question for those that stripwash instead of shower

[eggyfart]

our monthly water bills going up! so decided to stripwash instead of shower daily, but I use the shower for hair wash days (2- 3 times a week). Well just used the sink, feel lovely and clean. But I did seem to get a bit of water on the floor!

So tell me stripwashers how do ya do it!

I stand on a bathmat and use a facecloth, working from the top down

I missed the mat lol!

gonna take practise isn`t it. I do feel all virtuous in saving water though. And clean.

another daft question; do you slap on the soapy lather on dry skin or rinse it first to wet it?

Stand on the towel you're going to use for drying off. Don't have a soaking wet flannel, wring it out so it's not dripping.

I recommend having loads of flannels, so you can add a pile to the wash and still have plenty to get through. They aren't expensive to stock up on.

flannel was soppingly wet.

Why not just have really quick showers? You can wash all the important areas in under two minutes.

Stand in shower
Water on then off
Soap up
Water on
Done

Surely there are easier ways to save money then not actually washing properly? As Sakura7 said - just have a super quick shower if you're not washing your hair. I'm amazed that not washing appears to be an actual thing people can give advice on!

Surely if you're not washing your hair you can just be in the shower for just a minute? Shower on, lather up and rinse then out? Much less faffing about than a stand up wash by the sink.

I can assure you, a strip wash is washing properly.

Have you looked at how much of your bill is standing charge and how much is water usage? You might not save as much money as you are expecting.

it is a proper wash. showers are a new thing.... before plumbing stripwashing was all people did.

Or use a washing up bowl and strip wash but standing in the bath or shower to save getting water everywhere

Out of curiosity, has anyone compared the water they catch from showering for two mins without washing hair, to that used for a strip wash? Wondering how significant the difference would be.

And people used to throw their shit and wee out of the windows into the street before toilets were invented, but I am sure you won’t want to shit in a bucket OP!
We are having a drought at the moment while I live and we have timed showers, 2 mins and out, and use a plastic basin to catch the water to use on the garden or to flush the toilet

Showers are hardly new, they've been around for decades and are very much the norm now.

Easier to have an 'army shower' i.e. Turn on shower briefly to get wet, then turn off whilst you soap your body, then turn shower back on to rinse. Or just learn to shower really quickly!

No wonder people smell. This is a thing? Save money elsewhere and use a shower

To the poster who said turn the water on and off don't you have to wait for it to heat up again? If I turn it off it then goes ice cold and boiling before going back to temperature!

You would use the same amount of water with a 2 min shower.

Can't stand the idea of a strip wash! Yuk! Even the name really annoys me. A quick shower can't use much water, surely?

If you want to see how much water you’re using in a shower, put the plug into the bath. You’ll be surprised by how efficient a quick shower is. And yes to save water get soaped while it’s not running.

The OP is asking for advice from people who strip wash.
If you don't, and you are here to say she should shower, you are not being helpful.

Stand on a mat and practice leaning on the sink for the upper areas 😁

Op treat yourself use the shower. Nothing virtuous in suffering

I shower every morning and wash my hair too. Admittedly my hair is very short but I am literally in the shower for a couple of minutes. I have put a plug in to see how much water I use and it is very little.