Morning or Evening shower

lawred2

Raconteuse wrote: »

Well that's someone who just doesn't shower.

As I said, he's got the balance wrong


Obviously the internal debate about morning or evening showers got the better of him..

Alf Veedersane

Dimitri Plain Arena wrote: »

Showering everyday for the sake of it is just because people are conditioned to think it’s necessary, sheep mentality. If you need a shower because you are actually dirty that’s different but showing because that’s what people do is just silly really. In the normal course of your day you don’t smell because you haven’t had a shower for a few days (not everyone exercise as a normal part of their day before that is pointed out).

I don’t have a girlfriend btw, I have a wife.

Its not being conditioned. It's just good hygiene. And some people prefer feeling fresh.

People who smell usually smell of stale sweat that has accumulated because they don't wash particularly regularly. They seem to be the last ones to realise they give off a smell. Also, you don't have to be exercising to sweat.

ThewhiteJesus

If you don’t shower every morning you are a bit of a dirt bag imo

Greyfox

For the last 15 years I've had a daily shower but I have NEVER had a shower before work and never will as its a completely riddiculous waste of 10 very precious minutes. 1 shower a day is enough and I prefer evenings as that way I get to enjoy changing into something more comfortable.

Sleeper12

Depends on what you do for a living. Tradesmen will usually shower after work as we can be dirty and a little bit smelly. I'd imagine if you work in an office it wouldn't matter morning or evening

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Its not being conditioned. It's just good hygiene. And some people prefer feeling fresh.

People who smell usually smell of stale sweat that has accumulated because they don't wash particularly regularly. They seem to be the last ones to realise they give off a smell. Also, you don't have to be exercising to sweat.

Debatable. Some in the know argue that scrubbing skin every day isn’t great for it and from a bacterial point of view, you’re not going to be crawling if you shower every other day. A bit of bacteria is no bad thing. I bet half the people here talking about disgusting it never wipe down their phone which is truly likely to be crawling.

I grew up in a family of every-other-day showerers. No issue with odour. And it’s not like I wouldn’t notice it just because they’re related. Anyone who isn’t me, I’ll notice if they smell. Much like my own farts are bearable because they’re mine but I can’t bear anyone else’s even those closest to me. I suspect people who say that one will stink if they only shower alternate days hasn’t really tested that theory and is just making assumptions. There are circumstances where daily showering needs to occur - in hot weather or if you do exercise every single day. But other than that - nah, not necessary.

ThewhiteJesus

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Depends on what you do for a living. Tradesmen will usually shower after work as we can be dirty and a little bit smelly. I'd imagine if you work in an office it wouldn't matter morning or evening

Oh it does, a lot of the women in my office clearly don’t shower as they come in with greasy hun buns and that stale sweat smell it’s horrific,

ThewhiteJesus

ThewhiteJesus wrote: »

Oh it does, a lot of the women in my office clearly don’t shower as they come in with greasy hun buns and that stale sweat smell it’s horrific,

Where the fuk do you work? A 1950's Soviet car factory?

cj maxx

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Its not being conditioned. It's just good hygiene. And some people prefer feeling fresh.

People who smell usually smell of stale sweat that has accumulated because they don't wash particularly regularly. They seem to be the last ones to realise they give off a smell. Also, you don't have to be exercising to sweat.

As you said wash "regularly". Not necessarily shower every single day. I like morning showers as I feel better starting the day, not because I stink if I skip it. Like wise I sometimes have a shower in the evening if I'm feeling overtired. I'd clean my face and armpits ( in that order) every morning but there is conditioning that you should have a shower every day or less you stink. Amazing what a bit of deodorant or aftershave can do if you're not manky

Alf Veedersane

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Debatable. Some in the know argue that scrubbing skin every day isn’t great for it and from a bacterial point of view

There's a difference between scrubbing and cleaning.

And you can mitigate against skin drying out (and cracking) which seems to be the main argument against regular showers. And not using antibacterial soaps has less impact on the bacterial balance in the skin.

Gynoid

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Much like my own farts are bearable because they’re mine but I can’t bear anyone else’s even those closest to me..

Haha yes, the perennial fart conundrum

ThewhiteJesus

Deleted User wrote: »

Where the fuk do you work? A 1950's Soviet car factory?

Yes because that’s possible 🙄

Galwayguy35

Dimitri Plain Arena wrote: »

Absolute nonsense. Daily showering isn’t even necessary in order to not “stink”

Was guessing you would be all over this thread:D

retro:electro

I don’t mind the smell of fresh sweat on someone. Obviously it’s not very nice but if you know they’ve been doing some heavy lifting and they’ll shower later, that’s grand and doesn’t bother me.


It’s the dried in, weeks old stale sweat smell that makes me gag. In this case it’s not whether these people shower every morning or evening, more of a case if they shower at all. You can skip daily showers and still smell fresh if you wear clean clothes daily and wash your pits and bits.

On that note- the smell I get most frequently on people isn’t bad sweat stink, but that musty damp clothes smell from people who clearly don’t know how to use a washing machine, leave their clothes in the drum too long or don’t air their clothes properly. That smell goes down to my throat. Safe to say you’ll never smell fresh no matter how often you shower if you have musty damp clothes on.

Personally I shower every evening and wash my hair every third day. I’ve only ever been complimented on my aromas :pac:

tom1ie

Morning shower. Straight after my workout at home. Then breakfast.

Galwayguy35

Every evening, pointless showering in the morning as I'm a manual labourer.

Doen't ever use the bath because I think it's just sitting in the dirty water which kind of defeats the purpose of washing to get clean.

I used to work with a lad years ago and the smell of sweat would knock you out but I kind of felt bad for him because it was so overpowering I think he must have had some kind of medical problem with his sweat glands or something.

S.G.M.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote:

I grew up in a family of every-other-day showerers. No issue with odour. And it’s not like I wouldn’t notice it just because they’re related. Anyone who isn’t me, I’ll notice if they smell. Much like my own farts are bearable because they’re mine but I can’t bear anyone else’s even those closest to me. I suspect people who say that one will stink if they only shower alternate days hasn’t really tested that theory and is just making assumptions. There are circumstances where daily showering needs to occur - in hot weather or if you do exercise every single day. But other than that - nah, not necessary.

This.

DoozerT6

Evening. I like to shower either just before I hop into bed, or an hour or so beforehand if I'm washing my hair, which I do every 2/3 days. I'd rather have the extra few minutes in the bed in the morning. I'm not a terribly sweaty person and I use deodorant after my shower and also the following morning, so I don't have a problem with BO.

Neames

Shower every morning.

Go to the gym during the day - another shower.

If it's a hot day at work, another shower in the evening.

When I visit the in laws and there's generally lots of people using the one and only bathroom, all the hot water is used up very quickly. No shower...feel rank for the day then.

Neames

Neames wrote: »

Shower every morning.

Go to the gym during the day - another shower.

If it's a hot day at work, another shower in the evening.

When I visit the in laws and there's generally lots of people using the one and only bathroom, all the hot water is used up very quickly. No shower...feel rank for the day then.

i'd rather a cold shower than none

Better Than Christ

bluewolf wrote: »

i'd rather a cold shower than none

A cold shower is fine - it just takes a bit of self-discipline. It's hell if you keep jumping in and out. Dive right in and swear loudly and constantly for the first twenty or thirty seconds and you'll be grand.

I'm a morning showerer. An evening shower would give me an extra few minutes in bed, but a morning one helps me wake up.

Dimitri Plain Arena

Dimitri Plain Arena wrote: »

Showering everyday for the sake of it is just because people are conditioned to think it’s necessary, sheep mentality. If you need a shower because you are actually dirty that’s different but showing because that’s what people do is just silly really. In the normal course of your day you don’t smell because you haven’t had a shower for a few days (not everyone exercise as a normal part of their day before that is pointed out).

I don’t have a girlfriend btw, I have a wife.

Sorry but if you are only showering 3 times a week then that's unhygienic.
Even sitting on the couch all day parts of you will get sweaty.

Seamai

I find a shower first thing helps to wake me up, having said that a bath before bed will help me to sleep better but I couldn't go out in the morning without showering.

Galwayguy35

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

I used to work with a lad years ago and the smell of sweat would knock you out but I kind of felt bad for him because it was so overpowering I think he must have had some kind of medical problem with his sweat glands or something.

Prince Andrew?

Greyfox

bluewolf wrote: »

i'd rather a cold shower than none

Id rather stand on a plug while in my bare feet than take a cold shower

Bubbaclaus

bubblypop wrote: »

Sorry but if you are only showering 3 times a week then that's unhygienic.
Even sitting on the couch all day parts of you will get sweaty.

He's been told that before. Thinks he is fine because he can't smell himself and that everyone else are the crazy ones.

lozenges

Evening shower for me. I usually have to be up fairly early for work and also I hate going into work with wet hair.

Ferm001

The 3 S's (Shower, Shave, & Sh*te) first thing sets me up for the day. Also hard to beat another S before these if she's in the humour ☺.

Homelander

I remember before a lad arguing that there's no need for a shower every day, once every few days is grand, and there was genuinely a faint waft of stale piss off him.

Personally I shower in the morning, can't face work without one.

Sgt Hartman

An nice evening shower for me as I'm normally sweaty after a day's work. I'm normally up at 5.30am so I'm way too groggy and sleepy to want to step into a shower at that time of morning. A blast of cold water on my face and hair is enough for me in the morning.

Rufeo

Morning for me. I sweat a lot in bed. Worse, if your rubbing up against a woman.

I admire evening showerers. How can you go fresh to work the next day. What's your secret.

the_pen_turner

dsurly everyone here washing everyday isnt putting on new clean clothes everyday. if not then your putting the dirt back on

Mad_maxx

Dimitri Plain Arena wrote: »

Why would you have a shower in the morning after having one in the evening? Madeness! I’d shower about 3 times across the 7 days of the week on average.

Every other day here, other half the same

73bc61lyohr0mu

Ahh wash mahself with a raag on a stick....

Mad_maxx

Mad_maxx wrote: »

Every other day here, other half the same

Alternate days, or à deux?

Better Than Christ

the_pen_turner wrote: »

dsurly everyone here washing everyday isnt putting on new clean clothes everyday. if not then your putting the dirt back on

What's... wrong with putting clean clothes (i.e. clothes that come into contact with parts of your body that are more prone to sweat, etc) on every day?

Don't most people do that?

73bc61lyohr0mu

Borg Cube wrote: »

A nice icy cold shower is the only way to start the day.

A borg would say that...

Galwayguy35

Deleted User wrote: »

Prince Andrew?

Thought he had the opposite problem according to himself that he didn't sweat at all.

Although I'd say he's sweating a bit these days all right

S.G.M.

Each person is different I'd imagine. Someone who sweats more will need to shower more.

I know someone who showers about 4-5 times a week and I've never noticed a smell of them in my life.

If you want to shower daily, good on ya, go for it but to say everyone has to is ridiculous and quite arrogant.

Bobblehats

Morning. My god morning... I set out with the intention of a simple shower. I put the plug in you know; to warm up my feet. Get the circulation going - it starts to fill up and before I know it I’m submerged a fully fledged bath

Acquiescence

People who don't shower when they get up are dirt birds.

NewbridgeIR

Ferm001 wrote: »

The 3 S's (Shower, Shave, & Sh*te) first thing sets me up for the day. Also hard to beat another S before these if she's in the humour ☺.

I shower every morning - have short hair so it takes five minutes max.
Shave every second day - but always before the shower, not after. If I shaved after the shower, I run the risk of needing another shower.

Bass Reeves

Ferm001 wrote: »

The 3 S's (Shower, Shave, & Sh*te) first thing sets me up for the day. Also hard to beat another S before these if she's in the humour ☺.

It's 5 S's in this order, a Sh!te a Shave, a Shampoo, a Shower and a Shirt in the morning, if you go in the evening the option is a Sh!te a Shave, a Shampoo, a Shower and a Shag if you are lucky.

Evening option looks better.

Leg End Reject

Shower every evening and wash hair as needed. Deodorant after the shower and again in the morning. Quick wipe of the pink bits in the morning too.

After puberty everyone should be washing their pits, entire bits area and feet daily so it's easier to have a quick shower than stand at the sink changing water for each area. No one wants soapy water with antiperspirant, or skin cells from their feet, on their bits.

Bass Reeves

Bass Reeves wrote: »

It's 5 S's in this order, a Sh!te a Shave, a Shampoo, a Shower and a Shirt in the morning, if you go in the evening the option is a Sh!te a Shave, a Shampoo, a Shower and a Shag if you are lucky.

Evening option looks better.

Wet shaving purists would shave after the shower. Softer beard and all that. Pain in the ar$e getting the shaving soap residue out of your ears, though!

The evening option is sounding better as time goes by!

NewbridgeIR

Deleted User wrote: »

Wet shaving purists would shave after the shower. Softer beard and all that. Pain in the ar$e getting the shaving soap residue out of your ears, though!

The evening option is sounding better as time goes by!

I am a wet shaving purist and always shave before the shower. The mixture of lather and hair particles will sometimes drop down onto my chest while shaving - so having the shower after means I can rinse that off.

NewbridgeIR

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

I am a wet shaving purist and always shave before the shower. The mixture of lather and hair particles will sometimes drop down onto my chest while shaving - so having the shower after means I can rinse that off.

#metoo. And I rate myself a minor purist; hence I shave before I shower as well

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

There's a difference between scrubbing and cleaning.

And you can mitigate against skin drying out (and cracking) which seems to be the main argument against regular showers. And not using antibacterial soaps has less impact on the bacterial balance in the skin.

I don’t use antibacterial soaps. I still think every day showering isn’t necessary.

andekwarhola

Last thing at night but usually go for a run, 4-5 days a week and shower after that as well.

andekwarhola

Acquiescence wrote: »

People who don't shower when they get up are dirt birds.

It's actually far more more manky to climb into bed with your partner anything up to 17 hours after you last had a shower, especially in the summer and /or with little or no clothes on.