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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by Diddlydee@feddit.uk to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I have a bath every night, no matter the weather. 30 mins reading my current book before washing and shaving. I have a bath thermometer and keep the temperature at 43.5 degrees c. Usually some muscle relaxing herbal bath salts. It's the best part of the day. Pure bliss.

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[-] Thalion@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 days ago

That seems disgustingly hot. I don't even keep my hottub at 40, and it's outside.

[-] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 5 points 3 days ago

I have a hot tub, and if it's any lower than 40 (a paltry max) I'm getting out. I add a few large pans of boiled water to my 40 degree tub.

[-] pineapple@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 days ago

wastes too much water for me.

[-] ChristchurchAsshole@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 days ago

And the water keeps going cold so you have to use even more hot water. The only bath I'd ever use is the one at the wellness place in town. The freezing cold one. Though if it gets too hot I think I'll just chill water in the fridge and tip it over my head. I haven't tried that yet but it'll be a lot cooler than the water in the pipes on a hot day!

I dislike baths because I want to get clean as quickly as possible and get out. I'd much rather relax after I'm already clean and dry.

[-] Cherry@piefed.social 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It’s a different sensation. I am a shower person. Have been for years but when it’s cold or you have extra aches it’s nice.

It’s not about being fast or getting clean it’s about stopping and letting your body marinate in bubbles and heat.

Each to their own!

[-] illi@piefed.social 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I love baths, but didn't have one for years. I just don't fit into regular sized tubs :(

[-] mortemtyrannis@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago

It appears we have found President Taft’s Lemmy account .

[-] Zoop@beehaw.org 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah, same here. :( Which extra sucks because I'm disabled and have chronic pain, and a nice bath helped with some of it. But I'm just too long! & 'cause of the aforementioned disabilities, I can't afford a place with a suitable tub. Buuut it's better than being homeless, so I can't complain too much, haha!

I feel for you, and I hope you're able to work out a proper tub situation that works for you soon! :)

[-] illi@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

That sucks, sorry to hear that.

Yeah, it is question of finances mostly. Couldn't really justify remaking a perfectly functional bathroom just to fit in a bigger tub

[-] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 days ago

Yeah I love a bath. Especially when I feel I've really earned it, like exhausted after a day hillwalking, or manual labour outside in the rain or cold.

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I can relate, I'm a shower person and I just love watching an anime episode while showering.

[-] HubertManne@piefed.social 6 points 3 days ago

I try to do twice a week but I literally spend hours. I don't try and keep the temp at anything in particular but I don't know what it is about my bathroom but I don't feel the temperature falls all that much. I do start out about as hot as I ca stand. Like I tip my to go oh. ah ha ah. and slowly get one foot in. then the other. then slowing lower down into it.

[-] Cherry@piefed.social 7 points 3 days ago

What’s your fav salt or soak? Would love some recommendations

[-] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I buy random ones at farm shops and garden centers, and my fave was one called Fuzzy Duck (Bergamot, hemp, and sandalwood), but you can't go wrong with Radox Herbal Bath.

[-] Cherry@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago

I do like those three ingredients. I love the right combination of the smell, not too many bubbles, and how it helps your muscles relax. But I’m trying to use more natural products, underconsume etc. Have you tried the green one made from chestnut’s…I think. It really nice.

I quite like some relaxing tunes or when it’s windy outside having the window open and hearing the noise. I find that very chilling.

[-] GiorgioPerlasca@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 days ago

In an hotel, I could book a Jacuzzi for two hours for 10 euros. The default temperature was 38 degrees Celsius. It was a great experience!

There was even a sauna with a temperature of 95 degress! Highly recommended.

[-] jrubal1462@mander.xyz 4 points 3 days ago

I hadn't done a bath in years, but at one point we were fixing some of the tile in our bath/shower. To minimize how much water got into the unprotected wall, we had to take baths for about a week.

It was inefficient for time, but maaaaan was it nice. I promised myself I wouldn't allow myself to lapse like that again. Unfortunately I don't think I've done a bath since.

[-] moshankey@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

I’m enjoying one now with lavender epsom salts. Cures what ails ya.

[-] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Love a good hot bath! The cat also loves a good hot bath. She loves trying to grab my hand from the water with no care to her paws at all.

[-] ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 days ago

The birds in my back yard really seem to love a bath! More so than I do at any rate :)

[-] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 4 points 3 days ago

Yeah me too. I have to bath, preferably twice a day

[-] scott@lem.free.as 3 points 3 days ago
[-] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 3 points 3 days ago
[-] scott@lem.free.as 9 points 3 days ago

Wouldn't you like to know!

[-] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

If you live in a hot climate then just existing can get you kind of gross.

[-] beSyl@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 days ago

I take 1 bath every two weeks or so. I do scalding hot water and turn the heat on in the bathroom. Basically, I want it sauna-like. I then stay in the bath for 2 hours so.. It's amazing.

[-] manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

When I ws a teenager, i told my first partner I liked taking a bath, they warned me about cooking my sperm, or similar, so ya know

I no longer have a bathtub, enjoy

[-] Lumidaub@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

And hopefully afterwards you learnt that you keep producing sperm, right? So even if you had a bath that was hot enough to kill off your current batch, you'd have them replenished shortly after.

[-] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago

You don't have kids do you? If you tried to do that with young kiddos they would join you, or if they've gone to bed already, you'd fall asleep in there instead.

Source: my wife loves baths and this is what happens every time!

[-] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I have two kids, 3 and 10. This is my time, after they're in bed.

[-] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago

Excellent, go you mumma!

We're too knackered by the time the kids (and pets) go to bed (3 and 7, and a border collie 11-month old puppy)

[-] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

I've never had a bath but I enjoy a scorching hot shower, hotels provide the best experience in this regard. I want to feel like my water is being pumped directly from inferno.

[-] Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago

I can absolutely relate but bathing that often is bad for your skin. Might also affect your circulation in the long run. Mind you, daily showers aren't exactly the best thing you can do either (exceptions apply).

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