In my recent years, I have developed an appreciation for hygiene. I brush my teeth, I clip my fingernails, I put deodorant on and I shower. Most of these tasks are fairly simple one would think, however it is not so. Some people in their twisted and corrupt minds think that it is sanitary to shower at night.

As a hormonal highschooler surrounded by other hormonal highschoolers, I think it’s safe to speak for everyone in saying that showering is an important part of our daily lives. Rivaled by bad breath, body odor is one of the biggest turn offs in any relationship, hence showers are important. Now let me clarify, we are talking about showering, bathing is a completely different subject for another day. Side note: If you regularly bathe just know that you are essentially soaking in a giant tub of your dead skin, body oils and any other grime and muck that comes into contact with your skin over the course of a day, how cleansing! Back to showering, this is just me on record stating that showering at any time of day is prefered to the lack of a shower.

However I think it’s important to settle the age old debate between night showers and morning showers. I am personally an advocate for morning showers and feel very strongly about the subject, but I will recognize the points of my opponent, the night showerer. They are … and … that pretty much concludes the list. Showering at night is disgusting. Beds are gross, we eat in them, we release bodily oils during our sleep and do other personal business. My point is that no matter when you shower, your bed is going to be gross. Why would you shower at night just to crawl into the filth trap and then go out into public the next morning without washing it all off? Sure, the bed of a morning showerer might be slightly grosser (sheets can be regularly washed) but they are able to wash off prior to venturing into public. In addition to being overall cleaner, showering in the morning results in a better hair day. Morning showering prepares you to go about your day and can even wake you up in the morning!

I am not unreasonable, if you participate in a physically demanding activity that causes sweat, please do shower at night. But, might I suggest to shower again in the morning just to get extra sparkly clean? I think the debate is fairly one sided, morning showering is the better and cleaner option. Don’t take my word for it, smell your neighbor, do they smell good, like a sweet blend of vanilla and cinnamon? Morning showerer. Do they reek of stale food and crusted sweat? Night showerer.