Best time to take a bath

Is there a difference between showering in the morning or the evening? What is the difference between a hot water bath and a cold water bath? The differences relate to the purpose of the shower, whether it is just for hygiene or to aid sleep. Important medical advice before taking a shower.

If you like taking a hot shower for a long time, you should take advantage of the benefits of it in the evening because the hot water relaxes the muscles and lowers the blood pressure slightly due to the widening of the blood vessels. But as a result, you will quickly feel tired and sleep better. This is especially useful after a stressful working day.

Whoever loves to take a bath in dim light or shower by candlelight, also helps his body to secrete the sleep hormone melatonin. In addition, the evening shower is an advantage for those who find it difficult to get out of bed in the morning and always wait until the last minute. If you don't have to shower in the morning, you can stay in bed longer.

Advantages for dry skin

Dry skin also benefits from evening showers. During the night hours, the protective skin layer can renew itself more easily, as T Online reports researchers, as no tight clothing rubs against the body, and skin care products have enough time to do their work.

Researchers believe that the period before going to bed is also the ideal time to shave the legs, armpits, genital area, or beard. By the next morning the skin has calmed down again and the redness has subsided.

Away from the shower gel

For those with sensitive and dry skin, it is better to adjust the water temperature to be lukewarm so that the skin does not experience additional fatigue. You can skip the shower gel as well.

German website T Online quotes Dr. Ernst Tabori, director of the German Consultative Center for Hygiene, as saying: 

"If you're only sweating, but you're not dirty, you can take a shower only with water too. Everyone can judge whether that's enough to feel clean. Well, giving up lotion doesn't make you sick."

But those who prefer showering with soap and lotion should make sure to use mild products, Tabori explains.

Sweating at night and showering in the morning

If you sweat frequently at night, it is best to take a morning shower to get rid of the sweat and prevent body odor. Even with oily hair, showering in the morning is a great advantage, as one gets rid of the deposits of sebum secretions that collect at night on the scalp and hair.

A morning bath makes your day fresh

And whoever wants to revive his blood circulation and get the necessary energy during the day, should shower in the morning. But here it is recommended that the water temperature be cooler. Cold water stimulates blood circulation and revitalizes the body and mind. Sometimes the best ideas for the work day come from the morning shower.

A few times is enough

Choosing the right time to shower in the evening or the morning, and taking advantage of the advantages of that, remains a matter that differs from one person to another. But whether you prefer to shower in the morning or the evening, daily showers are part of many people's wellness programs. Some even shower twice a day.

But this should only be done in exceptional cases, so as not to overdry the skin. If the natural acid layer is attacked, the path is easier for germs to reach our bodies. Dermatologists even recommend showering once every two or three days to protect the skin.