I’ve got my shower routine down to a science and I do it exactly the same way every time, to minimize the time I spend there (I love being in the shower once I’m there, but I also feel guilty about water waste). This is what I do:
-Get the water to temperature against the wall and then get under the stream fully, getting my hair as wet as possible
-Turn the shower off and shampoo my hair. I wash my outer ears, neck, and face with the shampoo suds
-Turn the water back on, rinse everything fully, get my shower mitt wet, then turn the water off again, and squeeze as much water as possible out of my hair
-Adjust the shower head down, so it doesn’t hit above my neck, then soap up my shower mitt and wash my arms, armpits, chest, stomach, back, and legs
-Turn the water back on to rinse my body off and use the mitt under the water to wash my feet, and rinse the mitt out before turning the water off again
-Squeeze the mitt out and hang it up, then soap up my hands and wash my bellybutton and crotch, turn the water on again to rinse, and soap up to wash my ass with the water running
-Turn the water off and apply baby oil to my arms, neck, chest, back, and legs, then turn the water on again to wash my hands, before shutting it off for good
-Squeeze my hair out once more, and then get my towel to dry my hair first (on the tag side)
-Get out of the shower, and dry my body off with the other side of the towel, feet and groin last
-Brush my hair out with my head hanging down above the shower floor and then towel dry it again over the shower
-Hang the towel up and use a qtip or two if needed
-Clean the shower floor and drain of hair.
Do you folks have any very specific routines that you’ve developed?
Oh damn. I’m pretty proud of my 8 minute routine, but 5 is impressive! I’ll blame my hair washing (super fine and straight hair that I’ve finally pushed to accept 2-3 days in between showers, but absolutely no more).
I tend to grow my hair out to donate it and then chop it all off every couple of years, and one of the less comfortable feelings I’ve experienced is slow drying long hair in summer humidity, so I definitely understand wanting to wash it less often (plus it’s healthier and clearly better for water usage 😁)
My hair is longer than a meter long and super thick and wavy, so it takes over 24 hours to dry on its own. I honestly can't stand blow drying it as it takes an hour. :o
That's very noble for donation! I did that the last time I cut my hair, around 12 years ago.
Oh my gosh, that’s really impressive! Wavy hair is so nice, but I definitely could not keep my hair that long. I got married a couple years ago and grew it out longer than it ever has been at about 60 cm and I did not enjoy caring for it.
Tbh, I’m just lazy about getting haircuts, but I can’t stand the feeling of my hair touching me. I figure some good should come out of it at least, since it just keeps growing, lol. Plus my mom underwent chemo when I was a young kid and her struggle with not having hair stuck with me. Donating mine every so often helps others in that situation and ensures I don’t get too hung up on my own hair.