Do you take a shower or bath before going to sleep?

Philippines
June 21, 2007 4:35pm CST
IN Philippines there is this superstitious belief that when you sleep in wet hair you will be blind, and so to people not to take a bath before sleeping, but i think when i was younger i used to take a bath at night but my body only not including my hair... But i have this opinion from a guest of a tv show he said that it is better if you'll not take a shower?? But i disagree cause i feel sticky when i don't take some baths, by the way, now i am washing my hair too..^^ Do you take a shower or not before going to sleep?
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@ctrymuziklvr (11057)
• United States
21 Jun 07
Showering in the morning - I prefer morning showers.
I prefer to shower in the morning when I get up. Before I go to bed I'll do a quick wash up job and when I'm in the mood I might take a long luxurious bath to relax me but showers are definitely for the morning for me.
• Philippines
22 Jun 07
oh, you want bath before going to bed and showering after the long sleep, that's nice at least you have scheduled it already...and also taking a bath is really wonderful but some people refuses to, i do not know why..thanks..good!!^^
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@corsario (27)
• Portugal
21 Jun 07
It depends. I usually take at night before sleep because in the morning the bathroom is usually taken by my family, so I don't have much time for a morning shower, but if I have, I take it. Actually... now that I recall the last times I took a shower, it was on the afternoon... as I said, depends on my schedule :)
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• Philippines
22 Jun 07
yeah, bathing also follows the busy schedule of mine sometime, but i quite never forget to take a bath before sleeping cause i hate to sleep smelling myself not so good and the sticky feeling from outside, thanks...good!!
@gotcho0O (1257)
• United States
22 Jun 07
Hi there. About the belief sleeping with a wet hair you will get blind? Have you heard what Ka Ernie Barong said once? The answer why it's not goood to sleep while your hair is wet is because you're gonna end up with a wet pillow. Funny isn't it? Yeah, it's advisable not to take a shower or bath at night so therefore before going to sleep. But sometimes, when I don't feel like I'm not comfortable and I badly need a shower? Yeah it's a breakable rule thing to do. But there's nothing wrong if you'll do it once or twice a month.
• Philippines
22 Jun 07
yeah, i remember that, and still it is in my head but some people are keep saying that to me, and also they say that if you will not get blind you will have head aches, oh gosh, but me too i badly need a shower every day after a tiring work..
@lecanis (16647)
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
21 Jun 07
I love to take a bath before going to sleep because it is very relaxing for me. I usually use lavendar and camomile scents in my nighttime bath, because they induce relaxation and good dreams. I don't really like showers before bed because they don't relax me as much, and I'm usually too tired for all that standing up anyway. I had heard that you could get sick from going to bed with wet hair, but not that you could go blind. that's a strange superstition alright.
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• Philippines
22 Jun 07
wow, it is really nice to take a bath with soothing smells around, do you think so?, that wet hair while sleeping is bad, maybe...ok i will try it!!^^thanks..good!!,
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@lecanis (16647)
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
23 Jun 07
I really love taking baths with soothing smells, it's one of my favorite relaxing things. I usually try to be frugal with my money, but bath scents is one thing I will splurge on! Since I have a 1-year-old, I usually wind up waiting until he is napping or in bed to enjoy my bath, and it's really nice to get that break. I know I have woke up feeling kind of sore in the throat if I slept with my hair wet in winter before, but in summer it's never bothered me at all.
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@nea009 (8)
• United States
21 Jun 07
see that all depends on what literal mood im in. sometimes if im real lazy then i'll just wait till the morning. but then theres other times wen i just feel like a have to take one before i go to sleep. idk sometimes i jus feel grody so ill have to then...""
• Philippines
22 Jun 07
maybe the mood affects it too, thanks..sometime very few, i am lazy..but that was few years back...good!!
• United States
22 Jun 07
Well I would have gone blind a long long long time ago then because I shower every night and go to bed with wet hair. That way my curls look better in the morning!
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• Philippines
23 Jun 07
wow, really, but i don't have curly hairs but i have friends who does have, i will tell, or they have known it already, thanks..good!!^^
@AmbiePam (85287)
• United States
21 Jun 07
I take a shower before I go to bed, and I sleep with wet hair. If I used a blow dryer, it would make my normally curly hair, frizzy. So I sleep with it wet and I have never got a cold or sick or anything from it.
• Philippines
22 Jun 07
oh really, maybe the superstition is just a superstition, and nothing to prove...thanks good!!^^, go!!with the style you want..
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@5000ml (1923)
• Belgium
21 Jun 07
I prefer to shower or take a bath in the evening, as I like going to bed feeling all clean. I'm not sure how that belief about going blind because of sleeping with wet hair came from, this is the second time I've heard about it on myLot and we don't have that belief at all over here :) Basically there's absolutely no health risks with taking showers before you go to bed, it just depends on your preference.
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• Philippines
22 Jun 07
yeah, you're right maybe our ancestors have something to say about this..^^..but it is not true the blind thing but other are saying it can make you feel head ache, oh, me too, feeling very clean on bed can make you sleep very well..right!?, thanks...good!!
@ryanphil01 (4182)
• Philippines
21 Jun 07
i seldom take a bath at night time before going to bed. i only do it when i have come from a long trip or from a strenuous activity,like games or exercises. i would have been full of sweat and dirt so i take a bath for such reasons. the best time for me to really take a shower is in the morning after my routine walking exercise. the body would have been energized and refreshed after the shower.
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• Philippines
22 Jun 07
wow, really, so that's your routine..that's good so your body will become very strong,, but taking a bath at night is really refreshing and can make you sleep really long, lol, thanks...good!!
@makingpots (11915)
• United States
22 Jun 07
I usually take my showers in the morning because it wakes me up and gets me ready for the day. It is extremely hot where I live in the summer and I often sweat a lot. On days that I have gotten very sweaty I will shower before bed. I feel like there are little salt granuals on my body after I sweat and I don't want that all over my sheets. But when I shower at night I always pull my hair up and make sure I don't get it wet at all. If I ever slept with my hair even slightly damp I would have a big job on my hands the next day. I have super thick, really curly hair and I bet I would have to use half a bottle of conditioner to get the tangles out.
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• Philippines
22 Jun 07
i never take a bath before i went to sleep for i am tired already....i tried it before,it made me sick because i felt that i might have a varicose vein....
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@anniie (61)
• Canada
22 Jun 07
I live in western country so many people here wake up in the morning and take a shower then but for me, since I'm chinese I tend to take my showers at night rather than in the morning cause after a long day, I want to sleep comfortably, and come to think of it, why would I sleep when I'm dirty.
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• Philippines
22 Jun 07
i take a shower before going to bed. and idon't believe in that superstition that when you sleep with your hair wet you'll go blind. i've asked our family doctor about that when i was in high school, she told me that it's not true. the only thing that would happen is that your hair will be damaged. so whenever i shampoo my hair before going to bed. i sleep in the prone position and my head sideways in the pillow. so that my wet hair won't be on the pillow. besides, i find it unsanitary when you're sticky and will go to bed. the sweat smell will stick on your beddings and everything. yaaak!!!!
@junot111 (173)
• Canada
21 Jun 07
yes, thats what i do some pple take a bath after they wake up but i have to goto school and i'd prefer going to bed late and wakin up late then going to bed early to take a shower early in the morning
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• Philippines
22 Jun 07
oh, that's nice, ...it isn't bad to have it on early morning, right? thanks.. good!!
@stella1989 (2274)
• India
22 Jun 07
I take it other way..!! Means not "before going to sleep".....but "after dinner"..!! (they are the same) And taking shower "after dinner" is not good for health..!! As after dinner our stomach gets busy in digesting the dinner and that requiers heat..it means at that time the temperature of our body is a little bit high..!! And at that time taking a nice "cool" shower could be dangerous..!! The sudden change in body temperature can cause cold,headache,or even fever...!! SO I never take any shower before going to bed. :) Live healthy.
• India
24 Jun 07
Oh..you misunderstood me..!! I meant ...the "sentence" you said that .."before going to bed".....that very same sentence to me means "after dinner"..!! I never take any shower after dinner or before bed..!! I take it before dinner...!! he he...!!
• Philippines
23 Jun 07
really, im a bit confused you take showers after dinner?, but you said it is bad, maybe you're right but i am used to walk quite sometime and then go to my desktop and then after i take a bath and go to sleep...i never heard of that thinking, nice, thanks, good!!^^
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@abroji (3247)
• India
22 Jun 07
We in Kerala, India traditionally take two baths a day. One in the morning before going for work, and one in the night after comming back home. Most people in Kerala do this, especially in summer season.
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@abroji (3247)
• India
23 Jun 07
It is more like a tradition among most of the people here.
• Philippines
23 Jun 07
oh, really, so it has become a tradition or more on a practice, but the good thing is people there are always refreshed and having good smell..right!?, thanks good!!^^
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
22 Jun 07
I usually take a shower before I go to bed especially in spring, summer and autumn. In cold winter, it depends. I hate to sleep sticky. I don't feel comfortable and won't sleep well if I don't take a shower to clean myself. In China, we don't have such superstitions. Don't believe that. Do what you feel good. Have a nice shower before going to bed to feel good.
• India
22 Jun 07
No we in INDIA we do not take bath in night some of them if they feel tired they will take bath so that they will fell fresh and they will get good sleep
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@abroji (3247)
• India
23 Jun 07
What vishwanatha says may be right for the rest of the country, but Keralites in south India are synonymous for their two baths a day habbit. That may be the reason for though being a small state, most number of soaps are sold in Kerala.
• Philippines
23 Jun 07
oh, thanks, so in India it depends upon he present condition of the body, if tire then take a bath...thanks..good!!^^
@ckj6981 (194)
• Singapore
22 Jun 07
of cos. I can't sleep if my body is sticky. Never sleep when my hair is wet, I will use hair dryer to dry it before i go to sleep. Are u Philipino?
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• United States
22 Jun 07
Well, again it depends! If I need one the by all means. It would probably make everyone a little happier if I took a nice Hot shower after I got home from working all day. Sweety and sticky and just plain yucky. lol. Although If I didn't do anything all day, and I've just been sitting infront of the t.v. all day, assuming I had taken a shower earlier in the day. Then no, I would probably be okay if it waited till mornin. Now if I didn't do anything all day, includeing, not takeing a shower, then I most certainly will take a shower before I go to bed. When I do this, I do want to let everyone know those are, in fact, my very best showers of all. They are hot and relaxing, and perfect for a goodnight sleep. As for my hair in the morning, I don't go blind, but I wish I had so I didn't have to look at my funky hair do. lol
• Philippines
23 Jun 07
so you do prefer hot showers or bathing, i want to but their isn't any heater here and i have to boil water, but i like the feeling of the cold water too, i think the coldness which make me feel refreshed, thanks, good, don't worry, you are not the only one having funky hair..good!!^^
• United States
23 Jun 07
Well, thanks I'm glad I'm not the only one with funky hair! lol I only like cold showers in the middle of summer, then they are very refreshing. But no I don't take baths very often, I'm too ancy to sit in a tub for a very long time. In the shower you're always moveing around.
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• Philippines
23 Jun 07
thanks, yeah...but i often take a bath it has been my daily routine..haha!!it is very refreshing, we don't have any tubs here, just shower, but i like the feeling of standing but if we will have tubs then i will be more on tub..thanks.good!!^^