Shower vs Bath

from JoeUser Forums
I like a nice warm bath. A nice warm bath with lots of bubbles. A nice warm bath with lots of bubbles that smell really good. A nice warm bath with lots of bubbles that smell really, really good! Har, har…let me stop!


No really I do enjoy a nice bath. And especially when I take a nice warm, delicious smelling bath with my other half….well, need I say more?!


However, I really, really, really, LOVE to take showers!

A nice, long, warm, spa-like shower. It gives me time to reflect, invigorates me, revives my tired body and gives me the jump start I need in the mornings!


A spa-shower for me is when I treat myself and pretend I’m at an actual Spa with someone else doing those nice delicious things for me, like a body scrub, facial, getting rid of unwanted body hair, washing my hair, etc.


It’s the place I go when I want to get away from the noise and demands of my kids and my husband. Sometimes I even invite him in with me when I’m feeling playfully frisky!LoL!


I LOVE taking showers because it’s my time to unwind and reflect on my thoughts and the things I need to get done. I also use that time to meditate and to pray. (when you have a four year old who has to be involved in everything you do, then you can question that last part).


Shower vs Bath, for me showers have it! It’s the best thing!

Which do you prefer and why?
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
Baths for me. There is no such thing as relaxing in the shower. I always say my bath is the only time I ever get to myself and that's why I'm always so clean.
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
Shower.  I like getting in, washing and getting out.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Shower all the way. It can be quick, or it can be slow. Baths almost always take too long.

And then you're sitting there in the stuff you're trying to wash off. Ick.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
I think more men shower than women. For one thing I hate to shave my legs in the shower - it sucks. Plus I can't read a magazine or a book in the shower. Like I said for me its as much about relaxation as it is about getting clean. I have a bath ritual.
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
Locama:
Baths for me. There is no such thing as relaxing in the shower. I always say my bath is the only time I ever get to myself and that's why I'm always so clean.


It depends on how you take the shower. See for me it's a spa-shower, relaxing, exhilarating....having the water beat on my back like a nice massage..yep...nice!


Doc:
Shower. I like getting in, washing and getting out.


You're one of those 2 mins bather uh?! My brother spends a long time in the shower. I'm talking probably 30mins! As kids we made sure to get in there before he did! Don't even mention the water bill!



Pseudo:
Shower all the way. It can be quick, or it can be slow. Baths almost always take too long.And then you're sitting there in the stuff you're trying to wash off. Ick.



Your last comment made me laugh out loud!


Locamama:
I have a bath ritual.


hehehe...I guess we all do. Some rituals are longer than some.


Caracarn:

Shower for me, in and out in ten minutes tops


That's me when I'm in a hurry. My husband can do it in five or less!
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
I always feel cleaner after a shower. I take showers everyday, but a nice hot bubble bath can be a real treat. I agree it is kindof gross to bath in what you are washing off, but baths for me are not just for cleansing. They are for relaxing. Especially on cold winter nights. But I would have to say still that showers are the way to go on a daily basis.
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: jennybeanPosted: Wednesday, November 09, 2005I always feel cleaner after a shower. I take showers everyday, but a nice hot bubble bath can be a real treat. I agree it is kindof gross to bath in what you are washing off, but baths for me are not just for cleansing. They are for relaxing. Especially on cold winter nights. But I would have to say still that showers are the way to go on a daily basis.


Bubble baths are nice, no argument there! My youngest likes to take bubble baths with all of her water toys. That frees me up for a little bit. She loves taking showers though with me. We make it fun too but when I want to be alone I just lock the bathroom door and tell her mommy needs alone time.

Showers are definately good on a daily basis.
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top

You're one of those 2 mins bather uh?! My brother spends a long time in the shower. I'm talking probably 30mins! As kids we made sure to get in there before he did! Don't even mention the water bill!

Close.  Usually 5 minutes.  And like Pseudosoldier, says, I am trying to get the ick off me!  Not sit in it.

Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top
Close. Usually 5 minutes. And like Pseudosoldier, says, I am trying to get the ick off me! Not sit in it.


! Five minutes seems to be the norm for guys.
Reply #11 from JoeUser Forums Top
I get bad cases of "Restless Leg Syndrome", I mean to the point where my whole body goes gets hit with the wave. One of the few things that stops the spasms is a really hot bath. I just wish I had a bigger tub!!

The thing is though, when I'm done soaking in the hot soapy water, I always feel the need to shower. I'm not sure why since I've had apartments that didn't have showers (bath only) and of course, thanks to the Army, my record without bath or shower was 2 1/2 weeks. ;~D

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Both of us putting out a hygiene related article on the same day? Sick Minds to think alike! ;~D
Reply #12 from JoeUser Forums Top
I might be interested in taking a bath one day if I can ever find a tub that is over 6 feet long. As it stands now, half of my body would have to be out of the water, either my torso or my legs.

I love all my body parts equally and don't want to discriminate
Reply #13 from JoeUser Forums Top
I'm utilitarian about everything. I think showers on the whole are cleaner, but I don't think you do as good a job cleaning if that makes any sense. The fact that you are soaking your feet and legs and *cough* other stuff I think are pros in the bath column since it helps lift off dead skin and such, but then every time I take a bath I feel filmy and have to shower a bit to get the soap off anyway.

Wow, that was about at metrosexual as I get... *shiver*...
Reply #14 from JoeUser Forums Top
I get bad cases of "Restless Leg Syndrome", I mean to the point where my whole body goes gets hit with the wave. One of the few things that stops the spasms is a really hot bath. I just wish I had a bigger tub!!


I'm not sure if you're pulling my leg or not! I never heard of that!



The thing is though, when I'm done soaking in the hot soapy water, I always feel the need to shower


Me too! That's why I prefer showers!


Both of us putting out a hygiene related article on the same day? Sick Minds to think alike!


Hehehehee.....you're so funny!!


I might be interested in taking a bath one day if I can ever find a tub that is over 6 feet long. As it stands now, half of my body would have to be out of the water, either my torso or my legs.I love all my body parts equally and don't want to discriminate


! You're funny too!! I can just visualise your legs hanging over the tub too!


I'm utilitarian about everything. I think showers on the whole are cleaner, but I don't think you do as good a job cleaning if that makes any sense. The fact that you are soaking your feet and legs and *cough* other stuff I think are pros in the bath column since it helps lift off dead skin and such, but then every time I take a bath I feel filmy and have to shower a bit to get the soap off anyway.


Yes, showers are cleaner (in my humble opinion!). But you can "cough" scrub your other parts quite as clean while showering! With all those fancy stuff they have on the shelf.........


Wow, that was about at metrosexual as I get... *shiver*...


Hahaha......Baker with metrosexual tendencies....I'm loving it!
Reply #15 from JoeUser Forums Top
I get bad cases of "Restless Leg Syndrome",


My husband has this exact same thing! Don't you run marathons? OR am I thinking about someone else?

He gets RLS so bad the DR had to put him on a low dose of anti-seizure medicine. It's really low dose, and only works sometimes.

I will tell him about the bath thing though....thanks.
Reply #16 from JoeUser Forums Top
Oh, shower for me.

No time for baths.
Reply #17 from JoeUser Forums Top
I'm utilitarian about everything. I think showers on the whole are cleaner, but I don't think you do as good a job cleaning if that makes any sense. The fact that you are soaking your feet and legs and *cough* other stuff I think are pros in the bath column since it helps lift off dead skin and such, but then every time I take a bath I feel filmy and have to shower a bit to get the soap off anyway.


Buwhahahah Baker. I bet you don't sleep naked either.

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Reply #18 from JoeUser Forums Top
I'm a shower person, particularly because here we are in a drought and showers don't waste as much water as a bath (provided one doesn't shower for hours on end). Like a lot of people here, I never feel properly clean after a bath.
Reply #19 from JoeUser Forums Top
I'm not sure if you're pulling my leg or not! I never heard of that!


Oh Forever Serenity, I wish I was pulling your leg (and I equallly wish the RLS wouldn't keep pulling on mine). Imagine an itch deep in your bones that you have no way of scratching... that is the best way I've come up with to decribe what it's like.

My husband has this exact same thing! Don't you run marathons? OR am I thinking about someone else?

He gets RLS so bad the DR had to put him on a low dose of anti-seizure medicine. It's really low dose, and only works sometimes.

I will tell him about the bath thing though....thanks.


Yeah, I'm on Requip for it, but as with your husband, it doesn't work all the time. No, I don't run marathons, in fact I hated every step of every run I had to do when I was a paratrooper. Sometimes in a bad attack though, I feel like a marathon is all that would help. Unfortunatly, exercise offers very little relief.
Reply #20 from JoeUser Forums Top
My husband has this exact same thing! Don't you run marathons? OR am I thinking about someone else?He gets RLS so bad the DR had to put him on a low dose of anti-seizure medicine. It's really low dose, and only works sometimes.I will tell him about the bath thing though....thanks.


Oh..I didn't realise this was an actual ailment.


Oh, shower for me.No time for baths.


Yea, which busy mom does?!


Like a lot of people here, I never feel properly clean after a bath.


It's a consensus!


Oh Forever Serenity, I wish I was pulling your leg (and I equallly wish the RLS wouldn't keep pulling on mine). Imagine an itch deep in your bones that you have no way of scratching... that is the best way I've come up with to decribe what it's like.


I understand now from what Tonya (Tova7) wrote! I understand the description too. I sorta have something like that, not to the extent, I'm referring to your description of that itch in your bones. I hurt my left knee as a child and it hasn't really been the same since. I sometimes feel like I could pull off my knee cap and scratch it sometimes from the feeling I get. So I understand. I'm sorry if I sounded too flippant about it!


Sometimes in a bad attack though, I feel like a marathon is all that would help. Unfortunatly, exercise offers very little relief


That's awful Ted.
Reply #21 from JoeUser Forums Top
MY idea of heaven, among others..., is a shower to wash away the grime of living, then sink into
a tub filled with perfumed oil, or perfumed bubbles, with candles slowly burning and music in
the background.

Morning calls for a quick shower to get the muscles and joints moving again with the sting of
very warm water on the back.

I get very painful thigh spazms, so have cyclobenzephrine on hand for that, and am now
starting to also get the restless leg thing going so this medicine helps me alot.
Reply #22 from JoeUser Forums Top
Hot baths. Hot. Hot. baths....If jazz music, candles, sex, chocolate or dr. pepper are involved, so much the better.

And really, I feel like you get cleaner from a good bath. It lets you soak everywhere. You might have to rinse after, but it's definitely cleaner. When you want to get grease and dirt off of a pot, do you rinse it, or soak it?

And occasionaly, although it's sheer torture, ice cold baths immediately after a particularly long run or race. They suck, but it takes away all that inflammation causing residual soreness that sometimes lingers for a couple of days.
Reply #23 from JoeUser Forums Top
P.S. I'm the marathoner. At least when I'm back in condition. Still working on it.
Reply #24 from JoeUser Forums Top
I like Japanese style. You shower up first and clean yourself, then settle into the bath for a nice, hot soak. I have a... shower room? Bathtub and shower are in a separate tiled room. Pretty standard for over here. You get a little stool to sit on, scrub off, rinse off, then soak.

If you go to a public bath and do the soak first, you get the most evil glares.

By tub isn't long, but with a slight bend of legs, I fit into the tub and the water goes up to my shoulders if I like. The long shallow tub doesn't do it for me anymore.

I guess I am a combo girl.
Reply #25 from JoeUser Forums Top
So I understand. I'm sorry if I sounded too flippant about it!


FS, be as flippant as you wanna be! I joke about it all the time! ;~D ((course, I'm the guy who satired my own NDE... so... ;~D )))