# How long does your average shower take?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [September 30, 2002, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227 "2002-09-30T11:45:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Jessity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jessity)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/1 "2002-09-30T11:45:34Z")
So I just got out of the shower, and I realized that it didn’t take me very long to do the whole undress/shower/dress thing.
Just under ten minutes to:
[ul]
[li]Start the shower[/li][li]Undress[/li][li]Hop in[/li][li]Wet hair[/li][li]Wash hair[/li][li]Rinse hair[/li][li]Put conditioner in hair[/li][li]Wash entire body[/li][li]Rinse body[/li][li]Rinse hair[/li][li]Get out of the shower[/li][li]Dry off[/li][li]Get dressed[/li][/ul]
(If it were a shaving day, I’d say it would’ve taken me ten minutes more.)
When I was a kid, I could just stand in the shower for. . . eternity, it seemed. Maybe I don’t have the patience or time anymore.
Maybe ten minutes is average, I dunno. How much time to you spend in the shower on average?
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### Author:  [@KellyM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyM)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/2 "2002-09-30T11:48:16Z")
Takes me about 10 minutes, or a little longer if I have a lot of tangles in my hair to tease out.
When I was in college I would sometimes spend an hour or longer in the shower. Of course, they never ran out of hot water…
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### Author:  [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/3 "2002-09-30T11:50:28Z")
Hmm…perhaps I’ll time myself later this morning, but keep in mind I have to:
[ul]
[li]walk all the way down the hall[/li][li]find an empty stall[/li][li]undress[/li][li]start the shower[/li][li]wet hair[/li][li]shampoo[/li][li]rinse[/li][li]wash body[/li][li]rinse[/li][li]shut off water[/li][li]dry[/li][li]dress[/li][li]return to room[/li][/ul]
College is great! :rolleyes:
I seem to remember that at home I could be in and out in about 5 minutes, but that doesn’t include dressing afterwards .
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### Author:  [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/4 "2002-09-30T12:08:46Z")
Okee doke people,
EIGHT minutes!
EIGHT!
Of course, I had the benefit of a large mug of coffee and no drowsiness (I stayed up all night), so My (and your) mileage may vary.
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### Author:  [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/5 "2002-09-30T12:15:30Z")
At one point it took me slightly more than a half hour, but I think now I’m down to c. 20 minutes.
And my hair is longer than most…
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### Author:  [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/6 "2002-09-30T12:34:05Z")
Hot
Soapy
Waterfall
(As long as I have time for)
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### Author:  [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/7 "2002-09-30T12:40:54Z")
30 minutes.
But then, I like to relax in the hot water. Mmmmmmmmm…
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### Author:  [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/8 "2002-09-30T12:42:40Z")
30 minutes. It’s the half-hour shower.
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### Author:  [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/9 "2002-09-30T13:05:55Z")
5 minutes tops. When younger, my standard was always the length of one tune blasting on my stereo. These days, the alarm goes off at 6:00. By 6:10 I have showered, shaved, brushed my teeth, dressed, and made the bed.
Now my kids — that’s another story. How they can take so long to wash those little bodies?
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### Author:  [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/10 "2002-09-30T13:09:15Z")
Alone, about 5 minutes.
Now if the wife’s in there with me…we’re looking at an extra minute or two…
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### Author:  [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/11 "2002-09-30T13:52:23Z")
My parents house enver had a shower, so wehn i was 11, and over my friends, I used hers.
Well!
It was so much fun I took about a half hour.
But actually, it only takes me about 10 minutes.
I’m a quick washer.
The rinsing is mroe fun and takes longer.
I do not wash my hair in the shower.
For some odd reason, its the kitchen sink only.
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### Author:  [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/12 "2002-09-30T14:05:36Z")
Typical workday morning, ~ three minutes (with today’s new improved short short hair). But I did spend 30 minutes enjoying a shower at a Holday Inn yesterday.
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### Author:  [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/13 "2002-09-30T14:24:33Z")
About 10 minutes from turning on the water to drying off. If I’ve been doing particularly grubby work, it’ll take longer, and if I’m just having a quick rinse, or not washing my hair, it’s definitely quicker. I don’t understand the joys of just standing in the shower. I’d rather get in, get done, and get out.
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### Author:  [@The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ace_of_Swords)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/14 "2002-09-30T14:43:25Z")
C’mon. I know for a fact that some of you are the proverbial “Hour-in-the-Shower.”
Come clean – er, admit it!
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### Author:  [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/15 "2002-09-30T14:56:03Z")
those who are dirty need longer showers
😃
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### Author:  [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/16 "2002-09-30T14:58:41Z")
I’m in the about ten minutes group, maybe five more minutes if I’m shaving the ol’ legs. But if I’m singing a good song, and get inspired to do a few more numbers, all bets are off. I could be in there till my fingers shrivel up to nothing.
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### Author:  [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/17 "2002-09-30T15:00:14Z")
Less then ten minutes for me.
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### Author:  [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/18 "2002-09-30T15:02:36Z")
Fifteen to twenty minutes or so. What? You don’t relax or anything in your showers? Another ten minutes or so for showering. Not exactly sure, but I’ll time myself tonight.
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### Author:  [@kitarak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitarak)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/19 "2002-09-30T15:16:56Z")
About half an hour if it’s my morning shower - When I’ve just woken up I do everything slowly on account of still being half asleep. Also I like to relax in the shower. Mmm… Hot water.
If I’m more awake it’s generally about 20 minutes.
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### Author:  [@MattTheCroc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MattTheCroc)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227/20 "2002-09-30T15:22:03Z")
As long as I possibly can. But with the stupid hot water, system, it’s lucky if I can get 15 minutes… If I shave, then I can pretty much guarantee that I’ll be racing to finish up with my legs and feet… Yeah, I can just stare off into space for ages in a shower… I can tell you, the first thing I’ll do when I move out is to get myself a damn nice shower. And an auxilliary hot water system… And an extra high pressure nozzle and extra high temperature…
A shower is an assistant to waking up; I’m sure I could manage it in five minutes if I had to, but what’s the point?
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