It's not "cultural", it's individual. When I say I thake a bath once in two days - I mean that I spend at least 40 minutes in a bathtub. I think you understand that I can't afford it every day and only take a brief shower.
Rip, I used deodorant for many years, came to a conclusion that I'd better keep myself clean. It's my own decision, not enough to make a conclusion that "all Russians don't use deodorants". They are popular here, but I simply don't like it. Some people smell like someone crapped on a flower-bed...
My worst "hygienic" experience: I went to a hiking-trip to Khibin mountains for 4 weeks, and forgot a toothbrush... I tried all kinds of substitutes, used fingers, chewed wooden sticks, even grass - but still felt horrible. When we finaly came to a hotel in Murmansk - I bought a toothbrush and spent maybe a whole hour brushing my teeth... BTW, washing in the mountain hiking trips is a very special problem. When the water in rivers or lakes is maybe 3-5 degrees over freezing, and it's so soft that it doesn't wash away the soap

The result looks like a gender-changing without surgery
