Is it normal to shut off the water in the shower while lathering?

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It seems that, when most people shower, they run the water for the entire time that they are in the shower. I personally don't like this. Having the water running all the time means that soap is quickly rinsed off your skin, and that it can be hard to keep soap on a washcloth as you lather up. Simply put, I feel like I get cleaner if I shut off the water while I lather. Plus, I save both soap and water in the process. Yet, it doesn't seem like this is a very common way to shower. Is this normal?

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Based on 71 votes (55 yes)
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  • SubstationSubCurb111713
    9 years ago

    Logically, I think that makes sense.

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  • anti-hero
    9 years ago

    I just point the water in a different direction from where I am washing.

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    • StorminMatt
      9 years ago

      This would certainly help to keep soap from just washing away, but would do nothing to reduce water or energy usage.

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      • anti-hero
        9 years ago

        Yeah, but it takes my shower a long time to heat up. If I turn it off it goes cold. So I would be freezing half the time.

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  • RoseIsabella
    9 years ago

    I do that so I don't run out of hot water.

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  • Negima93
    9 years ago

    It helps save energy. Your water bill won't be so high either

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  • green_boogers
    9 years ago

    I turn the water off to pretend I live in the desert. It's fun to practice survival.

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  • college
    9 years ago

    I don't do this when I shower (ideally I probably should), but I do turn off the water while I'm scrubbing my hands with soap.

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  • CoraCook
    9 years ago

    Washcloths are gross.

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    • StorminMatt
      9 years ago

      They are if you don't wash them after each use.

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      • EccentricWeird
        9 years ago

        What do you use to wash them. A wash washcloth. And how do you suppose that gets cleaned??!! HUH?!?!?!???!

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        • StorminMatt
          9 years ago

          I don't know about anyone else. But I use a washing machine.

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          • EccentricWeird
            9 years ago

            Not everybody is a rich space-age man like you.

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        • CoraCook
          9 years ago

          Lol at "wash washcloth"

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  • FireHeart
    9 years ago

    Normal, but I don't do that.

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  • handsignals
    9 years ago

    I thought I was the only one...God bless this site.

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