When do you shower/bath?

[LouD86]

Most evenings, and sometimes twice. In through the door, shower, change into evening clothes. Then dependant on the activities, another before bed.

I couldn't be assed in the mornings, Im up, fed, washed and dressed in 15 minutes, so I don't want to have to get up any earlier really if I can avoid it

[RRLover]

Morning & after work. I need to shower twice a day or i feel rotten. I'm office bound most of the time with the odd bit of dirty hands.
My scalp feels itchy & then my body starts to go the same way.
Cant shower before bed as i get really warm & then cant sleep. Missus says its like sleeping beside a hot water tank.

[soad]

Other option must be for Never, nurse gives me a sponge bath!

[HarryFlatters]

I shower before bed, it increases the chance of a nosh

I take a bath when my back or hip is particularly painful, which isn't too often these days.

[anonymous-user]

Morning and night.

I feel utterly disgusting if I don't shower when I get out of bed.
I simply can't imagine putting clean clothes on top of a nights worth of sweat and oily skin/hair.

If I don't shower 2 times a day I quickly feel greasy, damp, clammy, oily.

Plus, I just enjoy showering

[Matt_N]

The only morning I don't shower before leaving the house is Sundays and that's cos I head out on the bike and then shower or bathe after.

Never quite understand the 'shower the evening before' types, you spend all night sweating in your already sweaty sheets then come into work covered in stale sweat. Nice.

[soad]

Matt_N said:

Never quite understand the 'shower the evening before' types, you spend all night sweating in your already sweaty sheets then come into work covered in stale sweat. Nice.

Alcohol intake makes me sweat...

[LordGrover]

When did all this 'cleanliness' start?
When I was a child we bathed once a week, on bath night. As a teen I started getting sweaty and smelly, as you do, so started showering more frequently. Then things like shower gel and fancy shampoos, hair conditioners for men, and other 'essentials' appeared.
These days I rarely exert myself so a shower when needed is appropriate - this may be twice daily or twice weekly. It depends. Furthermore; soaps, gels, shampoos, etc are very good at removing natural oils as well as sweat, dirt and grime - a more thorough scrub and fewer chemicals for more healthy skin?
Many of those above seem to confuse 'smelling fresh and healthy' with spray on chemicals, deodorants and perfumes.

[Shaoxter]

At the work gym, could be either morning or afternoon.

It's great because:
1. I get paid to shower
2. Free hot water

[K50 DEL]

Shower every night before bed, i live in a hot country where I sweat during the day and I hate getting into a bed feeling sticky and dirty.

My a/c keeps the room cool all night though so I never need to shower in the morning.

Also shower before going out for dinner etc etc and after the gym / cycling as appropriate.

[LordGrover]

K50 DEL said:

Shower every night before bed, i live in a hot country where I sweat during the day and I hate getting into a bed feeling sticky and dirty.

My a/c keeps the room cool all night though so I never need to shower in the morning.

Also shower before going out for dinner etc etc and after the gym / cycling as appropriate.

Last time we met you were in Wiltshire - you moved then?

[supertouring]

I tend to shower each morning, but as I work from home, if I make the mistake of checking email when I get up then it can often be mid afternoon before I get chance.

Rule is, must be showered and dressed before wife gets home, which is around 5pm, so plenty of leeway

When I have visited hot countries for work, Saudi, Singapore, Africa, I tend to shower two or three times as you get very uncomfortable very quickly.

[anonymous-user]

LordGrover said:

When did all this 'cleanliness' start?

Maybe when we all decided that smelling/feeling fresh on a daily basis was preferable to the slight odours of someone who doesn't have such a cleaning regime.

I work in an office of about 190 people and you can always tell the people who don't shower or change clothes on a daily basis.

The clean ones actually smell clean. You sit next to them and get a whiff of clean clothes, shampoo and aftershave/perfume.

The 'not as clean' always have a slight odour to them wether it be BO, musty clothes, greasy hair, or even a very slight whiff of pee...

[TLandCruiser]

How anyone could not shower before going to bed is beyond me, you get in a clean bed covered in dirt and sweat...if you have a clean job your still dirty.

[selym]

I shower in the morning; it wakes me up. I then shower at lunch after running/spinning/other random gym type stuff.

[boobles]

TLandCruiser said:

How anyone could not shower before going to bed is beyond me, you get in a clean bed covered in dirt and sweat...if you have a clean job your still dirty.

Unless you change your bedding every single day, the bed will not be clean!

Hidden bacteria that you can not see.

[Funkycoldribena]

LordGrover said:

When did all this 'cleanliness' start?
When I was a child we bathed once a week, on bath night. As a teen I started getting sweaty and smelly, as you do, so started showering more frequently. Then things like shower gel and fancy shampoos, hair conditioners for men, and other 'essentials' appeared.
These days I rarely exert myself so a shower when needed is appropriate - this may be twice daily or twice weekly. It depends. Furthermore; soaps, gels, shampoos, etc are very good at removing natural oils as well as sweat, dirt and grime - a more thorough scrub and fewer chemicals for more healthy skin?
Many of those above seem to confuse 'smelling fresh and healthy' with spray on chemicals, deodorants and perfumes.

Agree.Some of these are ridiculous,2/3 times a day is complete overkill,not good for your natural oils and bordering on OCD.

[AC43]

boobles said:

Where's the option for "when you start to smell" ?

It's under the heading "six hours after everyone else had noticed that you stink".

[AndStilliRise]

Tue, Wed

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Wake up. Shower 1.
Get to work
Lunchtime run. Shower 2.
Do more work
Go home
Takeondo for kids/Gym (Rarely sweat enough, so no need for shower)

Mon/Thur

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Wake up. Shower 1.
Get to work
Lunchtime run. Shower 2.
Do more work
Go home
Kids & wife
Gym/2nd Run. Shower 3.

Friday (Rest day)

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Wake up. Shower 1.
Takeondo for kids/Gym (Rarely sweat enough, so no need for shower).

Sat

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Wake up
Sprint training/Football for kids
Shower (1pm)

Sun

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Wake up
Long run/Rugby training for kids
Shower (1pm)
Gym - if I am lucky (however no shower, usually light work).

Edited by AndStilliRise on Thursday 23 October 16:01

[Zippee]

Morning when I get up and evening before bed or when I get home from work, plus a shower during the day after a lunchtime gym session.