Author Topic: better yet explain how you shower  (Read 271 times)

I think how often you shower is kind of meaningless because you could shower every 15 minutes and still be gross if all you're doing is washing your armpits. give me a complete breakdown of your personal shower process or processes. be specific. no "wash body" bullstuff i want you to enumerate what you wash. how many of you people wash your feet. do not lie to me. you have nothing to gain

for me the general process is:
    - wet hair, lather with shampoo, rinse
    - condition hair, wait 3 minutes
    - shave face while letting conditioner sit
    - rinse conditioner
    - wash face
    - clean ears
    - body wash
        - shoulders, arms, torso, back, rinse
        - crotch, butt, legs, feet, rinse
    - shave armpits
    - shave pubic hair
    - shave legs

I only wash my hair about once every 4-5 days because it takes a while and it gets frizzy if I do it more often. when I'm not washing my hair, I tie it up before getting in the shower, and shaving my face comes first, then I continue from "wash face" onward. whether I shave the last three areas is kind of random and arbitrary based on whether i feel like i Need To. probably about once a week for each on average, but not necessarily all during the same shower. a little more prone to shaving the pits though because i really don't like having armpit hair

post-shower process is mainly just brushing my hair, sometimes i may use a little Product if I want to control the post-wash frizz (even washing it infrequently this is unavoidable for the first day and change). I should be more disciplined about moisturizing my skin after showering but that is a little bit annoying so idk. also I take cool showers most of the time, i honestly believe it is more comfortable than hot shower (which makes me feel really lethargic after like 15 minutes), but also it's better for your skin anyway, so

your turn

turn it on. slide the curtain to the left. slide to the right. step on in now y'all. one hop this time. right foot gets soap. left foot gets soap. cha cha real smooth.

rinse everything for a couple minutes except my face and hair, bar of soap under the armpits and outside my ass, wet and shampoo hair then leave it on for a minute or so (i am cursed with sebderm so i gotta let that stuff work to help prevent 10000 flakes from falling out of my scalp later), rinse hair, exit shower, dry with towel, use cotton swabs and deodorant, brush teeth/shave/cut nails if needed, done



 hair (shampoo) > rinse > hair (conditioner) > arms & pits > torso/back > crotch/butt > legs > feet > rinse hair

i also deep condition my hair once a week

for cleaning my ears lmao
I guess that makes sense but I just use my fingers with a wash rag. qtips feel scary

i use one of those silver infused japanese washcloths which are designed to exfoliate; one side is more abrasive. i'm estrogenated now so i like my skin to shine through in particular; my soap is some of the pure stuff (bronner's pure castille peppermint)

- wet hair and lightly spray in leave in conditioner (just for hydration and detangling, i usually wash my hair outside of the shower due to it's texture)
- *deeply* sand down body from feet upwards using leverage twice using abrasive side of towel; get angle between things like pits or back of neck to clean better
- pull back hair into bun and give inside of ears and back of ears The Treatment with less abrasive instrument such as loofah
- switch towel to other side and use it for extra cleaning from then onwards

- shave bodily hair:
legs first
pubes next
pits last

on weekends i do with the grain -> across the grain -> against the grain but i don't have time for that on not weekends so usually it's just with the grain
while rinsing, i first fully brush my teeth with an electric toothbrush and then go through my teeth with regular floss and then a water flosser. go over body to make sure i've done enough work for anything and then do some spot touch ups if anything is imperfect

this leaves me feeling like i just left the spa and the dentist and is a minimum +20 mood boost per day for me

washing + deep conditioning happens once per week or so as it's required by my texture. i have an almost hour long routine for that and i don't know if it's perfect or if i'll be able to keep doing it once i'm like, 40. the rest i am keeping for sure tho



I guess that makes sense but I just use my fingers with a wash rag. qtips feel scary
they typically arent good for your ears as they push the wax further in and leave traces of cotton bits in your ears. I ordered one of those little ear cleaners with changeable silicone tips and camera inside of it so I can clean my ears and see inside whilst using an app on my phone. it's been one of the best investments for keeping my ears clean, highly recommend

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