I'm not sure I understand the point of bathing...

JasonT1973

This is a totally legitimate topic about bathes verses showers!!
Since I was a teenager I have only bathed to soak sore muscles.
Does anyone use a bath as their primary means of getting clean?

Iron_Lotus

I am sorry and I don't want to offend anyone but I find bathing disgusting. I love showers, I don't even have my babies sitting in bathwater I shower them just like I would myself with the hand healed shower head.

JasonT1973

^5 Bell

seliinac

I shower generally but do bathe when I'm really cold and want to warm up, or to soak sore muscles. I don't think it's disgusting but my husband does. I shower daily because it's faster.

MsEndomorph

I'm a bit of a weirdo...I shower-bathe.

I LOVE baths, but I can't wash my hair properly in them and I don't like the idea of soaking in my own dirt. So I take a quick shower and then a bath afterward if I feel like it. Like the PP, it's usually when I'm cold or sore OR when I'm hiding from my noisy house.

I do almost all my reading in the bathtub....and I own quote a few waterlogged books because of it.

KhaoticSoul

I used to bath only until I moved to my new place two years ago as I only had a bath available, and wasn't paying to have a shower installed in a rented property. Now I have a shower downstairs which I use most, but if I want a treat will use the bath upstairs and spend a few hours soaking with a good book, a nice drink, and lots of bubbles. However afterwards I still end up having a quick shower down to freshen up. (there's a shower over my bath too, so its no big deal to just stand up lol.)

pchesnut

The only time I sit in a bath is when I am cold and want to warm up but I usually shower first and then fill the tub with clean hot water.

TheBaileyHunter

Baths are gross. I only take them AFTER a shower to relax about once or twice a year.

I want to wash my dirt down the drain, not to sit and be stewing in it.

It's just a quirk.

JasonT1973

Glad to see that I am not the only person who isn't thrilled with taking a bath for the purpose of getting clean.

Just_Scott

SInce I don't live in Massachusetts I will bathe with my horse, perfectly normal.

chellycakes

I bathe when I'm in the mood, or have bubble bath soap..once every four or six months or so. I also bathe if My stomach is upset.. I feel that it helps.

Cameron_1969

Sit in the tub with the shower on. . best hangover cure.

AshleyM71

Ok. At first I thought "who on Earth could be starting a post knocking basic hygiene?" Then I read it and get it. It's the whole TUB thing versus shower. Well...I interject that as much as it feels good to soak in a tub...my buoyant parts don't go below the water line. Plus unless you throw in a celery stick and some Clamato juice, I don't get sitting in your own stew. I love showers. Love to feel squeaky clean. Wish I had a shower boy like in Ancient Rome. Is that bad?

Dersasaurus

The only good reason to have a bathtub:

brower47

Whenever I take a bath, I always shower after.

Ophidion

Sit in the tub with the shower on. . best hangover cure.

:drinker:

BrienJD

I shower at the gym and I bathe at home. I absolutely LOVE baths. When you are deployed and lucky to even have a standup shower you really appreciate being able to submerge yourself in a tub full of hot water. Whenever I came back that was one of the first things I did.

Cheechos

I will take a bath if I'm feeling sick, sore, sad, or just in the mood to relax. A nice hot soak with Epsom salt, bubbles, and some entertainment is one of the easiest ways to get a pick me up. For my solitary birthday celebration this year, I watched A Nightmare on Elm Street while soaking in the tub and eating chocolate. It was one of the best birthdays I've ever had. c;

Nicolee_2014

I hardly ever have a bath. Shower all the way.

JasonT1973

The only good reason to have a bathtub:

^This

Kristen_nicole95

I only ever take a bath when I'm sick or freezing, and then Right after I take a shower. It;s like sitting in your own filth...pretty gross if you ask me.