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Showering at night?

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sapphire54925 · 17/07/2020 07:35

Does anyone else shower at night time instead of mornings? I've started to do this every day for the last month but hoping it's not gross?

So every night full shower wash hair and body fully and shave if necessary then in the morning I have more time to do other stuff with the family and if hair needs styling it's already dry so doesn't take near as long do mornings I just rinse face and do teeth but don't do private's as they were done the night before

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sapphire54925 · 17/07/2020 10:19

Thanks for all replies it's interesting reading them all. Sounds like I'm not the only one then with my routine. Obviously if I'm going somewhere super important like wedding christening etc I will shower mornings and I'm not back at work yet so when I do go back I might find i switch to morning showers again I dunno

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bluefoxmug · 17/07/2020 10:24

it's fine.
I shower at night after exercise.
my hair looks much better the morning after.

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 17/07/2020 10:32

I need a morning shower to get going - I don’t feel properly awake until afterwards. Sometimes I have a bath in the evening, but that’s more of a leisure activity.

willowdeandickson · 17/07/2020 10:53

I hate going to bed without having a shower and washing the day off, so shower at night. I feel much nicer the rest of the day if I shower in the morning, but in normal routines I usually don’t have the time and showering twice a day feels too much. I will do it sometimes if it’s hot or I’m feeling a bit grotty.

gingercat02 · 17/07/2020 10:56

I think it's fine but for a stand up wash you need to do your "pits and bits" as they are called in this house.

StarlightLady · 17/07/2020 11:27

Before bed and when l get up.

CatBatCat · 17/07/2020 11:34

I'd rather be clean and get into clean bed clothes to get into bed than be stinking from the day and lie in it all night. Don't need to shower again in the morning, just clean clothes and wash face/teeth.

MaybeDoctor · 17/07/2020 11:38

I knew someone who used to shower/bathe about 4pm each day. Grin

AgeLikeWine · 17/07/2020 11:38

No, I’m not a morning person at all, so I definitely need a shower and large quantities of caffeine to wake me up and get me going. I would be a zombie until midday if I didn’t shower.

woodhill · 17/07/2020 11:43

Morning shower daily but may have another in the evening or a quick wash before getting in to bed

tiutinkerbell · 17/07/2020 11:45

I do both - shower right before bed and then after training in the morning before work/breakfast.

ThanksForAllTheFish · 17/07/2020 11:56

I shower at night. Lots of reasons for me. I prefer the way my hair sits when it’s had overnight to settle. I’m not a morning person in any way shape or form so getting up earlier in the morning to shower makes no sense to me (I’ve been known to shower at 3am). If I wake up and my hair has developed a kink or is doing something strange it’s easy to fix in 5 minutes but if I had to dry and style it from scratch it would take an eternity.

So yeah nothing wrong with a night time shower. I just have a quick wash in the morning when I get up. Much easier for me than facing the shower.

AnaViaSalamanca · 17/07/2020 13:26

I do exercise/run in the morning, and then shower. If I exercise in the day I have to shower too, but don't like washing and styling hair so many times, big hassle, and hate sweaty frizzy hair.

Those of you who shower at night, do you shower and wash hair after exercise too, and again in the night?

Sooverthemill · 17/07/2020 13:34

Having a shower wakes me up so has to be in the morning. But I don't shower every day just the days I feel I need to , like after a workout which I would only do in the morning

bornninthe80s · 17/07/2020 13:36

I shower after my morning workout but also right before bed. Can't stand the idea of getting into clean covers without having a shower!

minnie465 · 17/07/2020 13:44

I shower every night. Work out in the evenings. Will have a quick body shower in the morning if I have my period, have had sex or it was a warm night. Would never have time to wash and dry my hair in the morning. Plus I love getting in to bed all clean.

InkieNecro · 17/07/2020 13:47

I shower at night because it gives me more time in the morning but I hate it. All beds are full of dead skin cells, sweat and dust mites, I feel so dirty not showering in the morning.

Neolara · 17/07/2020 13:51

I find it slightly odd that people think showering at night is somehow gross and that it means you're not clean enough to face the day. I guess some people sweat a lot at night, but I'd be surprised if the majority of people sweat so much they would need another shower before starting the day.

lynsey91 · 17/07/2020 14:08

I shower and wash my hair every morning. I sometimes shower in the evening (well more like late afternoon as I think showering just before bed is weird and would make me wide awake) if it's been a hot day or I have done lots of something like gardening.

My hair always sticks out everywhere in the mornings so I have to wash it so no chance of not showering in the morning.

My showers take about 5 minutes so no problem if I do have 2 a day

Poppyismyfavourite · 17/07/2020 14:09

@MaybeDoctor I do that in the holidays sometimes if I'm doing a lot of DIY - spend the day grubbing around, really dirty and sweaty, then shower, have dinner and relaxed evening etc.

Normally I'm a morning showerer, makes me feel ready for the day. I used to have evening baths until I was in sixth form, then I switched. Sometimes if I'm a bit sweaty I have a quick rinse in the evening so I don't go to bed dirty.

Sunshineandflipflops · 17/07/2020 14:11

Morning for me and also during the day if I have exercised. Sometimes a bath in the evening as well as shower in the morning but that's more for relaxation.

I can get quite sweaty during the night (especially in the warm weather) so like to shower when I wake up to feel clean and fresh. Also, If I'm on my period there's no way I could not shower in the morning.

My teenage kids shower at night though as they take too long otherwise in the mornings.

BabyLlamaZen · 17/07/2020 14:20

Me. I hate the thought of going to bed without showering. Makes me feel gross and like the whole day is on me.

harper30 · 17/07/2020 14:21

I always shower at night, I can't wake myself up any earlier than required in the mornings so I'd never shower at all if I always planned to do it in the morning 😂
As long as your bed sheets aren't grimy I have always assumed it's fine? Why would it not be?

dogperson05 · 17/07/2020 14:47

I can't believe all the posters who wash their hair everyday! So bad to wash natural oil out.

AnnaNimmity · 17/07/2020 15:12

I don't feel clean if I don't shower in the morning, so do that every day. Often I will have shower in the evening too if I want to go out or feel a bit grubby.

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