until they got to a certain age. Kunis agreed that was the way to do things.
“Now, here’s the thing: If you can see the dirt on them, clean them. Otherwise, there’s no point,” Kutcher shared.
As People notes, the American Academy of Dermatology Association shares that children aged 6-11 should be bathed at least once or twice a week. Both Kutcher and Kunis said they also avoid using soap on their entire bodies each day they hop in the shower.
“I wash my armpits and my crotch daily, and nothing else ever,” Kutcher said. “I got a bar of Lever 2000 that delivers every time. Nothing else.”
