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Originally Posted by mariec99
Personal hygiene is the LAST thing I would ever skimp on to save a few pennies. Projecting a professional image (meaning super-groomed and well dressed) is economically advantageous in Western society.
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absolutely- but MOST of that professional image is obtained outside of a 5 minute shower. clean pressed clothes, styled hair, make-up, polished shoes, deoderant and brushed teeth is all done outside of the shower.
You don't get any cleaner by washing your body for 20 minutes than you do if you scrub for 3 minutes- unless of course you've been working in the mines, digging ditches, construction, ect.
( you meaning general you)
If you develop a streamlined shower system, you can be in and out in 5 minutes or less. The second the water is warm enough, wash your hair. Don't stand there all day and lather up.- if you feel the need to scrub your scalp for 20 minutes, turn off the water.
apply conditioner, while that is soaking, soap up, and then rinse the conditioner and body soap all at once. done. if you shave in the shower add 1 minute. if it takes you more than one minute to shave, you should be doing it with the water off.
It's hard for me to understand what people are doing in the shower for a half an hour. I suspect most of the time just standing there. I was in the military and the water is on a timer- it comes on for exactly 3 minutes. if you are too slow and it shuts off with a head full of lather- too bad. you are sticky and soapy all day. move faster next time.
guess that's how I got good at fast showers.
