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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (5 children)

If you're really concerned with water conservation, only turn the shower on when you need the water:

  • Step in, turn the water on to rinse/wet your body
  • Turn water off, apply shampoo
  • Turn water on to rinse off shampoo
  • Turn water off, apply conditioner
  • Turn water on to rinse off conditioner
  • You can probably wash your face without turning it off because that shit takes like a second
  • Turn water off, apply soap to your body (including genitals and anus)
  • Turn water on to rinse soap off
  • Turn water off, exit shower

It's not at all relaxing, but it cleans your body and minimizes water usage.

Or, we could have built homes to conserve water in the first place by using grey water multiple times before using it to flush our toilets.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

I am forced to use too much water because it takes 3+ minutes for the water to heat up in my shitty apartment.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Or: Don't live in a single family home, but use efficiency from modern apt. complexes. Those can also re-use gray water to some degree and have a much higher efficiency over building lifetime and inhibitor than single homes. You also need less material.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

That's called a navy shower and I absolutely do this on days I wash my hair.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you're going this far to save on water, you'll probably be better not using conditioner at least.

I'd also normally say soaping your body is unnecessary, but with so little water it probably is needed.