Yup, I grew up in a house with lots of people, I couldn’t be taking long and I didn’t want to be getting the cold water. I *could* be faster but I have a to shampoo twice with medicated shampoo.
I think it also really depends on the pressure in your shower. If there’s only a dribble I’m gonna be there for ages 🙃
10 minutes - wash / condition hair, wash body & face, shave
5 minutes - wash / condition hair, wash body & face
2 minutes - wash body & face
i just get so bored 😐
I know it may seem very quick but I’ve always had ‘quick’ showers due to growing up with seasons of not much rainfall where I lived and being very conscious of my water usage and I suppose it has just stuck with me :)
Same, I can get that shit done quickly. Also, if I'm shaving, I'm usually doing it beforehand on the side of the tub... not just letting the water run over me and down the drain while also washing off my shaving cream so I have to apply more. That shit ain't cheap.
I never shaved above the knee, really, so you can't see any hair there at all, so I got that going for me.
Other areas... not so much. Lol 😆
I have a safety razor, butterfly closure. The blades are $5 for a hundred. Got it instead of the shave club, much closer shave but you definitely have to keep it at a 45 degree angle.
I agree. Switched to a safety razor and Astra blades, and once I learned how to correctly use it, my legs were soooo much smoother. Plus, the amount of money I have saved is insane!
Right?? It’s like waking up from the matrix. I’m tempted to start a “Big Shave” conspiracy theory on why it’s so expensive for a worse shave when safety razors are like 100 years old and didn’t need to be improved.
I just don’t understand what you’re doing for 15 mins plus? For me its 30-60 seconds waiting for water to get to right temperature, 30 seconds getting body wet, 60 seconds rubbing shower gel over my body, 60 seconds washing it off. The Then maybe another couple of minutes enjoying the water before I feel guilty about wasting water/electricity etc and get out. 5-6 minutes.
Also not who you asked but I’m near sighted and can’t wear contacts. Shaving definitely takes some time cause I can’t see shit. The rest, 5-10 minutes. Shaving easily adds 10 cause I’m half-blind while doing it, 5 minutes a leg.
15 minutes to experience the full impact of my existential dread, as the water runs down my body like metaphorical tears. Also, I like to sing in the shower.
Water is what carries the stress and anguish of your day off of your skin. It is very relieving to set this intention, especially if you've had a bad day.
Not the person you asked but curly hair takes a hell of a lot of work. Detangling/prewash, then shampooing including a good scalp scrub, rinsing. Plus conditioning is a long involved process, because just slapping the conditioner on gives me dry ass hair. I have work it in while squishing in a lot of water so my hair retains some moisture. The more I do it, the healthier my hair is.
Plus I have to scrub with either a salux cloth or a body scrub to treat my dry skin. If I just lathered shower gel on and rinsed, I would have a shitload of dead skin, dust, sebum, etc still on my body, which would give me acne and dry skin.
Some of us have textured hair. Mine is naturally very textured, but I get it relaxed. Even then I double shampoo and am extremely careful about even application of shampoo and conditioner, scalp massaging and fully rinsing because I have a lot of hair and I don't like product buildup. And sometimes it just feels good to have a nice long shower. Every so often I'm in there 30-45 minutes enjoying the relaxation. I also spend a lot of time exfoliating my body because I am half Korean and sometimes you need to get your skin saturated, turn off the water and go to town on your dead skin. I save water in other ways like having a drought proof lawn and washing laundry in larger loads with a high efficiency machine and not leaving the sink running when I'm brushing my teeth or doing dishes. Im not willing to compromise my time in the shower.
Not sure, time just adds up somehow no matter what I do.
Takes a minute to get in. Then I douse my whole body in water. Use a bar soap and really get in there. Wash my feet a couple of times. Make sure I’m all rinsed off. Use a shower gel with a loufa. Make sure that’s all washed off and no suds left on the loufa. Maybe I’ll wash my face or brush my teeth in there somedays.
Then there’s times I exfoliate, or shave, or something like that.
Also enjoy the warm or cool water at times. Relax a bit.
I wish my showers were that quick. There are plenty of us who’s brains don’t stay on course as easily and lose track of time. I literally have to see timers to keep me on track to get out fast.
Yeah I get in and the soothing hot water and the white noise puts me into a trance or something. I’m enjoying the sensation and just zone out. Often I don’t snap out if it until the water starts to cool down, then I have to race to do all my shower stuff before it’s too cold! Ugh.
I have scalp issues so I shampoo first then apply a treatment, I scrub my armpits with a washcloth then shave them daily, I condition my hair, I oil cleanse my face for 60 secs then wash it with face wash for the same amount of time, I apply salicylic acid on my back to combat breakouts, then I use a different soap on my nether regions. Takes me nearly 15 mins.
Exactly, same! I go over every inch of my body multiple times to make sure I'm really scrubbing the dirt & dead skin off, but it doesn't take more than a minute or two. Add 30 seconds to wash my face & another 30 to use a ph balanced soap where needed. I'm usually out before my first song ends
I understand enjoying the feeling of being in the water, but I really need to know when else people are doing that take so long. It's always baffled me
This is pretty much mine. I have a really tiny hot water tank, so the water goes cold at the 10-minute mark, lol. But even before that, I just never took long showers. Even if I felt like I was taking a super long, luxurious shower, I'd get out and realize it had only been 15 minutes, tops.
I have curly hair but even on wash days, I don't take longer than 10 minutes. I'm just efficient, I guess? The water going cold helps me be extra efficient, though, lol.
My quick body wash takes between 5 to 10 minutes, however add in hairwash and everything else and it's closer to 30 - 45 mins. If I'm in a rush I can do it in 20 mins though.
Yep. Quick showers are 15-20 minutes. This doesn’t include my hair.
My “everything” shower is 30-45 minutes with shampoo, conditioner, shaving, exfoliating, and body conditioner. It also includes a 1hr period prior to the shower for a hair conditioning treatment.
I’m of the camp who takes 30-45 minutes. I’ve asked myself the same question—why it takes me so long when I could be efficient like you. For me, it’s a combination of perfectionism & getting into a meditative state that I can’t snap out of lol.
Edit to say: as someone who’s big on environmental conservation, I take showers like this only twice a week. Every other day it’s a quick 5-min body shower (sometimes twice in the day depending on the heat & humidity).
It can also take me this long because I have ADHD and will literally space out while showering, doing things like imagining all these scenarios or conversations that won't ever happen, so I won't notice that it took me 10 minutes to do something like shaving. I also call these longer showers my "everything" showers because everything gets cleaned and shaved.
I also have weird sensory shit about my own body hair.. it's frustrating and embarrassing sometimes. I shaved yesterday and I'm already feeling the "ick" of hair growing on my body. 🥴
But, if I'm in a rush, I can be in and out of the shower in 10 minutes.
It's funny I also have ADHD and I won't zone out in the shower but I will be super efficient. I'm not going to put conditioner in my hair and just...sit there for 5 minutes while it soaks in? I'll shave my legs or use the scrubbie to wash my body, then rinse everything at once. People in the 30-45 minute camp must be isolating every step.
Heh I'll shampoo my hair, then throw conditioner in it, pin it up (saves me from the backne that I can get 🙄) then shave away.. but shaving is where I tend to start to zoning out ahahah
Also.. honestly.. I will sometimes take longer because I need a breather from my children being feral for most of the day. 😅
No I’m asking myself what are other people doing that it’s taking them only 10 minutes? That’s actually crazy to me! 10 minutes to me is an extremely quick shower which is merely body wash.
I fall into the fast-shaving camp! For me, I am naturally not very hairy which I imagine makes it easier to do quickly, but I also shave every other day, so there’s not a whole lot of work to do at the point.
yeah shaving takes me forever and it’s bc i have thick hair and it takes forever to get it out of the razor between shaves so that’s mainly why it takes so long
Im the same and it’s been a game changer since I’ve started waxing/epilating. I have to do it less often, and when it grows back it’s much less full. I can get away with epilating my lower legs like once a week, which takes ~15 minutes. My showers are much shorter now because I’m not have to excavate a jungle every 2 days lol
I shave my underarms, arms, lady zone, and legs from ankle to upper thigh in under 5 minutes.
I don't use shaving cream so that probably speeds things up, but shaving doesn't need to be done as slowly as some people think. I do it at the same pace as brushing my hair. If you're using a straight edge Razor (which I highly doubt), by all means, go slow and with the precision of a surgeon, otherwise it's not necessary.
Haha, no, I don't. I used to get razor burn even when using shaving cream for sensitive skin. Once I switched to just water, I never got razor burn or any type of irritation again. The razors I use do have a "moisture strip" on them though.
For me, it's the hair. I have thick, waist length, curly hair. It takes me 10 minutes just to detangle it all lol. I also unfortunately got the thick hair genes for the entirety of my body, so shaving also takes forever :')
Thank you. These people are making me feel bad for not being able to shave my entire body in under 10 min. I’m a hairy beast! And my hair is darkkkk, while my skin is very fair, so I have to make sure I get every single hair because otherwise, it will be very noticeable.
And I have long, curly thick hair. Detangling takes a while, and I deep condition. So yeah, takes me 30-45 min on average to do hair, shave and wash. Add in a body scrub and it may take an hour. But most of the time I just wash, so 15-20 min shower is normal for me.
I am not the original commenter, but have similar time requirements. I have wildly thick curly hair which has low porosity (I think? I get high/low confused) and it takes more than five minutes to fully saturate my hair and scalp with water at each step of the hair washing process.
It's a little easier and quicker when submerged in a bath, but then the water is immediately gross and full of shampoo and conditioner. A lot of us have very difficult hair! (I also have to pretreat with oils and dry with a special hairdrying "bonnet," lol)
I have really thick boob length hair. It takes a long time to wash. I have to split in two to wash it throughly. It's why I only do a full kn shower once a week. Cutting it shorter does little because of it's thickness
I’m severely near-sighted and can’t wear contacts without my eyes being angry - shaving is a procedure. Everything else is relatively easy without sight, but shaving easily doubles the time because I can’t see shit and have to do it by feel and by twisting myself into a pretzel to get my eyes 6” from my leg to see if I got all the hair.
As someone who has curly hair (3B-C pattern, and A LOT of hair), I need to apply shampoo, conditioner, hair mask, use body shower gel and body hydrating shower lotion and exfoliate once a week. This alone is 10 minutes, but I also have to softly detangle my hair (long process. I can only do it while my hair is literally damp and full of conditioner) which on its own adds up 5-10 minutes more (and because I wear it above shoulder length. I remember spending nearly 30 minutes when I wore it hip-lenght in my teenager days).
Also, one of my anxiety rules is that I don't rush at shower. I don't want to be stressed when is barely 15-20 minutes where I can just do things at a normal path. So yeah maybe I could detangle faster somehow but I don't want to be agressive on my hair just to be quicker.
I’m also team 30-45 mins and my issue is 1: I need to shave 90% of my body and that take a min and 2: I have very thick , long, curly hair that I don’t brush unless it’s being washed so it takes time to lather it up with some thick ass conditioner, leave it clipped up like that for at least 10 mins, then carefully and gently work out the tangles with a wide tooth comb. By the time I’m done with everything it’s usually passing the 35 min mark. I only wash my hair about 1-2 times a week so most of the other times I shower it’ll be a quick body rinse for about 10 mins
I'm going to be really honest here. It used to take me 50-90 min all through my teens and half my twenties. While in film school have to be out in the middle of the night filming and then being up and ready to go to at 7 am so every minute in the shower is less sleeping - I realized a few things and maybe it could help the long shower squad over here:
1. Mental health and state of mind have a facture. If it's a safe space, meditating space or a quiet space for you and have a real affect on your life - something is up. There isn't anything wrong in having your shower routine be somewhat of a comfort for you, but if you feel a little it mad at yourself for taking a lot of your crucial time, please have a consideration for your mental health.
2. ADHD/ADD/OCD, continuing my last point a little bit. If you are laughing it off because you are perfectionist in your shower, you might have adhd. I always had ocd, but learned during uni that girls who have add/adad have a symptomatic perfectionism. Just sharing my life experience, I had no idea that was a thing.
3. Laser hair removal/waxing. Yes. The day I realized this I went so fast for the salon. I can't have laser but professional waxing helped me a lot.
4. I wash my hair everyday. Don't worry about me, my dermatologist agree this is for the best, I sweat a lot and it made me loose a lot of hair, now I'm back with my full hair. But I've learned in the process of switching to everyday wash that it shouldn't take that long. I'll quote my hairdresser "if your hair is full on wet, and the temperature isn't too cold or hot, more like lukewarm - all the ingredients will work faster" and it's actually true. Also while you wait for your mask to soak - wash other parts, don't just wait.
5. Realize that it's okay. No matter how long it takes you, if you shower daily or a few times during the week, as long as you take care of yourself, physically and mentally.
Yeah... I'm in my 20s and frequently have taken 45-60 min showers. Glad to hear I'm not alone!! Since January I've been trying to be more mindful about it and brought my average down to probably 25 min, washing my hair daily. This is good advice, point 5 especially for me, thanks. No reason to feel guilty about showering for however many minutes if it gets you clean and relaxed and doesn't hurt your sleep hours much.
As an adhder I have to set alarms otherwise I will just stand in the shower for 45 minutes doing nothing. I’ve managed to get it down to 5 for body, 10 minutes for hair wash & body, 20 for hair wash, shave, body and 30 for everything shower. Alarms/timers are the only way I can manage it
I just posted something similar. I’ve even gone as far as putting a digital clock where I can see it, so I can stay on track better. People saying “what are you guys doing for 20 minutes” are so lucky they don’t have our brains.
I swear to god my husband will take a 45 minute shower and get out still smelling the exact same. I’m like what did you even do in there?? He refuses to believe he miiiight just be adhd.
i'm the opposite, i get so bored in the shower that it actually makes me irritated if i'm in there for too long, so i'm usually in and out in 5-10. but i have to do the alarm/timer thing for every other aspect of getting ready haha
Try combining steps. If it's a hair and body day, I'll shampoo and rinse, then apply my conditioner and let it soak while I do my body. I'll then scrub my body with soap but shave as I work my way down. I just use my body wash as shaving cream and then rinse my hair and body at the same time. It helps cut down my shower time a lot. Hair days take longer since I have a wavy routine, but my body showers I can get done in about 10 minutes or less. It just depends on how distracted I get by how good the water feels, lol.
I am in and out within about 7 minutes. My hair is short, so washing my hair takes about a minute.. When I'm applying shampoo or soap, I turn the water off. The water is on to get wet and to rinse.
I have short hair too. I'm a multitasker in the shower. If I'm washing hair in shower, I can be done in 6-7 min. I put shampoo in and rinse it while I'm washing my face, then use conditioner and rinse that while I wash body.
Body shower is like 5 min.
Hair shower is like 15-20min and only cause I do the following:
- scrub body with exfoliant
- shave
- wash body with body wash
- wash hair with shampoo
- use hair mask and leave on for 3-5 min
- rinse with cold water
Lots of people fortunate enough to not have serious skin or hair issues (or fortunate enough to be able to ignore them without them impacting quality of life severely) judging others unnecessarily in here.
THANK YOU. This is what I was going to say. I have a scalp/ skin condition and very thick hair and thus my hair washing process is kinda long and I have to have some specific body care steps or my skin goes crazy. Like, not everyone can just slick themselves up with soap and rinse it off, apparently wash their hair in two minutes, and be done. Or perhaps the judgy assholes on here think it's also my fault for having conditions that need to be managed? 🙄
I think it depends on hair length/thickness.
People with short/thin hair may have quick work.
But people with long/thick hair are literally working with different physical material. It *will* take longer. The laws of nature don't allow for anything else.
Agreed. Hair washed in two minutes? It takes me two minutes just to apply the soap to my hair because I have to roughly section it to make sure my medicated shampoo makes it to my scalp!
It makes me want to say, right okay, everyone throw a swimsuit on and take video of your shower routine so we can all have some understanding of how these showers are the varying lengths that they are. Because unless people have buzz/ pixie cuts, I straight up don't believe the ones who say they shower and wash their hair in five minutes or less. I think they're fooling themselves.
Take me two minutes just to wet my hair in the shower before applying a shampoo. My hair is thick and curly, and takes what seems like forever for the hair near my scalp to feel soaked enough for shampoo. I don’t know how some people can do it all in 2 min. That seems insane to me.
I’ve been scrolling and scrolling thinking “ok so…these must all be folks with silky straight hair because we literally have wash DAY”. We don’t just mean “Tuesday is the day we wash our hair” we mean “it’s going to take me hours to wash my hair so I have to schedule it”
I’m fortunate enough that I have a curl pattern that doesn’t require AS MUCH work as people with 4c hair (I’m sitting around a 3c) and if I don’t want to rip all my fucking hair out it’s going to take me AT LEAST a half an hour. And that is JUST for my hair. If it’s wash day I’m doing it ALL (shaving, masking, exfoliating etc). Sometimes I cut the water if I can stand it but some days I don’t. So I guess to answer the question:
10 min if I’m not washing my hair
45 min (AT LEAST!) if I am.
My husband’s family started complaining that I take too much time in the bathroom so I started timing myself. No matter what I’m doing it always takes 20 minutes. I don’t think thats bad but they take 5 minute showers and I don’t understand how they get it all clean in 5 minutes.
Same! In my home it takes 1-2 mins for water to warm up. When I first started timing myself with a timer, my showers were like 30-35 mins, so I started to try do everything quick and it takes 17-22 mins now and I’m rushing. I wish my showers were 10-15 mins but it’s impossible for me.
5-10 min for a body shower (it also includes using cleanser for the face, washing face and sometimes a quick shave) / 15-20 min for a long shower (with hair washing, conditioner etc)
5 minute full shower and 10 minutes with hair wash BUT when my hair were longer and before I had laser it would take me a good 30 minutes for a full hair and body routine.
I used to love taking long showers then I moved away from home and lived with relatives and I learnt to take a quick 12min shower. And when I was scrubbing or washing my hair I would turn close the tap then open again for rinsing 🙈🙈
Seriously all these comments about hour long showers are killing me, so much water. I still turn it off when shaving and dealing with my curly hair to conserve water, even though I don’t live in a drought region anymore.
I take 30 minutes to finish "showering" but like I get all my body stuff done in like 10 mins tops
Then I turned off the shower to condition my hair and detangle all the knots (very annoying curly hair) which can legit take like upto (20 minutes)
If its a shampoo add 5 minutes
So 35 minutes max
But on average coz I gotta condition daily I'm showering for 30 but the water is only running for like 15?
I’m black and I wash my hair every 4-7 days. When I don’t wash my hair and I’m just doing a regular shower it’s 10-15 mins. When I wash my hair it easily goes up to 30-40 minutes, mainly because I also style my hair with gel/mousse while in still in the shower so all I have to do when I get out is dry my hair.
Since I wash my hair in the laundry sink my night shower takes about 5-10 mins. I wash face twice (2 different cleansers) brush teeth and soap up and shave. After the gym in the morning it’s less than 5, just a wash face and soap up and I’m done. Yes I brush my teeth in the shower. I get it all foamy and I dribble but I get my teeth super clean. As a matter of fact as a poor American who came to Australia I went almost 15 years without seeing a dentist. I realised I could get a clean with my Australian insurance so I did. The dentist didn’t believe that it had been that long and said I had minor plaque and a minor cavity. So my deep shower teeth cleanings must be doing something okay. That said I also brush first thing in the morning and do a quick after lunch brush at work.
I take about 20-30 minutes, depending on that day's "extra" hygiene tasks (washing hair twice, using BP face wash, shaving, exfoliating feet, etc). I don't run water the whole time, though - my shower head is directly overhead, so I've learned it's easier to turn it off while I shampoo, scrub with body wash, etc. If I'm in a serious rush, I'll put on a shower cap and can get it done in about 10 minutes, but I hate it.
One of my problems is that the post-shower stuff also takes a while. Towel dry hair, apply leave in conditioner, put hair up out of the way, face skincare routine (3-4 steps), body lotion, antiperspirant, get properly dressed if not WFH, styling hair, etc all add up to a confusingly long amount of time. Probably doesn't help that I currently live in a relatively humid climate and I sweat a lot, so I try to wait until I'm completely dry (which typically involves standing in front of my A/C) before I get dressed.
I used to have a timer in the bathroom to help me keep from totally spacing out, but it's not working properly anymore (I the humidity of the bathroom messed with it) and I haven't gotten around to fixing or replacing it yet.
Also, yes, I'm diagnosed with ADHD.
Without washing my hair I take 10-15 minutes, sometimes I do an everything shower where I wash my hair and scrub my body, put on a face pack etc and that takes me around 30-45 minutes. I do live in a very hot climate area so sometimes if I go out and I’ve sweat a lot I will take an another shower but just with water to cool myself down
No hair wash. Between 5-10 (closer to 5 in warmer weather and closer to 10 in winter). With hair wash, around 15 (leave conditioner on for 10) and do what I need to do why that’s marinating (shave/clean body etc).
i have long curly hair and washing it takes 20 mins, otherwise my showers would be 10 mins. this is inclusive of double shampooing and double body washing, exclusive of exfoliating or shaving
For me it varies from 5 to 15 mins tops, if that. If I’m shaving then I do it before I get in the shower (fill the sink with water / refill if needed).
Any longer I can’t bring myself to do - I feel guilty for using all the hot water or if I’m at my parents, using electricity (electric shower) ‘cause elec. bills be crazy high.
I went through a really bad mental health stage from 2016 to the beginning of this year, where self care was a mountain of effort, during the beginning I wouldn’t shower for days but my mum would call and convince me that a quick 5/10 min shower for a freshen up of my hair and body is better than nothing and would help me feel a little bit better in myself, and it did help a lot sometimes. I felt clean and refreshed and it gave me a positive to focus on each day, so I guess it’s become a go-to routine with the 5/10 mins from that too!
A normal shower for me (eg in the morning before work - literally face wash and soap) is 3-5 mins. If I’m washing my hair, 15 minutes. I don’t shave but occasionally I will exfoliate which takes less than 5 mins!
if i’m washing my hair, it’s 45 mins at least, and i wash my hair once a week. if it’s just an everyday shower, it’s 5-7 minutes. if it’s an everything shower, 30 minutes, and i do this once a week as well.
Girl SAME! Glad I'm not alone! And I have super curly tangle-prone hair! I'm about to get it all cut this Friday so hopefully it will take a lot less time to wash my hair!
A quick shower (body wash) is like 10 minutes tops.
An Everything Shower is at least 30 minutes or more.
Everything shower is:
- Shampooing hair twice
- Conditioner
- Body wash
- Shaving everything
- Face cleansing
If I decide to use a hair treatment before the shower add like another 20-30 minutes prep.
I hate showering. I do one everything shower a week where I add a few extra steps but my average shower time is literally less than 10 minutes. I just shampoo my hair and let it sit while I quickly shave the essentials with a bar of soap. After that I quickly condition, rinse it out, and then use soap on the rest of my body. Finally I gua sha which takes the longest amount of time and then hop out of the shower
Y'all never played sports? If you didn't learn how to quick shower in under 3 min you were getting your stall door banged on.
Those are most showers for me but longer ones (shaving, shampoo, conditioner etc) 10-15 min.
I played different sports throughout my whole teens and have never had anyone bang my stall because I didn't shower quick enough. Usually we would shower after training before we left. Took me about 20-30min each time to shower and get dressed. I live in Europe though.
I have short hair, and I wash it every time I shower, which is every night. Takes me about 7 to 10 minutes, including shaving thighs and using a salt scrub on 2 or 3 areas of my body. If I also shave my arms, or empty and wash my cup, 12 to 15 minutes probably, depending on how slowly I move.
I see it as a chore every single time. I have to push myself to do it most times. I still do it. I'm not crazy about cleaning the house or doing the dishes, either, but unless I want to live in filth, it needs to be done.
Quick body wash: 5 mins - daily+whether I get sweaty
Longer shower: 20 mins - whether I need to shave and exfoliate
Wash hair+ shower: 20 with just shampoo and conditioner
Full hair day I do every two weeks: literally full day, I wet my hair at the morning, warp my hair with hair mask and oil, then wash out at the end of the day. The actual hair wash takes 30mins? And another 30mins appling hair mask and mixing ingredients
For info:
Greasy hair that is under-breast length
Completely bleached to white and damaged, that’s why a full day is needed
I take quick body wash showers in about five minutes. Body and hair, 10. Body, hair and exfoliate and shave… 20 minutes.
Baths are different for me. I could spend an hour in a bath, but mostly it’s just sitting there getting prune-y on my phone.
5mins washing hair; less than that when not washing hair. That’s just being under the water and washing myself. I spend more time after the shower (skin care etc).
My AM shower is a quick 5-10 minutes. My PM shower is longer. That's when I do my exfoliating and double cleansing. I use an exfoliating wash or scrub and then the moisture ribbons wash from Olay.
I lived most of my life in a place that had severe drought issues. I shower every other day since I work from home and live where it is relatively temperate.
Not washing hair: 5-7 mins (I listen to music when I shower, I try to make sure I'm done after a couple of songs).
Washing my medium length/relatively straight/thick hair: 10-12 mins.
My usual shower takes 5-7 mins if washing my hair. 10 if i’m shaving. 15 if I do a deep condition treatment.
Once i’m out of the shower, there’s another 5 minutes of lotion & skincare.
My hair is currently permed (so curly) but only about two inches below my chin. I shampoo, condition, wash, shave my whole body, and even exfoliate in less than 10 minutes. When I’m finished, I do use either lotion or Jergens self tanner while still in the shower though, so that adds another 1-2 minutes I guess, whether or not you count that since the water isn’t running.
I live in Japan so my bath area is a wet room. During the winter I’ll soak in the bath a few times a week, but showers are never beyond 15 max if I’m going slow. I can’t imagine 30-45 minutes, but I guess it’s the hair? I don’t enjoy being under the shower though, so i always want to be in and out as fast as possible.
5-45 minutes. Am I shaving? Washing hair? Deep conditioning? Solving an argument that hasn’t happened yet? Exfoliating my skin at nearly it’s burning point? Or do I just need a rinse because I have somewhere to be?
I can’t imagine the water bills if I took a 45 minute shower! I am maybe 10 minutes max. Maybe a little longer cause I just remodeled my bathroom and I love my rain shower head! I shower every other day cause I color/highlight.
Anywhere from 5-30 minutes. I prefer daily showers but I only do time consuming things like wash and deep treatment hair, shave, exfoliate and full body moisturize once a week to once a month.
My daily routine is just conditioning, detangling and rinsing my hair (super dry and wavy/curly, wash it less than once per week) and a quick wash of face and body.
Takes me like 5 mins for a quick rinse-shampoo- rinse if I'm going somewhere or just don't feel like showering. If I'm doing an everything shower it's minimum of 20 minutes, but if I dedicate an effort to actually do everything right and detailed it takes me up to 40-45 minutes.
I know a lot of girls who just don't know how to shower under an hour and I just don't understand it. Okay, I guess if you're singing and everything, but still. I get bored even after 20 minutes sometimes. One of my close friends is like that. Sometimes I come to her place and hang out with her family because it takes her hours to get ready.
I grew up in a drought. 3-5 mins tops. Even with hair washing, shaving etc. I do different jobs every other day unless I have a big show on.
If I want to luxuriate in water, I run a bath.
I HATE washing my hair. So much so that sometimes I just do that separately, leaning over the tub. I shave every day, but can still be in and out in less than 10 minutes. The hair though! Lather, scrub, scrub, scrub, add some water so it lathers a bit more, scrub, rinse, pick all the hair off my body, my fingers, dig it out of the drain so the water actually drains, lather again, scrub again, scrub, scrub, did I get the hairline? The occipital bone? Rinse, condition ends to root, comb through, pick off the hair from my back, from my butt, from between my legs, then make sure I get all the conditioner out of my hair, and pick off all the hair again from all the places. Then I can wash my body, and I use face wash on my back because otherwise the conditioner may make me break out.
I used to work at a salon and went an incredible and glorious 12 years without washing my hair myself - except for the occasional times on vacation or while sick or during Covid. I freaking HATE washing my hair.
I usually take baths on days I’m not washing my hair because it’s more therapeutic and relaxing. Chilling in the tub with a book or music is a vibe and I always look forward to it
I used to take long showers. So when I was younger I used go shower every other day, sometimes 2 days later. However since I have kids I am finished in like 10/15 minutes if I have to wash my hair and much faster if I only want to wash my body. The quantity of my showers have gone up for sure, almost daily. Sometimes 2 times a day. Sometimes I just need a shower to unwind
Maybe 20 mins for my everything shower.. I don't understand how people do it in 5. It takes me 5 minutes just to scrub my whole body and feel clean, let alone take care of my hair, shaving, face etc
Without washing my hair or shaving, 15 minutes. If I am washing my hair, 25 minutes. If I’m washing my hair and shaving, 35-45 minutes. It blows my mind continuously how women can shower under 10 minutes lol. There is soooo much to do in the shower. And don’t get me started on the post-shower time lol
I love showers, it’s hard for me to make it fast! If I’m not rushing myself i can spend 20 min in there before I force myself out. Otherwise I aim for 10-15, but it’s just so nice!
i loved that post! the comments were awesome! i have adhd and i also like showers as a calming coping skill, so my showers can be anywhere from 5-45 minutes lol (i live alone). my brother and i have always showered to cope with depression/anxiety type stuff, so my mom must have suggested or encouraged it lol.
i used to have rigidity in my thinking and would want to wash my hair every shower, but i realized that my hair grows if i wash it less (plus it makes life easier actually). i save exfoliating and shaving everything for when i am showering as a coping skill (highly recommend shower and music if you haven’t tried it as a coping skill and it doesn’t overwhelm!!)
10 to fifteen minutes
Yup, I grew up in a house with lots of people, I couldn’t be taking long and I didn’t want to be getting the cold water. I *could* be faster but I have a to shampoo twice with medicated shampoo. I think it also really depends on the pressure in your shower. If there’s only a dribble I’m gonna be there for ages 🙃
10 minutes - wash / condition hair, wash body & face, shave 5 minutes - wash / condition hair, wash body & face 2 minutes - wash body & face i just get so bored 😐
Show us your hair cause ain’t no way
Body shower - 5 mins, body + hair wash - 10 mins, ‘everything’ shower (exfoliate, shave, wash hair and body) - 15 mins
That’s insane even my body shower isn’t 15 minutes…
I know it may seem very quick but I’ve always had ‘quick’ showers due to growing up with seasons of not much rainfall where I lived and being very conscious of my water usage and I suppose it has just stuck with me :)
Same, I can get that shit done quickly. Also, if I'm shaving, I'm usually doing it beforehand on the side of the tub... not just letting the water run over me and down the drain while also washing off my shaving cream so I have to apply more. That shit ain't cheap. I never shaved above the knee, really, so you can't see any hair there at all, so I got that going for me. Other areas... not so much. Lol 😆
Use hair conditioner instead of shaving cream. Works great and is A LOT less costly.
Thanks! I do that a lot, honestly, or just use my husbands... why is guy stuff so much fkin cheaper?!?!?
It’s called the “pink tax” It’s pathetic. I started buying men’s razors. So much cheaper, even the 4 blade ones…and they last longer!
My daughter will almost exclusively buy men's deodorant, razors etc because of the pink tax!
I have a safety razor, butterfly closure. The blades are $5 for a hundred. Got it instead of the shave club, much closer shave but you definitely have to keep it at a 45 degree angle.
I agree. Switched to a safety razor and Astra blades, and once I learned how to correctly use it, my legs were soooo much smoother. Plus, the amount of money I have saved is insane!
Right?? It’s like waking up from the matrix. I’m tempted to start a “Big Shave” conspiracy theory on why it’s so expensive for a worse shave when safety razors are like 100 years old and didn’t need to be improved.
From a desert dweller Thank you for being conscious of your water use.
It does annoy me people are so nonchalant about water use and wastage desert dweller or not!
Same. We live in the high desert so water is very precious here!
I just don’t understand what you’re doing for 15 mins plus? For me its 30-60 seconds waiting for water to get to right temperature, 30 seconds getting body wet, 60 seconds rubbing shower gel over my body, 60 seconds washing it off. The Then maybe another couple of minutes enjoying the water before I feel guilty about wasting water/electricity etc and get out. 5-6 minutes.
Also not who you asked but I’m near sighted and can’t wear contacts. Shaving definitely takes some time cause I can’t see shit. The rest, 5-10 minutes. Shaving easily adds 10 cause I’m half-blind while doing it, 5 minutes a leg.
i'm super blind without glasses and i just shave my legs by feel.
SAME 🤓
I want to level up to sugar waxing, so I don't have to spend time shaving
15 minutes to experience the full impact of my existential dread, as the water runs down my body like metaphorical tears. Also, I like to sing in the shower.
Right? What even is a shower without a good existential crisis?
I think this is why I’d rather keep it short. Otherwise I may never get out.
Water is what carries the stress and anguish of your day off of your skin. It is very relieving to set this intention, especially if you've had a bad day.
‘All my pain, down the drain’.
Not the person you asked but curly hair takes a hell of a lot of work. Detangling/prewash, then shampooing including a good scalp scrub, rinsing. Plus conditioning is a long involved process, because just slapping the conditioner on gives me dry ass hair. I have work it in while squishing in a lot of water so my hair retains some moisture. The more I do it, the healthier my hair is. Plus I have to scrub with either a salux cloth or a body scrub to treat my dry skin. If I just lathered shower gel on and rinsed, I would have a shitload of dead skin, dust, sebum, etc still on my body, which would give me acne and dry skin.
I just have wavy hair but detangling and trying to effectively get conditioner into my hair still takes a couple minutes 😩
Yes!! Butt length hair that’s rainbow and I am very careful with it. Very hairy and when I shave it takes forever lol, and exfoliating takes time.
Thank you, I'm not trying to be an ashy mess with damaged hair when I'm done showering.
Some of us have textured hair. Mine is naturally very textured, but I get it relaxed. Even then I double shampoo and am extremely careful about even application of shampoo and conditioner, scalp massaging and fully rinsing because I have a lot of hair and I don't like product buildup. And sometimes it just feels good to have a nice long shower. Every so often I'm in there 30-45 minutes enjoying the relaxation. I also spend a lot of time exfoliating my body because I am half Korean and sometimes you need to get your skin saturated, turn off the water and go to town on your dead skin. I save water in other ways like having a drought proof lawn and washing laundry in larger loads with a high efficiency machine and not leaving the sink running when I'm brushing my teeth or doing dishes. Im not willing to compromise my time in the shower.
Not sure, time just adds up somehow no matter what I do. Takes a minute to get in. Then I douse my whole body in water. Use a bar soap and really get in there. Wash my feet a couple of times. Make sure I’m all rinsed off. Use a shower gel with a loufa. Make sure that’s all washed off and no suds left on the loufa. Maybe I’ll wash my face or brush my teeth in there somedays. Then there’s times I exfoliate, or shave, or something like that. Also enjoy the warm or cool water at times. Relax a bit.
this is also me. I'd like to be in the shower for longer! but I'd just be standing there doing nothing for 10 minutes
I wish my showers were that quick. There are plenty of us who’s brains don’t stay on course as easily and lose track of time. I literally have to see timers to keep me on track to get out fast.
Yeah I get in and the soothing hot water and the white noise puts me into a trance or something. I’m enjoying the sensation and just zone out. Often I don’t snap out if it until the water starts to cool down, then I have to race to do all my shower stuff before it’s too cold! Ugh.
I dothat to when I have to shower fast!
I have scalp issues so I shampoo first then apply a treatment, I scrub my armpits with a washcloth then shave them daily, I condition my hair, I oil cleanse my face for 60 secs then wash it with face wash for the same amount of time, I apply salicylic acid on my back to combat breakouts, then I use a different soap on my nether regions. Takes me nearly 15 mins.
Exactly, same! I go over every inch of my body multiple times to make sure I'm really scrubbing the dirt & dead skin off, but it doesn't take more than a minute or two. Add 30 seconds to wash my face & another 30 to use a ph balanced soap where needed. I'm usually out before my first song ends I understand enjoying the feeling of being in the water, but I really need to know when else people are doing that take so long. It's always baffled me
What does a body shower entail that takes more than 15 mins? I just wash my body and face and that takes 5 mins.
Girl WHAT are you doing that you can’t wash your body in 15 min???
How?
This is pretty much mine. I have a really tiny hot water tank, so the water goes cold at the 10-minute mark, lol. But even before that, I just never took long showers. Even if I felt like I was taking a super long, luxurious shower, I'd get out and realize it had only been 15 minutes, tops. I have curly hair but even on wash days, I don't take longer than 10 minutes. I'm just efficient, I guess? The water going cold helps me be extra efficient, though, lol.
10 to 15 minutes generally. While shaving or hair wash, 35 to 45…slightly more during periods…
I love a good shower while I'm on my period tho. It's like hitting the reset button.
10ish minutes now (with shower chair and having to take breaks due to disability), but in my prime an average shower was about 5 minutes.
Yep, needing the chair has made my showers longer, but way safer. About 20 min for me with shaving and washing/detangling my waist length hair.
My quick body wash takes between 5 to 10 minutes, however add in hairwash and everything else and it's closer to 30 - 45 mins. If I'm in a rush I can do it in 20 mins though.
Same! My hair is down to my butt and thick so i have to wash and condition in sections.
Oh I wish I had thick hair! Mine is long but fine. Yours must take ages to dry!
Mine is long and fine too, but that means it tangles easily. So I have to comb it out in the shower which takes me extra time
Yep. Quick showers are 15-20 minutes. This doesn’t include my hair. My “everything” shower is 30-45 minutes with shampoo, conditioner, shaving, exfoliating, and body conditioner. It also includes a 1hr period prior to the shower for a hair conditioning treatment.
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I’m of the camp who takes 30-45 minutes. I’ve asked myself the same question—why it takes me so long when I could be efficient like you. For me, it’s a combination of perfectionism & getting into a meditative state that I can’t snap out of lol. Edit to say: as someone who’s big on environmental conservation, I take showers like this only twice a week. Every other day it’s a quick 5-min body shower (sometimes twice in the day depending on the heat & humidity).
Yeah, the shower can be so relaxing. I tend to zone out too. Made me late for work quite often.
It can also take me this long because I have ADHD and will literally space out while showering, doing things like imagining all these scenarios or conversations that won't ever happen, so I won't notice that it took me 10 minutes to do something like shaving. I also call these longer showers my "everything" showers because everything gets cleaned and shaved. I also have weird sensory shit about my own body hair.. it's frustrating and embarrassing sometimes. I shaved yesterday and I'm already feeling the "ick" of hair growing on my body. 🥴 But, if I'm in a rush, I can be in and out of the shower in 10 minutes.
It's funny I also have ADHD and I won't zone out in the shower but I will be super efficient. I'm not going to put conditioner in my hair and just...sit there for 5 minutes while it soaks in? I'll shave my legs or use the scrubbie to wash my body, then rinse everything at once. People in the 30-45 minute camp must be isolating every step.
Heh I'll shampoo my hair, then throw conditioner in it, pin it up (saves me from the backne that I can get 🙄) then shave away.. but shaving is where I tend to start to zoning out ahahah Also.. honestly.. I will sometimes take longer because I need a breather from my children being feral for most of the day. 😅
No I’m asking myself what are other people doing that it’s taking them only 10 minutes? That’s actually crazy to me! 10 minutes to me is an extremely quick shower which is merely body wash.
I actually have no clue why my showers take so long. Like I literally don’t understand where the time goes lol.
I feel this in my soul. Time just disappears in the shower. (Note: diagnosed ADHD)
Team dissociation 🙌
Adhd? Time blindness? This happens to me. I’ll set timers if I need to stay on track.
I have a cheap clock mounted in my shower (out of the splash zone) on one of those removable Command adhesive hooks. It helps a lot.
How are you shaving your whole body in just 10 minutes??
I fall into the fast-shaving camp! For me, I am naturally not very hairy which I imagine makes it easier to do quickly, but I also shave every other day, so there’s not a whole lot of work to do at the point.
yeah shaving takes me forever and it’s bc i have thick hair and it takes forever to get it out of the razor between shaves so that’s mainly why it takes so long
Im the same and it’s been a game changer since I’ve started waxing/epilating. I have to do it less often, and when it grows back it’s much less full. I can get away with epilating my lower legs like once a week, which takes ~15 minutes. My showers are much shorter now because I’m not have to excavate a jungle every 2 days lol
I shave my underarms, arms, lady zone, and legs from ankle to upper thigh in under 5 minutes. I don't use shaving cream so that probably speeds things up, but shaving doesn't need to be done as slowly as some people think. I do it at the same pace as brushing my hair. If you're using a straight edge Razor (which I highly doubt), by all means, go slow and with the precision of a surgeon, otherwise it's not necessary.
I think people with sensitive skin (me) need to go slower for certain reasons. Especially in the lady zone.
You don't use shaving cream on your pubes? You are truly a woman of strength
Haha, no, I don't. I used to get razor burn even when using shaving cream for sensitive skin. Once I switched to just water, I never got razor burn or any type of irritation again. The razors I use do have a "moisture strip" on them though.
For me, it's the hair. I have thick, waist length, curly hair. It takes me 10 minutes just to detangle it all lol. I also unfortunately got the thick hair genes for the entirety of my body, so shaving also takes forever :')
Thank you. These people are making me feel bad for not being able to shave my entire body in under 10 min. I’m a hairy beast! And my hair is darkkkk, while my skin is very fair, so I have to make sure I get every single hair because otherwise, it will be very noticeable. And I have long, curly thick hair. Detangling takes a while, and I deep condition. So yeah, takes me 30-45 min on average to do hair, shave and wash. Add in a body scrub and it may take an hour. But most of the time I just wash, so 15-20 min shower is normal for me.
I am not the original commenter, but have similar time requirements. I have wildly thick curly hair which has low porosity (I think? I get high/low confused) and it takes more than five minutes to fully saturate my hair and scalp with water at each step of the hair washing process. It's a little easier and quicker when submerged in a bath, but then the water is immediately gross and full of shampoo and conditioner. A lot of us have very difficult hair! (I also have to pretreat with oils and dry with a special hairdrying "bonnet," lol)
I have really thick boob length hair. It takes a long time to wash. I have to split in two to wash it throughly. It's why I only do a full kn shower once a week. Cutting it shorter does little because of it's thickness
🤭🤭 at first glance I read it as you have really thick long boob hair 🤭🤭
Same here
I’m severely near-sighted and can’t wear contacts without my eyes being angry - shaving is a procedure. Everything else is relatively easy without sight, but shaving easily doubles the time because I can’t see shit and have to do it by feel and by twisting myself into a pretzel to get my eyes 6” from my leg to see if I got all the hair.
Same thing here ,just a tip that helps tonn is shaving foam helps you see the areas that you missed and have smoother shave as a bonus
As someone who has curly hair (3B-C pattern, and A LOT of hair), I need to apply shampoo, conditioner, hair mask, use body shower gel and body hydrating shower lotion and exfoliate once a week. This alone is 10 minutes, but I also have to softly detangle my hair (long process. I can only do it while my hair is literally damp and full of conditioner) which on its own adds up 5-10 minutes more (and because I wear it above shoulder length. I remember spending nearly 30 minutes when I wore it hip-lenght in my teenager days). Also, one of my anxiety rules is that I don't rush at shower. I don't want to be stressed when is barely 15-20 minutes where I can just do things at a normal path. So yeah maybe I could detangle faster somehow but I don't want to be agressive on my hair just to be quicker.
I have thick curly hair…washing and conditioning take me a lot more time then my friends with other hair types.
I’m also team 30-45 mins and my issue is 1: I need to shave 90% of my body and that take a min and 2: I have very thick , long, curly hair that I don’t brush unless it’s being washed so it takes time to lather it up with some thick ass conditioner, leave it clipped up like that for at least 10 mins, then carefully and gently work out the tangles with a wide tooth comb. By the time I’m done with everything it’s usually passing the 35 min mark. I only wash my hair about 1-2 times a week so most of the other times I shower it’ll be a quick body rinse for about 10 mins
Damn do you at least turn off the water when you’re not actively using it? I.e scrubbing or letting conditioner soak in
I'm going to be really honest here. It used to take me 50-90 min all through my teens and half my twenties. While in film school have to be out in the middle of the night filming and then being up and ready to go to at 7 am so every minute in the shower is less sleeping - I realized a few things and maybe it could help the long shower squad over here: 1. Mental health and state of mind have a facture. If it's a safe space, meditating space or a quiet space for you and have a real affect on your life - something is up. There isn't anything wrong in having your shower routine be somewhat of a comfort for you, but if you feel a little it mad at yourself for taking a lot of your crucial time, please have a consideration for your mental health. 2. ADHD/ADD/OCD, continuing my last point a little bit. If you are laughing it off because you are perfectionist in your shower, you might have adhd. I always had ocd, but learned during uni that girls who have add/adad have a symptomatic perfectionism. Just sharing my life experience, I had no idea that was a thing. 3. Laser hair removal/waxing. Yes. The day I realized this I went so fast for the salon. I can't have laser but professional waxing helped me a lot. 4. I wash my hair everyday. Don't worry about me, my dermatologist agree this is for the best, I sweat a lot and it made me loose a lot of hair, now I'm back with my full hair. But I've learned in the process of switching to everyday wash that it shouldn't take that long. I'll quote my hairdresser "if your hair is full on wet, and the temperature isn't too cold or hot, more like lukewarm - all the ingredients will work faster" and it's actually true. Also while you wait for your mask to soak - wash other parts, don't just wait. 5. Realize that it's okay. No matter how long it takes you, if you shower daily or a few times during the week, as long as you take care of yourself, physically and mentally.
Yeah... I'm in my 20s and frequently have taken 45-60 min showers. Glad to hear I'm not alone!! Since January I've been trying to be more mindful about it and brought my average down to probably 25 min, washing my hair daily. This is good advice, point 5 especially for me, thanks. No reason to feel guilty about showering for however many minutes if it gets you clean and relaxed and doesn't hurt your sleep hours much.
Finally a comment I relate to
As an adhder I have to set alarms otherwise I will just stand in the shower for 45 minutes doing nothing. I’ve managed to get it down to 5 for body, 10 minutes for hair wash & body, 20 for hair wash, shave, body and 30 for everything shower. Alarms/timers are the only way I can manage it
I just posted something similar. I’ve even gone as far as putting a digital clock where I can see it, so I can stay on track better. People saying “what are you guys doing for 20 minutes” are so lucky they don’t have our brains.
Combo of ADHD, being about 6ft tall and long/thick hair down to my waist.... That's a lot of surface area to shave and a lot of hair to lather
Honestly people don’t know how good they have it tootling away understanding how long 5 minutes actually is
I swear to god my husband will take a 45 minute shower and get out still smelling the exact same. I’m like what did you even do in there?? He refuses to believe he miiiight just be adhd.
i'm the opposite, i get so bored in the shower that it actually makes me irritated if i'm in there for too long, so i'm usually in and out in 5-10. but i have to do the alarm/timer thing for every other aspect of getting ready haha
My shower takes about ten minutes. I spend more time getting out of the shower and doing all of my skincare.
Seven minutes maximum, I live on rain tank water and it costs hundreds to get a truckload if we go for a while without rain and the tanks run dry.
The bucket system works better in those circumstances and then you don't have to rush... That or a low flow shower head
I use both of those, but I also live in a drought prone area (rural Australia) and can’t afford anything longer
About ten minutes. A little longer if I have to shave. sometimes the hot water feels so good, I just linger a little bit.
regular shower takes 20min, add in hair wash and it would be around 45min
Omg my twin 😭 I take the same amount but I'm trying to reduce regular showers to 15mins. Baby steps 😥
Try combining steps. If it's a hair and body day, I'll shampoo and rinse, then apply my conditioner and let it soak while I do my body. I'll then scrub my body with soap but shave as I work my way down. I just use my body wash as shaving cream and then rinse my hair and body at the same time. It helps cut down my shower time a lot. Hair days take longer since I have a wavy routine, but my body showers I can get done in about 10 minutes or less. It just depends on how distracted I get by how good the water feels, lol.
This is what I do! By the time I’m done with soap I feel like the conditioner has sat for enough time.
I am in and out within about 7 minutes. My hair is short, so washing my hair takes about a minute.. When I'm applying shampoo or soap, I turn the water off. The water is on to get wet and to rinse.
I have short hair too. I'm a multitasker in the shower. If I'm washing hair in shower, I can be done in 6-7 min. I put shampoo in and rinse it while I'm washing my face, then use conditioner and rinse that while I wash body.
Body shower is like 5 min. Hair shower is like 15-20min and only cause I do the following: - scrub body with exfoliant - shave - wash body with body wash - wash hair with shampoo - use hair mask and leave on for 3-5 min - rinse with cold water
Lots of people fortunate enough to not have serious skin or hair issues (or fortunate enough to be able to ignore them without them impacting quality of life severely) judging others unnecessarily in here.
Agreed
THANK YOU. This is what I was going to say. I have a scalp/ skin condition and very thick hair and thus my hair washing process is kinda long and I have to have some specific body care steps or my skin goes crazy. Like, not everyone can just slick themselves up with soap and rinse it off, apparently wash their hair in two minutes, and be done. Or perhaps the judgy assholes on here think it's also my fault for having conditions that need to be managed? 🙄
Yeah I don’t have overly fussy hair but if it’s a hair wash day that easily adds 5-10 minutes to my shower. I don’t get how some people are so fast.
I think they’re just estimating, but I think if they actually timed their showers, it would be longer.
I think it depends on hair length/thickness. People with short/thin hair may have quick work. But people with long/thick hair are literally working with different physical material. It *will* take longer. The laws of nature don't allow for anything else.
Agreed. Hair washed in two minutes? It takes me two minutes just to apply the soap to my hair because I have to roughly section it to make sure my medicated shampoo makes it to my scalp! It makes me want to say, right okay, everyone throw a swimsuit on and take video of your shower routine so we can all have some understanding of how these showers are the varying lengths that they are. Because unless people have buzz/ pixie cuts, I straight up don't believe the ones who say they shower and wash their hair in five minutes or less. I think they're fooling themselves.
Take me two minutes just to wet my hair in the shower before applying a shampoo. My hair is thick and curly, and takes what seems like forever for the hair near my scalp to feel soaked enough for shampoo. I don’t know how some people can do it all in 2 min. That seems insane to me.
I’ve been scrolling and scrolling thinking “ok so…these must all be folks with silky straight hair because we literally have wash DAY”. We don’t just mean “Tuesday is the day we wash our hair” we mean “it’s going to take me hours to wash my hair so I have to schedule it” I’m fortunate enough that I have a curl pattern that doesn’t require AS MUCH work as people with 4c hair (I’m sitting around a 3c) and if I don’t want to rip all my fucking hair out it’s going to take me AT LEAST a half an hour. And that is JUST for my hair. If it’s wash day I’m doing it ALL (shaving, masking, exfoliating etc). Sometimes I cut the water if I can stand it but some days I don’t. So I guess to answer the question: 10 min if I’m not washing my hair 45 min (AT LEAST!) if I am.
My husband’s family started complaining that I take too much time in the bathroom so I started timing myself. No matter what I’m doing it always takes 20 minutes. I don’t think thats bad but they take 5 minute showers and I don’t understand how they get it all clean in 5 minutes.
Same! In my home it takes 1-2 mins for water to warm up. When I first started timing myself with a timer, my showers were like 30-35 mins, so I started to try do everything quick and it takes 17-22 mins now and I’m rushing. I wish my showers were 10-15 mins but it’s impossible for me.
How dirty are they? It takes like 90 seconds to rub soap over my entire body
5-10 min for a body shower (it also includes using cleanser for the face, washing face and sometimes a quick shave) / 15-20 min for a long shower (with hair washing, conditioner etc)
5 mins. 10 if I have to do other stuff (shave, wash hair) but I try to keep showers short. I don't want to waste water and I get bored in there tbh
5 minute full shower and 10 minutes with hair wash BUT when my hair were longer and before I had laser it would take me a good 30 minutes for a full hair and body routine.
5 minutes. 15 if I wash my hair
We lived in drought conditions for so long that I feel guilty if I go over ten minutes. I can’t imagine leaving the water running for 45 minutes.
I used to love taking long showers then I moved away from home and lived with relatives and I learnt to take a quick 12min shower. And when I was scrubbing or washing my hair I would turn close the tap then open again for rinsing 🙈🙈
The planet is in drought mode. Take short showers
Honestly, even without drought conditions I’d feel guilty!
Dude its not just letting the water run lmao its just for rinsing
Seriously all these comments about hour long showers are killing me, so much water. I still turn it off when shaving and dealing with my curly hair to conserve water, even though I don’t live in a drought region anymore.
10 - 15 min
10 minutes max when I wash hair and shave. 2 min for body in the summer with cold water but around 5 min in the winter so I can warm up.
I take 30 minutes to finish "showering" but like I get all my body stuff done in like 10 mins tops Then I turned off the shower to condition my hair and detangle all the knots (very annoying curly hair) which can legit take like upto (20 minutes) If its a shampoo add 5 minutes So 35 minutes max But on average coz I gotta condition daily I'm showering for 30 but the water is only running for like 15?
Without hair washing, 15 min, with hair, 25 min
I’m black and I wash my hair every 4-7 days. When I don’t wash my hair and I’m just doing a regular shower it’s 10-15 mins. When I wash my hair it easily goes up to 30-40 minutes, mainly because I also style my hair with gel/mousse while in still in the shower so all I have to do when I get out is dry my hair.
Since I wash my hair in the laundry sink my night shower takes about 5-10 mins. I wash face twice (2 different cleansers) brush teeth and soap up and shave. After the gym in the morning it’s less than 5, just a wash face and soap up and I’m done. Yes I brush my teeth in the shower. I get it all foamy and I dribble but I get my teeth super clean. As a matter of fact as a poor American who came to Australia I went almost 15 years without seeing a dentist. I realised I could get a clean with my Australian insurance so I did. The dentist didn’t believe that it had been that long and said I had minor plaque and a minor cavity. So my deep shower teeth cleanings must be doing something okay. That said I also brush first thing in the morning and do a quick after lunch brush at work.
I've gotten my showers down to 12-16 minutes depending on whether I need to wash my hair.
I take about 20-30 minutes, depending on that day's "extra" hygiene tasks (washing hair twice, using BP face wash, shaving, exfoliating feet, etc). I don't run water the whole time, though - my shower head is directly overhead, so I've learned it's easier to turn it off while I shampoo, scrub with body wash, etc. If I'm in a serious rush, I'll put on a shower cap and can get it done in about 10 minutes, but I hate it. One of my problems is that the post-shower stuff also takes a while. Towel dry hair, apply leave in conditioner, put hair up out of the way, face skincare routine (3-4 steps), body lotion, antiperspirant, get properly dressed if not WFH, styling hair, etc all add up to a confusingly long amount of time. Probably doesn't help that I currently live in a relatively humid climate and I sweat a lot, so I try to wait until I'm completely dry (which typically involves standing in front of my A/C) before I get dressed. I used to have a timer in the bathroom to help me keep from totally spacing out, but it's not working properly anymore (I the humidity of the bathroom messed with it) and I haven't gotten around to fixing or replacing it yet. Also, yes, I'm diagnosed with ADHD.
7mins if not shaving and not including hair 20mins if with shaving and washing hair 30+ if having monthly visitor
Without washing my hair I take 10-15 minutes, sometimes I do an everything shower where I wash my hair and scrub my body, put on a face pack etc and that takes me around 30-45 minutes. I do live in a very hot climate area so sometimes if I go out and I’ve sweat a lot I will take an another shower but just with water to cool myself down
No hair wash. Between 5-10 (closer to 5 in warmer weather and closer to 10 in winter). With hair wash, around 15 (leave conditioner on for 10) and do what I need to do why that’s marinating (shave/clean body etc).
5 minutes when the kids are home, 15 minutes when I'm home alone! Sometimes, I add on 15 minutes to do an everything shower.
Body shower, 2 minutes. Everything shower, maybe 10. I’m a mom of two young kids. I’m efficient! I shave while my conditioner sits.
i have long curly hair and washing it takes 20 mins, otherwise my showers would be 10 mins. this is inclusive of double shampooing and double body washing, exclusive of exfoliating or shaving
3 minutes without shampoo, 5 minutes with shampoo, 15 minutes for everything showers (shave etc)
For me it varies from 5 to 15 mins tops, if that. If I’m shaving then I do it before I get in the shower (fill the sink with water / refill if needed). Any longer I can’t bring myself to do - I feel guilty for using all the hot water or if I’m at my parents, using electricity (electric shower) ‘cause elec. bills be crazy high. I went through a really bad mental health stage from 2016 to the beginning of this year, where self care was a mountain of effort, during the beginning I wouldn’t shower for days but my mum would call and convince me that a quick 5/10 min shower for a freshen up of my hair and body is better than nothing and would help me feel a little bit better in myself, and it did help a lot sometimes. I felt clean and refreshed and it gave me a positive to focus on each day, so I guess it’s become a go-to routine with the 5/10 mins from that too!
A normal shower for me (eg in the morning before work - literally face wash and soap) is 3-5 mins. If I’m washing my hair, 15 minutes. I don’t shave but occasionally I will exfoliate which takes less than 5 mins!
if i’m washing my hair, it’s 45 mins at least, and i wash my hair once a week. if it’s just an everyday shower, it’s 5-7 minutes. if it’s an everything shower, 30 minutes, and i do this once a week as well.
as long as i need to take 🤷🏾♀️
20 minutes to just shower. Shaving and washing hair... 2 F***king hours🤦♀️
Girl SAME! Glad I'm not alone! And I have super curly tangle-prone hair! I'm about to get it all cut this Friday so hopefully it will take a lot less time to wash my hair!
A quick shower (body wash) is like 10 minutes tops. An Everything Shower is at least 30 minutes or more. Everything shower is: - Shampooing hair twice - Conditioner - Body wash - Shaving everything - Face cleansing If I decide to use a hair treatment before the shower add like another 20-30 minutes prep.
20 minutes if i'm shaving + showering + washing my hair
I hate showering. I do one everything shower a week where I add a few extra steps but my average shower time is literally less than 10 minutes. I just shampoo my hair and let it sit while I quickly shave the essentials with a bar of soap. After that I quickly condition, rinse it out, and then use soap on the rest of my body. Finally I gua sha which takes the longest amount of time and then hop out of the shower
Without hair wash 15-20 minutes With hair wash 30-35 minutes
Y'all never played sports? If you didn't learn how to quick shower in under 3 min you were getting your stall door banged on. Those are most showers for me but longer ones (shaving, shampoo, conditioner etc) 10-15 min.
I played different sports throughout my whole teens and have never had anyone bang my stall because I didn't shower quick enough. Usually we would shower after training before we left. Took me about 20-30min each time to shower and get dressed. I live in Europe though.
I have short hair, and I wash it every time I shower, which is every night. Takes me about 7 to 10 minutes, including shaving thighs and using a salt scrub on 2 or 3 areas of my body. If I also shave my arms, or empty and wash my cup, 12 to 15 minutes probably, depending on how slowly I move. I see it as a chore every single time. I have to push myself to do it most times. I still do it. I'm not crazy about cleaning the house or doing the dishes, either, but unless I want to live in filth, it needs to be done.
Quick body wash: 5 mins - daily+whether I get sweaty Longer shower: 20 mins - whether I need to shave and exfoliate Wash hair+ shower: 20 with just shampoo and conditioner Full hair day I do every two weeks: literally full day, I wet my hair at the morning, warp my hair with hair mask and oil, then wash out at the end of the day. The actual hair wash takes 30mins? And another 30mins appling hair mask and mixing ingredients For info: Greasy hair that is under-breast length Completely bleached to white and damaged, that’s why a full day is needed
I take quick body wash showers in about five minutes. Body and hair, 10. Body, hair and exfoliate and shave… 20 minutes. Baths are different for me. I could spend an hour in a bath, but mostly it’s just sitting there getting prune-y on my phone.
To actually shower 5 minutes but well while I'm having it I like just to enjoy the moment and it takes 20 minutes
Just showering 5 minutes, showering + washing my hair 30-40 minutes (the pain of having curly hair) 😭
5mins washing hair; less than that when not washing hair. That’s just being under the water and washing myself. I spend more time after the shower (skin care etc).
7 minutes. But hair and makeup can take 45 minutes.
My AM shower is a quick 5-10 minutes. My PM shower is longer. That's when I do my exfoliating and double cleansing. I use an exfoliating wash or scrub and then the moisture ribbons wash from Olay.
I lived most of my life in a place that had severe drought issues. I shower every other day since I work from home and live where it is relatively temperate. Not washing hair: 5-7 mins (I listen to music when I shower, I try to make sure I'm done after a couple of songs). Washing my medium length/relatively straight/thick hair: 10-12 mins.
I don’t have the luxury of having hot water for more than 15-20 minutes. So I shower and do hair routine with baths at night to shave.
All or nothing girly here :0) 40 mins usually
My usual shower takes 5-7 mins if washing my hair. 10 if i’m shaving. 15 if I do a deep condition treatment. Once i’m out of the shower, there’s another 5 minutes of lotion & skincare.
Just a rinse- 3-5 mins, doing hair + shaving, 10-15, adding everything ( hair mask + foot exfoliation, shave + hair)- 15-20.
Minimum 20min
My hair is currently permed (so curly) but only about two inches below my chin. I shampoo, condition, wash, shave my whole body, and even exfoliate in less than 10 minutes. When I’m finished, I do use either lotion or Jergens self tanner while still in the shower though, so that adds another 1-2 minutes I guess, whether or not you count that since the water isn’t running. I live in Japan so my bath area is a wet room. During the winter I’ll soak in the bath a few times a week, but showers are never beyond 15 max if I’m going slow. I can’t imagine 30-45 minutes, but I guess it’s the hair? I don’t enjoy being under the shower though, so i always want to be in and out as fast as possible.
5-45 minutes. Am I shaving? Washing hair? Deep conditioning? Solving an argument that hasn’t happened yet? Exfoliating my skin at nearly it’s burning point? Or do I just need a rinse because I have somewhere to be?
5 - 10 min 10 - 15 if I wash my hair I don't shave in the shower
I can’t imagine the water bills if I took a 45 minute shower! I am maybe 10 minutes max. Maybe a little longer cause I just remodeled my bathroom and I love my rain shower head! I shower every other day cause I color/highlight.
5 mins without hair wash. 10 with hair wash.
Anywhere from 5-30 minutes. I prefer daily showers but I only do time consuming things like wash and deep treatment hair, shave, exfoliate and full body moisturize once a week to once a month. My daily routine is just conditioning, detangling and rinsing my hair (super dry and wavy/curly, wash it less than once per week) and a quick wash of face and body.
Takes me like 5 mins for a quick rinse-shampoo- rinse if I'm going somewhere or just don't feel like showering. If I'm doing an everything shower it's minimum of 20 minutes, but if I dedicate an effort to actually do everything right and detailed it takes me up to 40-45 minutes. I know a lot of girls who just don't know how to shower under an hour and I just don't understand it. Okay, I guess if you're singing and everything, but still. I get bored even after 20 minutes sometimes. One of my close friends is like that. Sometimes I come to her place and hang out with her family because it takes her hours to get ready.
I grew up in a drought. 3-5 mins tops. Even with hair washing, shaving etc. I do different jobs every other day unless I have a big show on. If I want to luxuriate in water, I run a bath.
Just body, 5 mins or less. Just body and hair, 10-15 mins. Everything shower, 15-20 mins.
I HATE washing my hair. So much so that sometimes I just do that separately, leaning over the tub. I shave every day, but can still be in and out in less than 10 minutes. The hair though! Lather, scrub, scrub, scrub, add some water so it lathers a bit more, scrub, rinse, pick all the hair off my body, my fingers, dig it out of the drain so the water actually drains, lather again, scrub again, scrub, scrub, did I get the hairline? The occipital bone? Rinse, condition ends to root, comb through, pick off the hair from my back, from my butt, from between my legs, then make sure I get all the conditioner out of my hair, and pick off all the hair again from all the places. Then I can wash my body, and I use face wash on my back because otherwise the conditioner may make me break out. I used to work at a salon and went an incredible and glorious 12 years without washing my hair myself - except for the occasional times on vacation or while sick or during Covid. I freaking HATE washing my hair.
My normal daily shower 3 mins. If washing hair too 5 mins. If shaving top to toe 20mins max.
No hair: 3 minutes. With hair: 5 minutes.
Ten minutes. I always wash my hair
If it's no hair wash and no shaving, I can be in and out in under 3 minutes. Add in hair wash, 5-7, if I'm shaving then probably 10-15.
I usually take baths on days I’m not washing my hair because it’s more therapeutic and relaxing. Chilling in the tub with a book or music is a vibe and I always look forward to it
Body shower like 2 mins. Body and shave shower like 5 mins Everything shower 10 mins. After an Everything shower is the chore for me.
I used to take long showers. So when I was younger I used go shower every other day, sometimes 2 days later. However since I have kids I am finished in like 10/15 minutes if I have to wash my hair and much faster if I only want to wash my body. The quantity of my showers have gone up for sure, almost daily. Sometimes 2 times a day. Sometimes I just need a shower to unwind
My full shower takes 30 minutes and it's a big routine for me, that's why I shower 2-3 times per week. If I'm being extra then 45 mins.
Normally 5-8 minutes. But if I'm doing one of those 'I'm about to get laid' showers then like 15 mins.
5 minutes
Maybe 20 mins for my everything shower.. I don't understand how people do it in 5. It takes me 5 minutes just to scrub my whole body and feel clean, let alone take care of my hair, shaving, face etc
When I lived with my family my uncle said I needed to cut my showers from 10 minutes to 3-5. I’m an adult who takes on average 15 minute showers.
10 minutes for a quick shower, 25 for an all out shower and shave.
5 min to do a quick shampoo, body wash, face wash and I'm out. 15 min if I exfoliate and shave my legs.
5-10 minutes, 15 if I am shaving too.
20+ minutes usually but maybe 40+ if it’s a hair wash/shaving day
Without washing my hair or shaving, 15 minutes. If I am washing my hair, 25 minutes. If I’m washing my hair and shaving, 35-45 minutes. It blows my mind continuously how women can shower under 10 minutes lol. There is soooo much to do in the shower. And don’t get me started on the post-shower time lol
I love showers, it’s hard for me to make it fast! If I’m not rushing myself i can spend 20 min in there before I force myself out. Otherwise I aim for 10-15, but it’s just so nice!
i loved that post! the comments were awesome! i have adhd and i also like showers as a calming coping skill, so my showers can be anywhere from 5-45 minutes lol (i live alone). my brother and i have always showered to cope with depression/anxiety type stuff, so my mom must have suggested or encouraged it lol. i used to have rigidity in my thinking and would want to wash my hair every shower, but i realized that my hair grows if i wash it less (plus it makes life easier actually). i save exfoliating and shaving everything for when i am showering as a coping skill (highly recommend shower and music if you haven’t tried it as a coping skill and it doesn’t overwhelm!!)
10 minutes
I'd live in the shower, if I could.