# Which way do you face in the shower? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 16, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874 "2019-01-16T16:13:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/21 "2019-01-16T21:04:02Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Away whilst soaping, facing whilst rinsing, like any normal human. ^^^ yeah what **Chefguy** said. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/22 "2019-01-16T21:04:43Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > I get cold when my back isn’t actively under a stream of warm water. Plus, I’ve got long hair that takes a long time to wash, and it hangs down my back. So away, unless I’m in the middle of rising off a frontal area. And I get cold when my stomach isn’t actively under a stream of water! So towards. Luckily I’m tall enough that I can mostly make a stream of shower water hit my neck, not my face, so I don’t have to deal with a faceful of water. ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/23 "2019-01-16T21:33:55Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Facing my Wife. Facing your wife’s front or her back? Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/24 "2019-01-16T21:42:37Z")
Male. North. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/25 "2019-01-16T21:42:59Z")
Is “facing carnivorousplant’s wife” a poll option? ---
**Author:** ![EscAlaMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/escalamike/32/4177_2.png) [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/26 "2019-01-16T22:12:54Z")
I just wanted to comment to say it’s quite remarkable how evenly split this poll is (I primarily face the showerhead btw, while my wife primarily faces away). ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/27 "2019-01-16T22:20:50Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > Is “facing carnivorousplant’s wife” a poll option? For v.1.0, 2.0 yes. 3.0 is a definite no. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/28 "2019-01-16T22:23:27Z")
> [@begbert2](#): > > I tend to face the showerhead, but stand back far enough from it that it’s not spraying my head or face, but instead is spraying my chest and torso. I step forward to wash my face and hair, spin (or step forward and duck my head) to dampen my back, and return to the default position when I’m doing neither of the above. > > ETA: I’m male. This is what I do to. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/29 "2019-01-16T22:27:26Z")
I mostly face away because with butt-length hair that’s the expedient way to rinse all that hair, whether before adding shampoo or rinsing all the shampoo out. The alternative is bend over and flip all that hair forward to get it rinsed out while facing the shower, which I find awkward and uncomfortable. ---
**Author:** ![BobBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@BobBitchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobBitchin)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/30 "2019-01-16T22:49:50Z")
Not so much a spinner as a turner. 6vs half doz I face the shower head to rinse, face away to wash, generally. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/31 "2019-01-16T23:37:22Z")
Male; mostly away from the shower head. I turn around only to grab the next bottle-- be it body wash, shampoo, or conditioner. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/32 "2019-01-17T01:03:05Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Facing my Wife. That’s odd. I face your wife too. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/33 "2019-01-17T02:13:17Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Away whilst soaping, facing whilst rinsing, like any normal human. Yay, I’m normal! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/34 "2019-01-17T02:45:14Z")
well, I don’t spin _ **constantly** _… ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/35 "2019-01-17T02:54:12Z")
> [@Hermitian](#): > > How can you face toward the whole time? Even if your face is not in the direct stream you will be getting a certain amount of residual spray in your eyes. Err…soap in my eyes is a problem, but spray? I always face the shower head, and it has never been a problem. I close my eyes when I’m spraying directly my face, but not otherwise. Maybe you’re unusually sensitive to having water in your eyes? ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/36 "2019-01-17T03:54:13Z")
People should mention how big their shower is. Mine is quite sizeable (our Golden Retriever fit inside with no problems) so I can move back and forth to position the spray away from my eyes, and I face the showerhead unless I’m rinsing my back. Our other bathroom has a tiny shower, and there I could see facing away. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/37 "2019-01-17T03:57:09Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > In addition to my answer above, I have to add that it depends on the height of the shower head. If it is higher than my face, then I face away more. If it is lower than my face, I spend more time facing it. +1. I’m a man, so I spend more time being taller than the shower head compared to women I’ve been in the same house with. ---
**Author:** ![D.E.S.K.Top668](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/38 "2019-01-17T04:20:30Z")
I have a bad back. When I wash in the shower, I do my hair, face, front of body with my back to the showerhead and then I switch to rinse off the front while I scrub the back. When I’m done washing and rinsing, I let the showerhead neat on my lower back until the water starts to cool down. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/39 "2019-01-17T07:10:41Z")
I’m wondering how much height has to do with which direction people face. I’m 5’2-ish. I’ve never yet found a fixed shower head that doesn’t spray me in the face. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874/40 "2019-01-17T11:57:50Z")
I don’t spin _constantly_, but I turn as needed to get the job done. I don’t linger, I just take care of business and get out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-face-in-the-shower/827874.md?page=3)