Why do you bathe?

Answer 1

Mostly people bathe because it is hygienic and generally healthy. Most importantly, it should make you smell better. Bathing removes dead skin that can attract bacteria and mites.

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People bathe for a number of reasons. When children are babies and toddlers, their parents usually give them baths every day. Babies spit up and sit in diapers all day, so by bathing them, it cleans them and further prevents rashes.

Once they get into the toddler stages they "explore", which tends to get a bit messy. Again, they get baths to keep them clean.

When they get a bit older and start school, they may start bathing once every other day, or especially taking quick showers. Their lives are a bit busier, but they are also more careful to not get dirty, and their bodies haven't started producing hormones that can create odors.

Teenagers and adults produce hormones and other body chemicals that can cause odor, so they take steps to prevent it. Bathing daily is the most common one, but many adults will not bathe every day.

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In some cultures, bathing is infrequent. This was the case for most of "civilized" Europe until the advent of modern indoor Plumbing. Japan included bathing in their culture at at earlier stage, and it was part of several rituals.

Answer 2

so they wont be dirty and to get rid of dirt ticks and fleas