7 SIMPLE Shower Hacks That Will Change How You Wash Life Changing
[0:00:00] What if I were to tell you that you are showering
wrong? Seriously, you're probably wasting time and not getting as clean as you could
be. Gentlemen, in today's video, I'm going to
teach you how to upgrade your shower game. Shower hack number one, the navy shower. The
navy shower came about as a way to ration fresh water when you're at sea. You see, most
boats have a very limited amount of fresh water. To help deal with the issue, a number
of the shower systems aboard ships only turn on for 15 to 30 seconds at a time.
The way it works is you enter the shower and then turn the water on. You're focused initially
on just getting your entire body wet. Once the water turns off, you take your shampoo,
you lather up your hair, you take a bar of soap, and you lather up your body. Now, this
entire washing process takes about one to two minutes and no water is coming out of
the shower head. Now, it's time for the rinse. You put your
shampoo and soap down and turn back on the water focused in on your hair about 30 seconds
and then you're going to move over to the neck, shoulders, and then the torso working
your way down. In total, you probably have spent about a
minute and a half rinsing off your body. And with practice, you could probably get it done
in 60 seconds. The result, well, in a period of about three to four minutes, you took a
very effective shower. Seriously, by taking a navy shower, you only
use 2 to 4 gallons of water. Compare that with a regular shower that can use anywhere
from 14 to 40 gallons of water. Shower hack number two, use an exfoliator.
Now, some of you gents may have already been exfoliating your face, but did you know you
can exfoliate your entire body? You see, exfoliating your skin removes dead skin cells, it unclogs
pores, and prevents acting ingrown hairs. It also improves your overall skin tone and
softens your skin texture. Now, tied to this hack of exfoliation is the
use of a loofah. Now, the use of loofahs originated in Asia and Africa. And the earlier versions
actually came from a plant called the luffa gourd.
Nowadays, we don't see many natural luffas out there. Most of them are going to be made
from synthetic materials. They've got a rough sponge-like exterior that helps to exfoliate
the skin. Now, a lot of guys don't use loofahs as they
view them as feminine. Guys, that's not the case. Loofahs are a great tool when you put
a little bit of soap on them, do a good job of allowing you to exfoliate your entire body.
That being said, the biggest mistake I see people making with loofahs is that they think
that they last forever and they're not properly cleaning them. Seriously, at the most you
should only continuously use a loofah for about six months and weekly, you should be
cleaning it. Some great ways to clean your loofah, to throw
it into the dishwasher or spray it down with an antibacterial cleaner.
Now, another tool that's great for exfoliating the skin and not enough men use is the back
scrubber. Me, personally, I love a back brush with boar bristles. It does a good job exfoliating
and it's not as rough as some of those plastic nodule ones can be.
Now, all these tips and tricks are great, but what products to use especially when you
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Shower hack number three, shave in the shower using a shower mirror. Now you may have heard
of a shower mirror. These are designed not to fog up, but most guys don't know there
are actually two types of these mirrors. Now, the first type is the pre-treated shower
mirror. In a nutshell this is a very thin layer of polymers that are put onto a regular
mirror that prevent the steam from sticking and fogging up.
Now, the issue with these pre-treated shower mirrors is that they don't last too long.
Maybe you'll get a couple years of use out of them, but over time the polymers that's
going to break down that film is going to wear off and all of a sudden it's just not
going to work as well as it did when it was new.
[0:04:59] Now, a permanent solution is to go with a
water heated mirror. A small amount of water from your shower will circulate through a
copper coil embedded in the shower mirror. What this does is it raises the temperature
of the mirror to match your shower's temperature making it very difficult for the fog to stick.
In any case, the purpose of having the mirror in the shower is to give you the ability to
shave in the shower. Shower hack number four, shave in the shower.
Now, if you've watched my channel enough, you've heard me talk about how you should
shave right after taking a shower. Your hair has been exposed to warm water for multiple
minutes and therefore, it's going to be softer and easier to shave.
But, to be honest, if you're taking a 10-minute shower, that isn't doing really much more
to make your hair softer. In fact, your hair is probably soft and ready to be shaved after
one minute. So, you might as well get the job done especially if you're in a hurry.
And as an added bonus, you don't have to worry about making a mess in the sink.
The next shower hack, rinse off with cold water. Now, when it comes to water temperature,
I personally like warm to hot showers. We're talking 90 to well over 100 degrees. And that's
fine for a couple minutes when you're washing when you're lathering when you're cleaning
yourself. But, when you go for your final rinse, try
the 60 for 60. For that last minute that last 60 seconds, turn the water down to about 60
degrees. We're not talking freezing cold ice cold water here, but it's cool. It’s colder
than what I would like and that's what we're shooting for.
That cool water is going to make you feel more alive. It's a great way to end the shower
and then you're going to jump right out and dry yourself.
The next shower hack, moisturize your skin minutes after getting out of the shower. So,
this hack is based off a study conducted at the Boston Center for Cosmetic Surgery. What
they found is that when you're fresh out of the shower, your skin is damp and it's nice
and warm. You apply that body moisturizer, all of a sudden, your skin is going to more
deeply absorb the lotion and it's going to lock in the moisture once your skin once the
pores start to close. So, the process is simple. As soon as you
get out of the shower, once you've patted yourself dry, go ahead and one of the first
things you want to do is apply your body moisturizer. And, guys, remember, your skin is the largest
organ on your body, so any product you're going to put on your skin that's going to
be absorbed, you want to make sure it's natural. So, look for natural body moisturizers that
won't damage or irritate your skin. Make sure the company is really clear about what is
inside the product. The next shower hack, cut your nails within
10 minutes of getting out of the shower. Similar to your facial hair, your nails become much
softer when they're exposed for a few minutes to warm water.
Now, the key here is to have a quality manicure set. You want to either use scissors, nippers,
or a file to trim down your nails. Those tools will all do a great job cutting through the
soft nail and giving you nice manicured trim looking fingernails.
The one tool you want to avoid though is the cheap nail clipper. Now, the issue with nail
clippers is they don't actually cut your nails, they crush your nails. When the nails are
soft and wet, it can do an incomplete job of going through the nail and can lead to
actually you tearing the nail on the edges. That just hurts.
I find this hack as most useful for cutting my toenails. Those nails are tougher and this
hack really makes it easier to cut them. Now, gents, I know you've got an opinion.
I want to hear from you down in the comments. What hack did I miss? What would you have
added to this video to make it better? Let me know down in the comments.
So, what video to watch next? How about how to cut your nails properly? Yes, so many guys
are messing this up. And in this video, I show you how to cut them properly.
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