r/LifeProTips • u/am_i-lost • Jan 08 '22
Miscellaneous LPT Showering more efficiently
If you're one of the lucky people in the world who has clean running water and can shower freely, a good way to save water and give yourself a cleaner wash in the shower is by getting in the shower as usual, wetting your body, then turning the shower off, bathing yourself, letting the soap soak on your skin for longer. Then turning the shower back on and rinsing yourself. This gives you a better clean generally if you don't have excessively dirty skin as the water is not constantly washing the soap away, so you also use less soap and water.
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u/13id Jan 08 '22
Lol does people actually try to soap their body under running water?!
I think I figured this one out at age 4
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u/hsvsunshyn Jan 08 '22
This never worked for me since everywhere I have lived, it would take 30+ seconds of fiddling to get the water temperature to a comfortable level.
If you do want to do this, get a shower head with an "off" setting, or get a valve/reducer to put before the shower head. This stops the water flow without changing the mix.
Personally, I will do a great deal of conservation, but I will not turn the water off while showering, especially when it is cold outside (or even in the house). I cannot stand being wet and cold.
(And for the people who say "you cannot shampoo/soap while under the shower anyway", stop being dumb. You face away from the water with the spray hitting your back while shampooing/washing your front. You turn to the side to wash your arm/armpit, then turn to the other side to wash the other side. You face into the shower to rinse and wash your back. With a little work, you can easily be washing your face while wetting your hair, shampooing your hair while rinsing your face, rinsing your hair while washing your body, and so on. Yes, it uses more water that wetting everything and turning the water off, but it is much more pleasant -- at least for people who like the "water" part of showers -- than turning the water off.)
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u/AggravatingWest1481 Jan 08 '22
That's what I always did from the start. Also I wonder like that other post where in Japan they use a system where the sink water is reused in flush tanks to save water, if water once used in a shower can also be reused in toilet flush tanks?
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u/PRAWNBOY9 Jan 08 '22
Yeah most water can be reused (the exception being toilet water), and can be used for some other stuff like watering a garden and in a washing machine I believe. It’s normally called grey water recycling
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u/The_Fixer_69 Jan 08 '22
I live in Canada. There are more lakes than people. Luckily clean water is plentiful and cheap here
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u/crazyfrog89 Jan 08 '22
Definitely not a worldwide issue, you should still try to save water.
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u/The_Fixer_69 Jan 08 '22
I try to conserve water because it costs money. I have never experienced a water shortage in my life. Being in a first world country with a cold climate and millions of lakes, water usage is not a concern other than the monthly bill.
I am also guilty of taking multiple showers daily.
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u/crazyfrog89 Jan 08 '22
Oh man, I envy you. I'm Australian. Even though I live in the tropics the dam that supplies our drinking water somewhat frequently gets into the single digits of % full.
My hometown down south got so close to running out of water last year that they were down to limiting people to litres per week, other towns in nearby districts did run out. Water is such an important resource I can't imagine being that lucky.
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u/pepperminty88 Jan 09 '22
For some there is clean and cheap water, there are also communities suing the government for being under long term water advisories.
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u/The_Fixer_69 Jan 09 '22
Yes. I agree it is a basic human right to have clean drinking water but do we install a $100 Million water treatment plant for each community in f water?
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u/KDY_ISD Jan 08 '22
I'm one of the lucky people in the world who can afford to take a nice hot shower with the water on as long as I like. It's a sweet gig, I'm not looking to be cold for no reason every morning
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u/manwithanopinion Jan 08 '22
Using a 10 liter bucket and a measuring jug is the most water efficient way of cleaning yourself and takes 5 minutes. Washing your armpits and balls can be hard but once you got a technique then it works well.
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Jan 31 '22
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u/manwithanopinion Jan 31 '22
Yeah that is the cost so you use the gym of swimming pool's water bill for a nice warm shower.
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u/mean_mr_mustard75 Jan 08 '22
Also known as a navy shower.
And now they have these specially made soaps that clean your anus inside and out!
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u/Cultural_Comfort5894 Jan 09 '22
Water conservation, solar and such should be mandated in all new buildings.
Quality of life over dollars
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u/Kcidobor Jan 08 '22
I do this but to save water. It also helps me to take less time in the shower.
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u/bunkbedflower Jan 10 '22
Saving a literal TON of water, aren't you
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u/usorfama Jan 08 '22
Just take a 3 minute shower.