Yeah, I wonder about that too. I'm afraid the answer is going to be that the hygiene options on ISS are rather limited, as was the point of the original post.

Yes, I agree, of course there can be those kinds of patological skin conditions. Those are extremes though. Most people with oily skin are perfectly alright and are just an example of natural variation in genetics. I don't want every person with oily skin to think there's something wrong with them. But they ARE in greater risk of developing a skin condition if they don't adopt hygiene appropriate for their skin type, so advises not to use soap or shampoo can be very bad for them (and good for the dry type of skin people at the same time).

The amount of oil your skin produces naturally is usually connected to genes and hormone levels. It's ok to have more oily or drier skin. It's diversity, everyone is built differently.

It is quite hard to tell what amount of soap is too much - it's very individual, because types of skin and the levels of their oiliness/dryness differ greatly. Someone with a dry skin can think everyone is using way too much soap, while a super-oily skin person can think other people's hygiene is somewhat lacking.

There are different kinds of people with diffetent types of skin. Some people get so oily no amount of water and scrubbing can help. The residual oil is then great for cultivating bacteria and yeast, which are ok as natural skin microflora, but if there's too many of them, they cause medical problems.

They are not in the same situation as minorities, but if they stay true to their ideals, they get bullied just like minorities. The fact there are assholes among them just like in any other group of people changes nothing.

I'm not a vegan or even a vegetarian, but even I can see that my vegetarian friends get questioned uncomfortably all the time for their diet choice. When you do something differently, you inevitably get bullied.

What did you think the "pearly" in Pearly Gates was about?

You're giving the world numbers. Olgratin was talking about the US. I don't know the US numbers but they could very well be quite different.

The cryogenic freezing is superstupid indeed if meant seriously and not just as a kind of kink. The rest of it is just immoral and/or perverted but kind of clever?

Each European city is in its own way unforgettable. It would be difficult to — Rome! By all means, Rome.

I thought the point was the whole thing was actually tiny, just a handful of snow and small isicles. Then I saw the leopard.