Timing your shower right can bring you benefits.

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It’s been a cause for much debate: Evening vs. morning shower.

So which way should you go?

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And there are definitely benefits to starting your day off with a quick rinse.

(All that sweat and skin cells can feed bacteria that produce odor.)

You never have bedhead

Don’t discount the hair benefits from a morning shower.

There are some definite benefits to this.

“Counterintuitively, it helps cool the body by expanding the blood vessels in the skin.

Note that Castilla says warm shower, not hotas toohot showerscan strip your skin and leave it feeling dry.

The Final Verdict: Is Showering at Night or in the Morning Better?

Try both options and see what works best for you.”