# Should one shower in the morning or evening? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 9, 2006, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749 "2006-03-09T21:39:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Martha\_Medea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@Martha\_Medea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martha_Medea)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749/41 "2006-03-10T02:24:26Z")
> [@](#): > > Neither! A bath once a week and top’n’tail every morning in-between is enough for me. -at least that’s what several Brit acquaintances have told me. Maybe they’re just trying to shock us delicate Mediterranean types who shower daily. My preference? Morning, but will return for midday and evening showers if it’s really scorchio. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749/42 "2006-03-10T02:45:31Z")
A morning shower is a necessity for me. My hair is long, thick, and curly, and it looks matted after I’ve slept on it. I’ll shower again at night if I feel dirty, but that’s usually only in the summer. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749/43 "2006-03-10T03:28:23Z")
Morning, afternoon, evening…depends on what’s going on. Years ago, when I had to be at work at 5am, I showered the night before. Now, two days a week I work at a horse ranch 8am - 1pm. I shower when I get home at like 1:30. The next morning if I’m going somewhere I’ll shower, but if not I might wait until the evening. Really, it’s just whenever I need it. ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749/44 "2006-03-10T04:54:33Z")
My hair hates hairdryers. Since it’s a pain to walk around with drippy hair for several hours (it takes _forever_ to dry), it’s easier to wash it at night. Plus, in the winter, going outside with wet hair is a definite no-no- I had mine turn to icicles a few weeks back… :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Giant\_Spongess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@Giant\_Spongess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giant_Spongess)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749/45 "2006-03-10T05:05:27Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > Morning. I feel greezy the next day if I shower at night. Also, my hair will absolutley not behave right if I don’t fully shower it in the morning even if it is just for one minute. I have tried running sink water over it for 5 minutes with shampoo and everything and I still look I went straight from a bar to work. That’s funny, my hair won’t behave unless I sleep on it wet. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749/46 "2006-03-10T06:04:44Z")
> [@monica](#): > > My hair hates hairdryers. Since it’s a pain to walk around with drippy hair for several hours (it takes _forever_ to dry), it’s easier to wash it at night. Plus, in the winter, going outside with wet hair is a definite no-no- I had mine turn to icicles a few weeks back… :eek: Yep, if I’d like for my skin to be dried out and flakey despite moisturizer by the time I put on makeup **and** for my hair to wet for a couple hours before drying frizzily, I shower in the morning. Otherwise I shower at night (usually at least an hour before bed so my hair’s not wet enough to soak the pillow case) which means dry hair by morning and less damage to skin that’s too damn fragile. Have you ever read Saint Maybe by Anne Tyler? She describes a minor character as having “that hurt looking skin common to redheads.” She speaks truth. Sweating at night is only an issue if it’s particularly warm…and this is New England. It’s only warm at night in July and August or when someone jacks the heat up to 75F when I’m covered up expecting it to be 10+ degrees cooler. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749/47 "2006-03-10T06:16:40Z")
> [@Grossbottom](#): > > Eww! Like it’s a choice? Twice a day, morning and evening. Hell, I’ll go for an afternoon spin on the weekends sometimes. If my name were **Grossbottom** , I’d shower a lot too. I take a shower before usually because I like to take a leisurely time and it relaxes me. I don’t have a problem with being awake when I first get up. Of course being that I work most of my time in an ER with varying shifts, sometimes my shower before bed is at 8am. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749/48 "2006-03-10T07:27:28Z")
:dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: You don’t bathe twice a day? :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Obsidian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/51bf81/32.png) [@Obsidian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obsidian)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749/49 "2006-03-10T08:11:38Z")
Evening. I take baths more than showers, but in either case, I find it very relaxing. Maybe I’m just self conditioned after all these years of shower then sleep, but NOTHING makes me want to get back in bed in the morning (especially a cold morning) quite like taking a shower. I know, I’m wierd. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749/50 "2006-03-10T09:10:27Z")
I shower in the afternoon. You get back from work/school, you’re hot, you’re tired… shower time! I’m more tired in the afternoon than the morning so I guess it wakes me up too. Does nobody else do this? ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749/51 "2006-03-10T09:25:15Z")
Although I generally shower once a day **in the morning** , I am of the opinion that one should shower whenever one feels grotty enough or feels so inclined. So, one should shower whenever the fancy takes them, yes? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749/52 "2006-03-10T11:46:00Z")
All depends. I like to shower 2x day. Morning and evening. The morning shower wakes me up, and if I got laid at night/morning, I dont go to work [yay, now i finally have a job] smelling like a whorehouse. I shower in the evening and it relaxes me, and cleans off any dirt/sweat fom the day. I only wash my hair every 2nd or 3d day and brush it to distribute the oils properly along the hair shaft. When I wasnt working, it tended to just be evening showers to conserve money. Fuel oil is expensive and a single income was barely enough to pay all the bills and actually eat every month. Wash clothes can go a long way to clean ones body if used properly … ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749/53 "2006-03-10T12:26:17Z")
I’m a BIG, hairy, sweaty, white guy. In a (mild) Australian winter, then it’s once and in the morning, with evening showers as per my social obligations. 😃 In summer, twice, or even three times. When I travel in SE Asia, up to five times per day. It can get to the point where the weather is so oppressive and uncomfortable that showering moves from being a chore to a form of recreation. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749/54 "2006-03-10T16:56:56Z")
Normally just in the evening, but also in the morning as needed. I have extremely dry skin and have to fully moisterize after a shower. Since I’m not a morning person AT ALL I try to do it at night instead. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749/55 "2006-03-10T17:43:54Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > Copout. Just because some people do things differently doesn’t mean that one group is not 100% wrong and should be notified of it. It is the essence of the boards. In that spirit, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: The toilet paper goes up and over. As far as showers, in the morning. My short hair is all over the place after I sleep and a good wash and condition settles it down. And I feel oogy after sleeping; I drool and oil and stew in my own juices so I need to rinse all that off in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749/56 "2006-03-10T18:31:41Z")
I usually shower in the afternoons, after work/working out but before class. ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2006, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749/57 "2006-03-11T03:01:52Z")
> [@shelbo](#): > > Depends on the job. Back when I was digging ditches for a living I’d shower at night. No reason to clean up before going to work. Just slap on the hat and gloves and to to it. > Now that I no longer do real work for a living, I shower in the a.m., so as to smell pretty on the elevator up to the office. bing! bing! bing! Correct answer! Give that man a ceegar. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-one-shower-in-the-morning-or-evening/347749.md?page=2)