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Who doesn’t love a nice long, hot shower on a cold morning? It can wake you up and make you feel energized and ready to tackle the world. The trouble is, long and hot showers can wreak havoc on your bod, bank account, and planet earth. Read on to find out why extra-long steamy stands in the shower are bad, and tips on how to cut down your soapy time. 

How It Hurts

• I know that being green has jumped up the list of priorities of many girls lately, as it should! Showering is one of the biggest ways to waste water and uses 17% of the total indoor water use. Just showering wastes 1.2 trillions of gallons of water in the US every year! 
• Being green isn’t the only reason to take shorter showers, though it’s a great one. Shorter showers can also save you a lot of money, leaving some extra $$ to go and buy something fun for summer!
• If you cut a 45 minute shower down to a 15 minute shower, it leaves plenty of time to get other things done, like catching up on some tv, reading a magazine, or getting some extra studying in.
• Beauty-wise, long, hot showers can dry out your skin. So to keep your skin full of moisture, take a shorter, cooler shower and avoid premature wrinkling. 

How to Cut it Down

I know how nice a real long shower can be and how hard it can be to cut down on that time, but here’s some tips: 

• Don’t waste time brushing your teeth, or shaving in the shower. These can be done before or after you shower. Though, it’s better to shave your legs after a shower because your skin is exfoliated and hydrated.
  Wash your hair first, then put conditioner in, and leave it in while you wash your body.
• Use a shower timer. I find showers the best time for daydreaming and sometimes don’t realize how much time has passed.

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• Or if you really have no self-control, invest in a shower manager, which you can program to shut off after a certain amount of time.

What Do You Think?

How much time do you usually take to shower? Do you have any more time-saving tips that I missed? Leave a comment and let me know!

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