Are You Shower Fresh?

Updated on March 02, 2012
N.N. asks from Ecorse, MI
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I remember visiting a relative and after a night of laughing, talking and sharing we ended the long night with her taking her shower and me going to bed. The next morning I showered and dressed and she simply dressed! When I asked her about it she told me that her routine is to take showers at night and prep and go in the mornings. Who does this!!!!!!

That was a few years ago when I was not mature enough to understand we all will do things differently. Do you shower at night only?

I have to shower at night and in the morning.

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B.G.

answers from Champaign on

Ok, apparently I'm the only one in this group, but I don't even shower every day. And I know plenty of other people who do the same, so no I don't think it's gross. I know that both my skin and my hair would be very dry if I did wash it every day.

I will say, though, there is nothing like showering at night (and actually having time to shave my legs) and then climbing into a bed with just washed sheets. That is wonderful!

Seriously, the only time I've ever showered at night and then the next morning was after really hot sex!

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K.I.

answers from Los Angeles on

You shower at night and again in the morning?
------What a waste of water woman!

~Being the SAHM, I am at the bottom of the totem pole as far as the hot water is concerned since I have no where to be first thing in the morning so I have learned to be OK with showering at night before bed, instead of in the morning!

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A.G.

answers from Dallas on

I'm a night-only girl! My hair looks much better after I sleep on it. Actually, I take baths most of the time. My hair is very dry, so I only shampoo (shower) twice a week. It's bubble-baths for me the rest of the time! :)

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B..

answers from Dallas on

You re-shower in the morning? Do you get dirty when you sleep somehow?

I shower at night. If I try to in the morning or day, I get a 5 second shower. If I wait until my son is asleep, I don't have to rush. I would feel guilty wasting so much water, showering twice in a 24 hour period. (Not saying you should, that's just me!!)

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A.V.

answers from Washington DC on

I used to shower at night when I needed to get a shower before my roommates (5 women and 1 bathroom...I swear we were a psych experiment!) or when I had to catch the 6:45 train. I could take a better shower and not be as rushed in the AM. My SD and DD take baths at night as well, unless it's a weekend for similar reasons. I figure we bathe as often as necessary in 24 hours and it doesn't matter when. Most days I shower in daytime/morning since I no longer have that schedule. Or I wait til afternoon when SD is here to keep half an eye on what DD is doing so I can spare the time to shave.

I know people who shower at night because they can't stand the idea of being dirty from the day and crawling into bed.

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J.B.

answers from Boston on

I usually shower at night. In my mind if I go to bed clean, I wake up that way and my sheets are clean. Maybe your life is more exciting than mine, but it's not all that often that I'm doing anything overnight that gets me dirty and requires a shower in the morning ;-)

I can't imagine ever having the time to shower and dry my hair in the morning. Even with a good blow dryer, it takes 20 minutes to dry my hair and I just don't have that kind of time to waste, so it air dries while I sleep. Even if I work out in the morning, I don't wash my hair when I shower after.

I don't get why anyone would think this is weird.

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☆.A.

answers from Pittsburgh on

I generally shower in the morning.
If I shower at night, I don't re-shower in the morning.

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S.T.

answers from Houston on

Honestly, I don't shower every day these days, especially when I am not going anywhere, I mean how dirty does one get doing not much?
But there again I am European. lol.
It varies whether I have one night or morning, as to how I feel that day.

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K.M.

answers from Chicago on

I shower when I shower I have no official routine about it.

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J.W.

answers from St. Louis on

If I am dirty I shower at night, I always shower in the morning. My hair is scary in the morning and only water can tame it. That and I just feel gross all day if I don't.

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L.U.

answers from Seattle on

LOT'S of people do that. My husband would be one of those people.
I shower whenever I get the chance. Sometimes it's in the morning, sometimes it's at naptime, and sometimes I don't get to it until the evening. The only time I shower at night and in the morning is if I am having sex. :)
L.

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V.W.

answers from Jacksonville on

If I've been doing something that made me dirty/yucky, then I shower at night. If I am not going anywhere first thing in the morning (I am a SAHM) then I won't usually shower in the morning. I'll shower midday, before I leave the house for something more involved than running into Walmart for a loaf of bread.

If I have any kind of appointment first thing, (Dr., dentist, taxes, car maintenance, church, ANYthing) then I shower first thing in the morning. If I don't, then usually I will wait to shower until after lunch... so that I can shower right after going for a run, or after I have done the yard work, or after I have ____, so that when I leave the house, I am fresh. Being a SAHM, I have that flexibility.

When I was working, I showered first thing every morning, and only at night if I had been to the gym or whatever that made me all sweaty.

I know many ladies, however, that took to showering at night (and not in the mornings) when their kids were little--so they could do so in peace and not worry what the kids were getting into while they were in the shower.

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K.P.

answers from Dallas on

I shower/bathe in the evening right before i get in bed. The main reason is as a single mother with 2 toddlers i dont have time to shower dress and get the kids dressed to go to daycare in the mornings unless i get up at like 430am and since i dont typically go to bed until nearly 11pm thats just wouldnt work. Also i cant stand getting in to my bed dirty makes me feel like i need to wash my sheets every day versus once a week.

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B.M.

answers from Colorado Springs on

two showers a day? wow! not me. I shower in the mornings and that's it. only time I've ever showered twice is if I get really sweaty or dirty for some reason. my mom has always taken her showers at night, which I find odd, just because the couple of times I've done it I wake up with weird hair (even after blow-drying my hair). I have super fine hair that gets greasy quickly so I like to wash it in the mornings then blow dry and go - looks better and more voluminous that way!

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J.M.

answers from Philadelphia on

i take showers in the morning. I feel gross if I dont, however if I do happen to take a shower at night and am extra sleepy in the morning I will sacrifice feeling gross for the 15 extra minutes of sleep=) Sometimes I shower multiple times a day. Today was one of those sacrificial dirty days (showered at night) so I'll shower as soon as my daughter gets picked up by her dad to unscuzzy myself

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A.C.

answers from Atlanta on

I was raised in a family where we only showered at night, and I did that all the way through college, but I now have a haircut that is very short and crazy after a night's sleep, so I shower both in the morning (but just for a rinse) and in the evening (for a wash).

My husband was raised in the family where they only shower in the mornings. I personally think this is a bit gross (climbing into bed with the day's sweat and dirt still on you), so I ask him to shower in the evenings as well, unless we just spent the day kicking around the house. He does it to please me, but doesn't share my bias. ^_^

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N.W.

answers from Eugene on

I shower at night and sleep extra in the morning.

I laughed at Mz Kitty's poodle hair comment. My hair is just the opposite. It poofs out after a wash and dry. It takes overnight to relax and not look scary.

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M.L.

answers from Chicago on

I take a hot bath to relax in the evening and a quick shower in the morning. I actually grew up doing bath/shower at night and dressing/getting ready in the morning - my mom and dad regularly still do this.

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K.P.

answers from Seattle on

I like to shower at night time. It's a relaxer thing for me. I also have crazy curly hair that is always frizzy so putting it up after washing it, and going to bed helps with the frizz in the morning time. It's just how I've always done things. Makes getting ready in the morning easier!

I sometimes do shower in the morning times, but my hair always turns out crazy.

My hair has a mind of it's own!

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C.M.

answers from St. Louis on

I only shower at night. I don't like to go to bed dirty or sweaty. Plus I don't want to blow dry my hair in the mornings and wake up my kids and hubby who are home Mon-Thurs. I have freinds who have to shower in the mornings though to wake them up. I hate getting out of the shower and being so cold so I do not think that would be a great way to start my day! Also I like to soak in baths and don't have that kind of time in the mornings!

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H.F.

answers from Sarasota on

I shower in the mornings.

When I get off work I have to take care of a 6 month old, make dinner, spend time with my husband, clean, sometimes laundry....etc. So, IF I take a shower at night it is only to de-stress....if I have a hard day.

I dont see any point in taking a shower at night...to sleep....then wake up and clean again. What are you doing in your sleep that would make you so dirty? I like the showers in the morning...its easier to do my hair when its wet...and I feel more awake...clean...and ready for the day.

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L.N.

answers from New York on

when i worked outside home i showered in evenings. now that i work from home i shower first thing in the morning.

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C.T.

answers from Santa Fe on

I sometimes shower at night and sometimes in the morning. I'd say about half and half. I feel better if I shower in the morning, but some days I have a hard workout or run and so I shower that afternoon or evening. Then the next morning I do not bother to take a shower again. I often do not have time in the morning either...it's so rush rush getting one child ready for school and breakfasts and lunchbox etc. Then I'm out the door with the little one often right after we get back from the bus stop.

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D.K.

answers from Pittsburgh on

I shower in the morning. If I showered twice a day, my skin would dry up and fall off. Until I was in college, I showered at night, then just got dressed in the morning.

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J.A.

answers from Spartanburg on

I shower at night and then dress in the mornings...I didn't start doing this until I had two kids and just couldn't find time to shower (and by shower I mean stand in hot water for 30 minutes of uninterrupted heaven) in the morning or anytime during the day, so I do it after the kids go to bed. My husband is like you though, he will shower at night and in the morning. I stay home right now...I could definately see wanting to shower in the mornings if I was going to work somewhere else all day.

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C.M.

answers from Washington DC on

I take a shower every morning. I know lots of people who only take showers at night and are ready to go in the morning. For me though, a shower in the morning helps to wake me up.

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C.W.

answers from Santa Barbara on

Night time showers are great because that's when I exercise. I have to do the full shower and getting ready thing in the morning because my hair just won't cooperate in the morning. I can't scare my clients or feel icky.

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M.A.

answers from Chicago on

I am like you and most times take a shower in the morning and at night. I too am a SAHM and by the end of the day have various substances on me:) The reason I take one in the morning too is that Yes, I do get dirty during the night because I am a sweater! and also, it wakes me up (I am not a morning person). Plus when I exercise after I haven't showered in the am (remember -sweater!) I smell even worse. And so do a lot of other people if you've ever noticed at the gym. Young/teenage guys are very guilty of this.

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⊱.H.

answers from Spokane on

I shower at night. I work out at 8:30 after I put my boys to bed. I can't go to bed all sweaty and gross. I wash my hair and blow-dry it at night then in the morning I either flat iron it or use my 2" curling iron and put some big curls in it. I already get up at 5:30. If I had to shower and blow-dry my long, thick hair in the am I would have to get up at 4:45. No thanks.
Sometimes I will take a quick shower in the am (if I had weird crazy night sweats or sex), but I don't rewash my hair.

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J.S.

answers from Detroit on

I only shower at night. I used to shower in the mornings before work, but my hair is long and would take so long to blow dry that I often ended up going to work with half wet hair. I find that my hair actually styles better when it dries through the night. I find it relaxing to shower at night because the kids are already in bed, and I don't feel rushed like I would in the mornings, plus I'm just not a morning person so any reason to sleep in a little more is good :)

Jenny

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E.S.

answers from Dayton on

When I was a working mom-I always showered at night.
Now that I'm a SAHM-I shower whenever I can. W/ a toddler at my feet-usually. :)
I thought your question was going to be are you shower fresh right now...and I'm happy to say-I AM! Lol. (Can't say that everyday!) ;)

ETA: and exactly what AY said-my hair is the same. :)

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M.D.

answers from Washington DC on

I shower at night if I've had a long day or am yucky. Today = long day = night shower. But I HAVE to shower in the morning. Always.

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F.H.

answers from Phoenix on

On really rough days or when my back or legs are killing me, I will take a super long, hot bath at night and then go right to bed. I will only take a shower at night if I'm smelly. =) I generally only take showers in the morning because I wash my hair and its long and curly and if I did that at night, I would be a poodle in the morning. =)

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A.R.

answers from St. Louis on

I shower every single day....and twice on hot days......It makes me feel fresh, clean, and energetic....My husband and my kids..same thing..I am sorry but there is no excuse to avoid a refreshing shower.....

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A.Y.

answers from Detroit on

I shower at night. I get up early for work and it is quicker if I don't have to do that and take time to dry my hair. It is actually easier to style my hair after it has been dry for awhile. otherwise, it is too frizzy to straighten.

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J.B.

answers from Los Angeles on

i shower in the morning unless i have to get up really early.

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K.P.

answers from New York on

I shower at night for several reasons...
1. I work out as my "down time" at night and can't sleep if I feel gross.
2. I have to LEAVE my house by 6:45 in the morning for work. If I showered in the morning, I would have to be up and moving by 5. If I shower at night, I can wake up at 5:45.
3. My husband and son don't need to get up as early as I do, so showering in the morning would mean blow-drying in the morning too... would wake up the whole house.
4. If I shower at night and want to take a 30 minute bath instead... who cares? I don't have any place I "need to be"!

I wasn't a fan of it at first, but it has become part of my routine and it works for us. My husband has actually started showering at night too for many of the same reasons.

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K.C.

answers from Philadelphia on

If I swim or play tennis, I shower right after that. On other days, sometimes I shower in the AM, sometimes in the PM, sometimes not at all. Depends on what's going on that day. If I've showered in the PM the night before and have no plans other than light housework and know I'm going to shower the next morning after swimming, I won't bother showering that day - my poor super-dry skin can't take a daily shower! And hair? I only wash it every other day AT THE MOST...and it's strong, healthy and in perfect condition.

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J.B.

answers from Houston on

I shower at night and in the morning as well.
My wife showers in the morning.

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K.T.

answers from Detroit on

Monday thru Saturday - mornings. Sunday I stick my head under the faucet to wet my hair. Unless I've been getting down and dirty on household projects (woodworking, painting, gardening or anything that generates a good sweat and makes the bed or sofa dirty if I lie down), I figure my skin is clean enough.

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L.M.

answers from Chicago on

I shower in the morning, but my best friend showers at night out of necessity. Her husband has to be to work very early and she does not have the time (or desire) to get up in the wee-hours to shower before he leaves.

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K.O.

answers from Atlanta on

I shower when I can. Nothing specific. Sometimes (not often) it's in the morning. Sometimes in the late morning, sometimes in the afternoon, and sometimes in the evening. however, the time between showers is about 1.5 days. (ie I showered today around 10 am and will shower sometime tomorrow - probably not until 7 pm when I have a chance to get around to it). I have a friend that showers morning, night, and usually a couple of more times a day. I kind of think that's weird. But to each their own.

M.D.

answers from Dallas on

My sister makes fun of me and says I have a cleanliness disorder because I'm always talking about showering or bathing. I take one in the morning to wake up and feel fresh, but I also take one at night to relax and feel fresh. I have to wash my hair in the morning too. Not always at night, but in the morning, I had a friend tell me that your hair falls out more when you wash it all the time, she washed hers every 3-4 days; it was very long and thick.

I'm like you, but I do know many people who will do one a day, and if they aren't going anywhere they don't have too. I love to be clean...

S.K.

answers from Denver on

I shower at night after I put the kids to bed because it helps me unwind its some me time, and the kids know i cant hear them so there is none of that Mom Im thirsty, mom I need blanket, mom I need...... by the time I get out they are both asleep and i am all clean and ready to snuggle in a blanket on the couch and watch my shows (husband works seperate shifts so he isnt around in the evenings) and I hate getting in bed dirty makes the sheets dirty and who wants to sleep in dirty sheets. My hair also works better its fine and straight so i can go to bed with a wet head and it will still be straight as a board after a quick brush so i dont have to worry about drying it if I feel like curling it for the day. I love my nightly showers. Occasionally I will take one in the morning but it doesnt motivate me at all, just makes me want to crawl into bed.

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S.W.

answers from Minneapolis on

Most days I shower twice, but my showers last 5 mins or less, usually. I work out almost every day and like to shower after that, or right before bed. If I need to go anywhere in the morning, I'll shower again. I have really short hair, so I have been known to leave the house 15 mins after I step into the shower. Shower, dry off, skin care routine, hair, dressed, out! If I'm going to work, add another 5 mins for makeup.

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M.P.

answers from San Francisco on

I'm a morning person (up at 4:45am to get ready for work) so I shower in the morning. The shower and doing my hair helps me wake up. My husband showers at night though. By 9pm I'm getting ready for bed and showering is the last thing I want to do! But sometimes on the weekend I blow off a shower.

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L.F.

answers from San Francisco on

I have to shower every morning no matter what. If I shower at night, i still have to shower in the morning too or I just don't feel right or like I start the day out right. Wierd I know, but it works for me! :)

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