Why baths are gross

Part of HuffPost Wellness. All rights reserved. The shower vs. Showering might be better for your skin health, according to one dermatologist. Ultimately, when it comes down to it, showers do have the slight advantage. Suggest a correction. Now What? Newsletter Sign Up. I'm no math major, but it seems that chasing your bath with a shower amounts to even more water down the drain than either option on its own.

Never mind the unpleasant sensation of showering in a pool of water while your cloudy, likely cold, bathwater takes its sweet time going down the drain. Baths are boring AF. You really shouldn't read on your device of choice during a bath, because hello, it's wet in there and electronics aren't designed to swim. And you can't read a magazine or a book — your arms will invariably tire out from holding it above the water NotRelaxing. You can't comfortably shampoo your hair in a bathtub. The best part of showering is treating your scalp to a vigorous shampoo massage while lathering up.

But in the bathtub, simply wetting your hair requires a supreme show of core strength, what with the lying back and sitting up with the excess weight of wet hair. It doesn't help that you have to repeat these movements vigorously when it's time to rinse out the suds.

Coming from a fitness person who actually enjoys exercise LOL and likes crunches just as much as the next person so not at all : N-O-P-E. Bath water always sneakily seeps out the drain.

Invariably, this leaves your nipples just above water level and, oh yeah, freezing. That breasts float in water only confirms the truth: Life can be cruel. Happy bathing! Experts Weigh In. Is Taking a Bath Actually Disgusting? Claire Harmeyer Feb 17, pm. Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission. FB Tweet More. Credit: Getty Images. Rinse the surface of your tub with warm water.

Starting with a damp surface will instantly make the cleaning process easier. In a bucket of warm to hot water, mix two capfuls of All-Purpose Bleach Alternative free of chlorine-bleach but extremely fast-acting on grime, scum, and buildup and one capful of All-Purpose Cleaning Concentrate to create a powerful cleaning solution.

After the mixture has dissolved into the water, use a scrub brush to apply to the tub's surface. When scrubbing, always start at the top of the tub and work your way down.

Unfortunately, even something as pure and wonderful as a bubble bath can be pretty disgusting. If you were already side-eyeing baths and cleanliness and wondering if baths really get you clean, researching what actually happens during a bath will make you shudder and stick to showers forever.

Exfoliating is a good thing and helps keep your skin healthy and fresh. But do you really want to hang out with your dead skin cells in the bath? According to a blog post from The Huffington Post , "your dead skin layers naturally slough off" when you're in water. Think about that the next time you take an extra-long bath with. Also, is there a word that feels worse rolling off the tongue than "slough"?

I can't think of one. One of the most common ways to contract a urinary tract infection, a painful bacterial infection that can cause pain and even kidney problems, is by taking bubble baths.