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!

Honestly, I would cut back somewhere else, but not on showering..it's essential imo.

My house doesn't have a shower. While my bathroom is a decent size it would be a lot of work totally rearranging to fit one in.

I bath 3 times a week (more if I get actually dirty)

Strip wash morning and night. Fill sink, wash grace and rinse over sink. Lather hands, wash armpits, bits , feet, rinse with a wrung out flannel. Use much less soap than on a shower too.

I don't want to be helpful. I want people to smell clean. A proper wash can't be achieved by running a wet rag over yourself. It's a public forum and I reserve the right to chip in.

Oh and I don't smell. I'm also someone who used to shower twice a day.

I don't want to be helpful.
Noted.

I am disabled, and only have a bath with a shower in. I struggle to get in and out of it, so don't do it often, strip wash it is. I cannot stand for long and my sink is right by my toilet, so I sit on that to wash my top half, dry, then stand to do my bottom half, then dry.

As PPs have said, wring the flannel out before adding the soap, then wash, then rinse.

Our sink is at the end of the bath so I can put water in the sink and stand in the bath, at the sink end, to wash. If your sink and bath are well positioned you might want to try that, or use a dish of water in the bath instead of filling the sink. This way you also have the option of sitting on the edge of the bath and all water is kept in the bath.

Personally I hate rushed showers and find once I get in I don't want to get out again, just languish under the hot water, so a wash at the sink goes a long way to helping the environment. Also have a dislike of shower caps and no matter how good a bun I get my hair into it always gets damp and goes frizzy in the shower, but not with a strip wash.

I use one of those bath puff things that were all the rage a millennia ago (wash thoroughly and often) as less messy than a flannel. Also, I fill an empty (bubble bath or shampoo) bottle with the water from the sink/bowl before getting soap in it and pour the water from the bottle over me to rinse off. But this is only practical if you stand in the bath rather than standing on the floor.

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

God I’d fucking freeze doing that! Hate showers anyway, just can’t get warm standing under a shower.

Strip wash is far preferable as i can at least keep half of me warm and dry!

Stripwaah? Seriously? Just take a quick shower. No wonder people stink on the trains. That must be what a lot of people do. The smell on the trains in the afternoons/evenings always leavee wondering why so many people smell so stale and foul.

I sometimes can't be bothered to shower and do a quick strip wash. Wash your face/ears/neck first then lather up with soap, not using too much water, and put the lather on your pits then your butt crack (soap on my lady bits gives me thrush so I just use warm water there). Rinse your flannel in clean warm water and wipe your pits. Rinse and wring out the flannel and do your bits then yer bum. To do your feet put a bit of water in the bottom of the tub and wash them that way. No splashing, no mess and you are squeaky clean.
Folks, there is no need to shower every day. It is a waste of water and isn't good for your skin.

I used to live in a house with horrendous plumbing where the water pressure was abysmal and the water temperature was either freezing or scalding, there was no in between.
To save time and the torture I would wet my shower poof under the tap, and lather it up with some soap and (standing in the shower) lather/wash my body all over, then I would turn on the shower for literally 30 seconds to rinse the soap off.

I’d do this every morning and twice a week I would waste nearly 30 minutes trying to get the water temperature to a reasonable temp to have a proper shower and wash my hair.

If I couldn’t get the shower working or just wanted a more thorough wash I would fill a bucket from the tap, stand in the shower and wash using the water and use a jug to pour the water over myself.

We lived there for three years and did this the entire time and never felt dirty, it was a pita (the plumbing not the quick washing)

Take it in turns with your partner to distract the operator whilst one of you streaks through the automated car wash.

I flannel wash my disabled son each morning, but bath at night. I can not think of a reason that a fully able adult would not just have a shower instead. It doesn't take long and doesn't use a lot of water. Or you could get a jug, fill it with water, stand in the bath and pour it over yourself.

OP wrap a towel round your waist to do the top half and stand on a mat for the bottom half. I'm sure you are a fully functional adult and capable of washing yourself successfully without a shower.

MIL stripwashes and thinks this is sufficient. She stinks. Maybe if she did it every day, it would be ok, but she doesn't, and it isn't. She masks it with excess perfumed deodorant. As someone who gets banging headaches from artificial fragrances, I dread her coming to stay. thankfully, she is going home tomorrow

When we have had plumbing issues I have had to strip wash. Stand on bath mat, put flannel in nice hot water, wring out a fair bit and wash the less sweaty bits without soap, but scrub fairly hard (skin doesn't react well with too much soap and hard water). Rinse flannel, wring out and then use soap for the other bits. At the end I ensure there is no soap left in the flannel by wasting some more water and removing the soap from myself otherwise I will itch into next year.

I actually find it easier to put a few inches of water in the bath and sit in it to wash all over, then hose down with the shower head or a jug to remove the soap (don't have a shower I can stand up in at the moment otherwise I prefer to stand up and have a quick shower).

I've seen it all now.

I absolutely love reading these threads about strip washing where people are thoroughly disgusted by the notion. Why would those people who smell on public transport be the ones who strip wash? The clue is in the title, a wash does actually take place, whether it is up to your standards or not. My strip wash usually involves washing my armpits and bum and genitalia, then face separately. Guess what? I don't smell. Arms and legs do not need washing every day. My hair goes crazy if it gets damp so showering when I don't need to wash it just causes another set of problems. I work in a warehouse and wear steelies, so no one goes near my feet to smell them. Having a quick shower means having to squeegee the glass and tiles afterwards and leaves a damp towel i'd then have to hang up to dry off so yes, a strip wash is often quicker. I usually strip wash in the morning and shower when I get home. I am clean. Get over the fact that people do things differently.

Why not stand in the shower or bath?

As a student I used to be able to wash hair and body in one bowl of water. Required keeping a jug of clean water for final hair rinse. A couple of flannels, towel or mat on floor.

When leading on camp we only had access to cold water for washing and no shower for a week. Washing done in communal marquee with no door so not even undressing properly.

When I was young you only had one bath a week. Sometimes in the kitchen sink or baby bath in front of the fire in winter. No central heating.

I've found strip washing very good since not being very well or feeling stable in bath and shower. Its not the same but if you are rhorough, it works. Hoping to bathe or shower tomorrow though with hsuband's help.

we can only do what we can. x

How much exactly is your water bill a month?

How much does the water for a shower cost?

Genuinely curious about water bills since in Scotland it is a flat rate included in council tax.

Lotusbell, lots of people think they don't smell when in fact they do. Same as people with smelly breath.

I can't see the point of stripwashing if you can have a quick shower. Moreover, the washcloth is unlikely to be clean to use all over the body with a simple wringing between washing areas.

I used to hear that this was a practice in the UK but I never believed it. Now I know better. Strange unhygienic practice.

before plumbing stripwashing was all people did
They also pissed in buckets and threw it out the window. You going to do that too?

You need a shower timer, a lot of water companies give them out free. It’s very easy (for an able bodied and healthy adult) to shower in 2 mins if not washing hair.