Do you take a shower. . .

[Marie in Oh]

in the morning or at night before bed? Why or why not? I am trying to see if showering at night might work for me. I have always been a morning showerer.

[Mrs Mungo]

I usually shower in the morning. However, I have very dry hair and skin so I don't shower every day. When I bathe in the evenings I take a bath then wash my hair under the running faucet at the end of my bath.

[kaylk in tx]

i'm a slug in the mornings and just can't make myself hop in and get wet that early. however i feel grungy in the evenings if i wait til bedtime. so after school is done and before our late afternoon/evening activities begin, i take a shower! :D

[Julie in CA]

I LOVE being clean and sliding into clean, cool sheets! Besides loving that feeling, I also like it that my sheets stay clean and nice for a very long time(umm, I still try to wash 1x per week tho!). I can't imagine (as a farm family) what the sheets would be like if everyone in my family didn't take a shower before bed.

ETA: Since Joanne brought up the dreaded "bed head", lol, I thought I'd mention that I avoid that by using a spray bottle in the morning to make the curls behave. That can definitely be a problem with evening bathing unless you have a routine to take care of it.

[Joanne]

In the morning. It's a curly hair issue. My type of curly hair can't be managed after sleep unless thoroughly wet and left alone.

At night, a bath for relaxing and, um, grooming issues is preferred.

[Jennifer on Earth]

I sometimes take a shower before bed, especially if I've exercised that evening. When I do take a shower at night, I let my hair dry naturally (while I sleep). When I wake up in the morning, my longish hair looks crazy so I have to "reconstitute" it with some water and blow dry and style as usual. My hair's so thick though that showering at night saves the time it takes to wait for my hair to dry after I shower in the morning.

[Whisperlily]

I take a shower in the morning for several reasons:

I get hot at night, even in the winter, and slightly sweaty.

I have fine hair, and if I wash it at night, it looks terrible in the morning, even if I blow dry it.

I like the shower in the morning to help me wake up a little, and feel fresh and ready for a new day.

My makeup goes on a freshly showered face better than a freshly "washed" face, even though I don't know why. Holds moisture better?

I also wash my sheets regularly. ;) If I need a shower in the afternoon, after a long day, or dirty work, I'll take one! I'll take one again in the morning. ;)

[abbeyej]

I would take evening showers, but I can't go to bed with wet hair unless I plan to wash my hair *again* in the morning. Yay, curly hair, lol.

[Faithr]

I shower in the a.m. for hair reasons as well. My hair always looks dirty in the morning so I need to get up and wash it. I have gotten to the bad habit though, of getting up and hanging out in my robe for some peaceful morning time. So I usually get a quick shower in mid-morning when the kids are busy with something.

[nancypants]

Honestly, it varies upon my plans for the day.

[lynn]

Both actually. AM after my morning run and PM on the days I do an evening run.

[Rose in BC]

And wash my hair every morning in the sink. I also shower (quick rinse) after running, usually late afternoon, before dinner.

My night time bath is a relaxation ritual and I love it.

[JFS in IL]

Morning. I am still blonde enough that my hair only looks good the day it has been washed. I wash the hair every other day. If I washed it the night before it would not look good at all.

[Dawn E]

Some days, to be honest, I get neither. :D But, on topic, I have never been able to make the night time showers work for me. My hair isn't curly, but it does have natural waves--not beautiful waves, but wacky ones that go every which way. Consequently, I would have to blow it completely dry before going to bed and, since it is very thick, that would take a long time. I also think showers help me start the day. Unfortunately, I rarely get a shower before noon these days, so that doesn't really work in my favor anymore.

[Crissy]

Often it's both.
I can't go to bed with a day's worth of dirt on my body, and I can't go through the day without a shower after early morning....ummm....that's not where we wanted to go with this, was it?

[CalicoKat]

Nighttime when I lived in a tropical climate. Morning here in the midwest. :001_smile:

During the summer months its usually both. When it's humid & hot weather a cool shower in the evening is great.

[Ellie]

dh is able to take care of the dc, and so that in the morning I can get up and get dressed right away. Before I started doing that, it would sometimes be noon before the baby was down for a nap and I had free time. Baby and I woke up at the same time, see, and it did not occur to me to try to get up before her.

I wash my hair in the morning in the kitchen sink.

[Tammy]

I shower when I know I am going somewhere, LOL! Sometimes in the morning...sometimes mid afternoon....sometimes at night!

[kokotg]

night usually. That way I don't have a toddler trying to climb into the shower with me. And my hair actually does better when I sleep on it slightly wet--it's pretty straight, but if I do that it has a lot more body and is sometimes vaguely wavy by morning.

[Quiver0f10]

I work out in the mornings so I shower afterwards.

[Jackie in AR]

I shower every morning, including shampooing my hair, and then I shower again at night (sans shampoo) probably 3 or 4 nights per week.

I love getting into bed nice and clean. :001_smile:

[elbac]

Mornings, for multiple reasons; the biggest one being it's what helps me jumpstart my day. I just don't feel like I'm ready to conquer the world until I've showered. Ok, if we're being honest here, I don't feel like conquering the world, um... EVER... but you get the point.

Plus, it's either shower in the morning, or battle with my hair. I pick my battles, and choose to shower.

[dirty ethel rackham]

Another curly girl here who needs the shower to not look like I plugged my finger in a light socket. For me, my morning shower is my morning coffee. I need it to get going!

[Erica in PA]

In the morning, always. I have fine, very oily hair, and if I were to wash it in the evening, my hair would be visibly oily by mid-afternoon the next day. As it is, when I wash it in the morning, it's starting to get oily when I go to bed that night! I do take showers at night as well when needed.

Erica

[Alice]

In the morning. Otherwise I never feel fully awake. It's also the time I think about the day and what I need to do and just sort of get mentally ready.

[angela in ohio]

Often it's both.
I can't go to bed with a day's worth of dirt on my body, and I can't go through the day without a shower after early morning....ummm....that's not where we wanted to go with this, was it?

Okay, I was waiting for someone to get around to saying the reason I have to take one in the morning instead of before bed at night... :D

[Parrothead]

Mornings here. I can't function without my caffine and a shower.

In the summer to cool off I will shower about an hour before bed.

[Jlynn]

I do both a.m. and p.m. Can't wake up well without it in the morning...and my hair just feels gross all day...even if I've washed it the night before. Have to take a shower at night too because I usually work out in the afternoon...plus it just feels wonderful to wash all the grime away.

[cin]

Most of the time I shower at night and then wash my hair at the kitchen sink while the kids eat breakfast. My hair HAS to be washed every morning. It is short and spiked, and I look like I have a mohawk if it isn't washed.

During allergy season though, it is washed at night AND in the morning. I have to wash the pollens out before I go to bed.

[StephanieZ]

1) I figure I'd rather smell good for my dh (at night) than for the kids (who I see all day). :) 'nuff said.

2) I also like knowing the sheets are clean. It is just nice. When I mow, garden, play, etc, I get dirty. I have really long hair and I like to wash it if I mow or whatever before bed b/c it'll collect pollen and dust and make my allergies bad. . .

But really, #1 is the real reason. ;)

[AmyinPA]

but I don't wash my hair everytime I shower. If I shower at night and my hair doesn't need washed I wear a cap. But I can only go four days without a hairwash.

[Jennifer in MI]

Morning, definately morning!

My hair does all sorts of funny things if I don't wash it in the morning. But, I also go running in the morning and I'd stink all day if I didn't shower!! In the summer, I also shower in the evening if I'm feeling particularly sticky though!

[cricket1178]

I take a shower in the morning for several reasons:

I get hot at night, even in the winter, and slightly sweaty.

I have fine hair, and if I wash it at night, it looks terrible in the morning, even if I blow dry it.

I like the shower in the morning to help me wake up a little, and feel fresh and ready for a new day.

My makeup goes on a freshly showered face better than a freshly "washed" face, even though I don't know why. Holds moisture better?

I also wash my sheets regularly. ;) If I need a shower in the afternoon, after a long day, or dirty work, I'll take one! I'll take one again in the morning. ;)

This is exactly what I do and my reasons for doing it.:D

[Reesegirl]

I also take an AM shower most days, but love hoping in the tub or shower for a quick clean up before going to bed.

[HSMom2One]

due to hair issues. Otherwise, sometimes it just feels better to shower in the afternoon or evening when it gets to be hotter weather.

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[OnTheBrink]

Morning, normally. If I have a particularly messy day, I'll hop into the shower at night.

[Pencil Pusher]

Ok, I can't resist: YES. I DO shower, tyvm!

You know, the subject line & all.

But I've found that mid-morning works best lately. I get the machine going: b'fast, chores, some school, baby up, fed, changed, entertained, out of the toilet, & back down, & there's a lull. That's when I escape for 10 min or so. On a good day.

But really, at the ages mine are, you take 'em when you get 'em.

[Ellie]

Most of the time I shower at night and then wash my hair at the kitchen sink while the kids eat breakfast. My hair HAS to be washed every morning. It is short and spiked, and I look like I have a mohawk if it isn't washed.

During allergy season though, it is washed at night AND in the morning. I have to wash the pollens out before I go to bed.


(((soul sister)))

I've been showering at night and washing my hair every morning, in the kitchen sink, for over 30 years. Whether my hair is long or short, if it isn't washed, it just isn't right, lol.