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Shave your head, less hair to wash.

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I turn the water off when scrubbing to save water. It works pretty well, except during winter when the air is pretty cold - because we're being energy misers by turning the heat down.

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I'll take a cold shower because it forces me to keep it short or else I'll ... well, be cold.

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There are two things that keep my showers short:

1. Getting home late from work (after 11 pm) smelling like bacon, pickles, and other deli food, and wanting to get to bed as soon as possible!
2. Cold water!

My showers stay pretty short due to those two factors. However, my younger sister is another story. This timer would make an excellent gift for her upcoming birthday. Thanks for the giveaway!

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Listen to precisely two songs, which ends up being about 6 minutes.

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Shower with your significant other so you can combine your 5 minutes into 10!

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My current method is to get up late so that I'm in a rush and then have my husband come in and yell after 5 minutes that he wants hot water too! I could really use a time ;)

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Currently, I set my alarm clock for 10 minutes in the future. This is the total time I can spend in the bathroom each morning, including shaving and brushing my teeth at the sink. A shower timer seems like it would be much less tedious to set.

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Wash hair first with hot water to relax a bit, then crank it to cold and do the rest of your body. It wakes you up and then you hussle!

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I don't condition my hair, and basically just try and move fast once I turn the water on.

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My girlfriend lets me know from the other room how much time has passed

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I only wash my hair every 2nd or third day. That takes less time. But just getting in the shower and getting it done takes no time at all. No standing around doing nothing. As Niecy Nash says "Just get to gettin'!"

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Wash the left top half of my body one day; the right the next.

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Wash the left side of my body one day; the right the next!

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I use liquid soap on my soap sponge. It is much faster than using hand soap and smells nicer.

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argh! sorry for the (almost) dupe comments.

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I need one of these for my son. His normal showers take 45 minutes. His "quick" ones take 15. I stick to taking baths.

Of course, I am pretty sure my son would ignore the timer. Maybe he would use it on the 3rd shower of the day.

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i toss conditioner on my hair BEFORE i get in the shower..then shower ..i've noticed that my hair is a lot healthier when i do that routine as well

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I do a few things ever since I saw this month's green challenge.
1. I wash my hair every other day. It's been doing wonders for my hair and it has left it nice and shiny not greasy.
2. I use conditiners sparingly maybe once a week.
3. I use have the full blast of water coming down on me and now I only open the handle half way. I use less water and still get clean thankyouverymuch!
4. I scrub my self down and shampoo my hair
with the water off. Then turn it on to rinse only.
5. I also now recycle my shampoo bottles and my body wash bottle!
6. I use to wash my face in the shower with a scrub now I do it in the sink when I brush my teeth, saves water!

Overall I am happy I took the challenge, I feel this is going to be routine for a VERY long time! Who needs a half-hour shower anyway?

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I take colder showers, which shortens the length because I don't want to stay in as long.. and I don't stand in the water and just let it run over me anymore.. although I do miss it :)

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