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We often write posts on Planet Green that may seem to denounce bath-taking. Showers use less water than baths and it's easy to recommend showers over baths. But what happens when you want to take a bath? Your bones probably get weary and your muscles most likely ache from time to time. It may be time to revamp your old bath-taking ways.
How to Take a Green Bath
Before you turn on the water, stop up the drain. This will conserve the cold water that most of us let slip down the drain. The initial burst of cold water will soon be warmed up by the hot water.
You only need to fill the bath 1/3 of the way full or less if manageable. To conserve as much as possible, wash your hair first, dunk yourself to rinse. If you use a conditioner, apply it after squeezing the excess water out of your hair. While the conditioner is doing its job, shave your legs, your face and any other annoyingly hirsute body part.
Bonus: The heat from the bath helps the conditioner deeply moisturize your hair.
At the end of you bath, quickly rinse your hair off with cool water, either by leaning your head under the faucet or turning on the shower.
A burst of cold water is good for your circulation, and it supposedly seals the hair cuticles to make your hair shinier.
While a shower may be greener, you don't have to give baths up completely to live an eco-friendly life. If done properly, even the usually wasteful bath can be performed with water conservation in mind.
More on Water Conservation:
Ditch Bisphenol A (BPA) Now if You Want to Have Kids!
How Artificial Sweeteners Are Polluting Our Water
10 Reasons to Quit Bagging Grass Clippings
What's Your Water IQ?
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