Baths vs showers? which do you prefer?

[Still-alive]

So im a bath person, i know a lot of people dislike baths however studies keep popping up that show the many benefits of them:

Baths are great for relaxing your muscles, stimulating your nervous system, and gently exfoliating skin. A cross-sectional study published in 2018 (https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2018/9521086/ ) found that participants who took immersion baths in warm water each day experienced less fatigue, stress, and depression. Although this was a small, limited study with only 38 participants, the results were compelling.

There’s also the fact that baths are a great delivery system for lots of ingredients that are beneficial to your health. Types of baths that are good for you include the following:

baths boost healing
Sitting in warm water that only comes up to around your hips and lower buttocks is called a sitz bath. A sitz bath is a great home remedy to promote healing of your perineum after giving birth. It can also be used to treat:

hemorrhoids
itching
irritation

there's more in this link https://www.healthline.com/health/bath-vs-shower#bath-benefits

Anyways im just biased. what do you prefer and why? :P

Baths

Showers

Both equally

neither (ew) :P

[CrazyGirl2]

It honestly depends on what my goal is! If I just need to wash off the sweat, grime, and dead skin cells from that day, a nice hot shower serves the trick nicely! However, if I need to unwind, de-stress, and overall just relax, as well. As get clean… Nothing beats I nice warm bubble bath with some scented candles, and a nice glass of you preferred beverage! 😉
But seriously, shower or bath.. its really a case of the right tool for the right job! You just need to clean off, shower. If you want to relax, and just take it easy while cleaning yourself, then a bath is the right tool for the job.
It’s kinda like asking is a screwdriver of a wrench better? If you need to remove a screw, then obviously you need a screwdriver, but for a bolt, the screwdriver is useless, you need a wrench! Ditto for bath v shower. IMHO 😘💋

[Still-alive]

Imma have to use your bath tub then. Excuse me :p

[CrazyGirl2]

Oh, yeah you have GOT to get a full-sized tub, (of course when you are 5’2, the sink is close to a “full size” tub)! Lol 😂

[Still-alive]

*relaxes in your tub* ahhh ;)

[CrazyGirl2]

Enjoy, I’ll check in on you later! Oh, and just make sure the bubbles cover EVERYTHING this time! We definitely don’t want a repeat of LAST TIME?

[Still-alive]

I mean maybe you don’t but... hmmm ;p

[Cynicaldreamer]

Actually... baths! Mostly because I love taking bubble baths. That and I like to soak my old, achy muscles after my workouts.

Yeah showers are okay if you're in a rush, but sometimes it's nice to just soak in a tub to unwind.

[BlueWalker]

You're not old! 😆 And neither am I for that matter. 😋

[ChrisMaster69]

I have showers for their ease but do love a good bath.

I have a wet room and it’s basically the master en-suite extended in to another bedroom, to greatly increase the foot print.

it has a seat built in and two showers.

I have a guy coming to the house next week to discuss baths, as I want main bathroom bath replaced and one added to the wet room.

going for a copper bath.

https://www.londonencaustic.com/product/baths/traditional-baths/trent-copper-bath/

[jshm2]

Sauna and steam shower instead.

Baths are just stewing in your own filth. Most don't even take the required shower after the bath, to clean themselves.

A shower in of itself in no better than walking in heavy rain. You need to have a good scrubbing sponge to ensure you're doing than just wetting skin.

[MCheetah]

I haven't had a proper bathtub bath since I was a child. Seems like too much water to do. Though back when I was living at my mom's house in my early 20's (during the recession), I DID use to have shower-baths, where you turn the shower on, stop-up the drain, and sit in the bathtub and sleep until the water fills up the tub or gets cold. They were the best of both worlds and I don't think anyone else has heard of them before.

[Dazed0N0Confused]

I shower pretty much every day, but I'll take a bath here & there when i want to sit & relax in some hot water & surround myself with bubbles

[Still-alive]

https://youtu.be/Mh85R-S-dh8

[Aimée__LJ]

I love baths I can smoke a joint and relax take some sexy pics that will never be seen 😂

[Still-alive]

Unseen sexy pics are da best!

[menina]

Interesting, I didn't know this. I prefer showers, they're quicker and there's no water waste. Besides if I tried to take a bath my mother would turn off the water. 😅

[DarkCarousel]

I prefer showers. More functional. Rarely ever do I run a bath. Maybe if I'm on vacation.

[ChrisMaster69]

@DarkCarousel do you draw them over there?

[DarkCarousel]

@ChrisMaster69 I believe the expressions are used interchangeably throughout the country.
We draw the curtains.

[ChrisMaster69]

@DarkCarousel yeah I tend to use draw a bath and close the blinds but draw the curtains lol

[DarkCarousel]

@ChrisMaster69 do you then "have a bath" or is that implied since you drew a bath?

[PaynefulPleasures]

I'd rather take a hot shower 🚿 sitting in a tub of dirty water doesn't cut it for me ✌️

[PeytonVB]

Showers for working and when I’m in a hurry but I prefer baths ngl 🙃

[lakotabebebe]

Showers are quick for me and make it easier to adjust tempurature. However, I'll take a bath if it's a self care day or I really need it.

[BlueWalker]

Showers for convenience and a bath for relaxing and/or easing aching muscles. With that said, I take showers 99.99% of the time. lol

[MTC29]

I typically shower: it's quicker, but when I have the time I like climb into the tub and read a magazine while I soak.

[Wiredone]

I'm a shower Guy. I can't stand sitting in the tub. I feel like I'm waiting for a bus or something.

[Still-alive]

well you can be cleaning yourself while sitting of course

[Wiredone]

I do of course. I still have to take a shower afterwards because I don't feel clean while in the tub. It's just a waste of time for me

[Kas19]

I prefer showers for getting clean. Baths for relaxation.

[OddBeMe]

Showers are for cleaning, baths are for relaxation.

[Still-alive]

You can still get pretty clean in baths. Its pretty easy

[OddBeMe]

Ehh…you’re swimming in your own dirt. But yes, better than nothing.

[Still-alive]

Kind of a myth, the worst that happens is your skin gets flaky us all. Unless you're a car mechanic or something and usually get oil all over yourself it should be ok and will get you clean

[OddBeMe]

Hey, your blasphemy is insulting God.

But as far as “clean”, you’re prob right. I’m prob higher on germophone scale…

[MindYourEyes]

Baths ! It’s the absolute best xD and so damn relaxing

[Tyme1313]

Honestly, I can't physically take a bath, I'm way too tall to fit in a normal sized bath tub comfortably (6'7" tall). I haven't been able to fit comfortably in a bath tub since I was about 12 years old.

[goaded]

Baths are relaxing, showers are quick. Given an hour to spare, I prefer a bath.

[electromagnetic]

I’m a bath kinda person at night. Turing the morning a cold shower to cry.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

If I had a larger bath that gave me no problem getting down in the bathtub I would take a bath but for now, I only take showers

[TurboKid]

Often bath although I shower before taking bath (Japanese way). I like extremely hot water for the bath. My wife calls me Edokko (Edo/Tokyo type of person, since they like their baths extremely hot).

[TurboKid]

Japanese bathroom is designed like this so that it's easy to shower and clean outside the bath then get inside:

[TurboKid]

I like a water temperature of 45 degrees celsius (or 113 degrees Fahrenheit). My wife likes 39 degrees celsius so we often have to compromise at around 42. 45 is too hot for her and she can't get inside.

[exitseven]

I don't like sitting in warm water with soap and water and my own dirt.