Keep it Clean - A Bathing Mod

⭐ ⭐⭐⭐ (10,591 endorsements) 📥 1.2M downloads 📌 v3.15a 📅 6/8/2018
⚪ Last updated 2021

By Sthaagg Memnochs and Clioshand · Gameplay

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 12/8/2021 📅 Created: 6/8/2018
⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
1🛠️ SKSE64 — Skyrim Script Extender 64 Download ↗
2🔧 USSEP — Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch Download ↗
3🖥️ SkyUI — SkyUI (MCM framework) Download ↗
4🧩 Address Library — Address Library for SKSE Plugins Download ↗
5🔧 SSE Engine Fixes — SSE Engine Fixes Download ↗

Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 0.9% endorsement rate
  • 🏆 #97 of 113 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

Keep it Clean - A Bathing Mod

by Sthaagg Memnochs and clioshand

LE version - Simple Bathing

If you love needs mods, then there's something you'll need when you stumble freezing and starving into an inn – a bath!

Description

Keep It Clean is a streamlined mod which adds cleanliness / dirt management to Skyrim gameplay.

Over the time, your player character will become visually dirty, your speechcraft and sneaking abilities will suffer (You stink! Do you really think you can talk to people or approach them stealthily when you smell like Pepe the Pew!? ), and your disease resistance will decrease too, to the point that you can be infected (configurable in the MCM).

Washing yourself regularly will avoid these penalties and will provide bonus to your speechcraft and your disease resistance. Using special soaps will give you additional small bonuses.

Bathe anywhere

To wash yourself, you only need soap and to find a small patch of water, like a pond, river, or lake. Almost all of the water in Skyrim will work, even if it's only foot deep. You simply need to stand in water and use a soap from your inventory (in the potion category). Your equipped items will be automatically unequipped and re-equipped after the animation has played.

If water is too cold, too dangerous, or too far, you can also craft some washwater for a quick sponge-off - the bonus buffs will be halved compared to a full water wash with soap.  You can craft soap & washwater at any cookpot. (Works great with Campfire's cooking pot.)

(See note below for compatibility with water mods.)

Soap & washwater:

7 types of soaps  (with their own textures) are craftable through the cooking pot :

  • [] Plain Soap (Fortify Sneak +5)

    []Blue mountain flowers Soap (Regenerate health +5)

    []Red mountain flowers Soap (Regenerate magicka +5)

    []Purple mountain flowers Soap (Regenerate stamina +5)

    []Superior mountain flowers Soap (Regenerate health +3, Regenerate magicka +3, Regenerate stamina +5)

    []Lavender flowers Soap (Fortify Speechcraft +3, Resist Magic +4)

  • Dragon tongue flowers (Fortify Speechcraft +3, Resist Fire +5)

    7 types of washwater (same types, bonuses are halved compared to soap) are craftable through the cooking pot.

    Using a different way to wash yourself induces slightly different bathing animations.

    Baths in Inns

    Bathing rooms

🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data

Keep it Clean is a streamlined Skyrim mod that adds cleanliness and dirtiness management to gameplay. It introduces bathing rooms in inns, soap from vendors, wash water at cookpots, and placeable washbaskets for player homes. With over 10,000 endorsements and 1.2 million downloads, it's a popular immersion mod for players seeking hygiene mechanics.

✨ Key Features

Adds bathing rooms to inns for washing up.
Adds soap to vendor inventories.
Adds wash water to cookpots.
Adds placeable washbaskets for player homes.

📊 Pros & Cons

✅ Pros

  • Huge community trust: 10,591 endorsements and 1.2M downloads.
  • Streamlined design fits into vanilla gameplay without bloat.
  • Bathing mechanics add immersive survival depth to Skyrim.

⚠️ Cons

  • Last updated in 2021 — may have compatibility issues with newer Skyrim versions or mods.
  • Requires additional setup for placeable washbaskets (likely needs Hearthfire or a home mod).
🎯 Is This For You?
For Skyrim roleplayers and immersion enthusiasts who want to add hygiene management to their playthrough. Also for players who enjoy survival-style mechanics but want a lightweight option. Skip if you prefer pure combat or magic gameplay without mundane needs.
📦 Install:Medium· 5-10 minutes

💡 Beginner Tips

  • Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install and manage load order.
  • Check for compatibility patches if you use other survival or needs mods like iNeed or Frostfall.
  • Place washbaskets in your home using the furniture menu after building or purchasing a house.

📊 Mod Details

Game
Skyrim Mods
Author
Sthaagg Memnochs and Clioshand
Version
3.15a
Downloads
1,233,830
Endorsements
10,591
Category
Gameplay
Created
6/8/2018
Updated
12/8/2021

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