This will be the only time The Money Skinny™ wants to get in the shower with you.  There’s something not quite right when clean water runs down the drain.  Time to try a Navy Shower.  The method works by turning off the water when lathering or performing other in-shower activities.  Like hair washing and conditioning, shaving, loofah’ing off rough edges, etc.  Its origins were to conserve water on a ship.  It’s a showering style change.  Recall The Money Skinny™ mission is to save you time and money.  Total showering time may not change.  However, save money using less products and water.  After becoming accustomed to a Navy Shower, the traditional non-stop water flow method of showering seems wasteful.

Benefits of a Navy Shower

• Use less water. Reduce waste and lowers water expense.
• Use less soap and other products.  Some soap and shampoo in a traditional shower goes directly down the drain with the flowing water.  Use less product while increasing the lather of the product used.
• Less steam and moisture in the bathroom.
• Feel less waterlogged.

Navy Shower in Five Easy Steps

1. Turn water ON to get wet.
2. Shut water OFF applying shampoo.
3. Turn water ON to rinse.
4. Shut water OFF applying conditioner and/or other shower tasks.
5. Turn water ON to rinse.

Navy Shower Reduces Water Usage

The water during a Navy Shower is running about a quarter to a third of the time of a traditional shower.  Information on U.S. water consumption is available on the EPA webpage How We Use Water.

Navy Shower Reduces Product Waste

Products don’t go directly down the drain with the flowing water when Navy Showering.  Perhaps you’re already using The Money Skinny™ Snip and Scoop Technique to further reduce product waste.  Another easy way to rescue final product from a bottle is to add a small amount of water and shake.  Rinsing the bottle’s interior.

Slow Drain Situation

Have you experienced a slow drain of a bathtub?  Perhaps there’s a build-up within the drainpipe.  You realize it when standing in water that accumulates while showering.  For my extra-long-showering children, the water would probably rise to crew sock level.  The water level using the Navy Shower method wouldn’t reach the ankle bone.

Other Navy Shower Examples

The equivalent of a Navy Shower occurs at a hair salon.  The stylist wets the hair.  Adds shampoo and lathers.  Then turns on the water to rinse.  That’s a mini-Navy Shower right there.  Same with teeth brushing.  Wet the toothbrush.  Apply the toothpaste.  Brush.  Then turn on the water to rinse.

Chilly?

Let’s address one final concern with the Navy Shower.  Do you feel cold when the water is off but your body is wet?  No.  The wetting and rinsing phases heat the shower stall.  In summary, you get used to it.  Traditional showering seems wasteful.

• The Navy Shower method is turning off the water when lathering or performing other in-shower activities.
• Water is running only when initially getting wet and rinsing.
• Save money using less water, soap and other products.  Less steam and moisture in the bathroom.
• Feel less waterlogged.