Revolutionize Your Shower Routine: Expert Tips for a Perfect Clean from Top to Bottom

What should a perfect shower look like? The World Health Organization (WHO) explained a few years ago that the shower should not last longer than five minutes, using warm water, without a sponge and with soap that respects the natural pH of the skin. However, these tips are often overlooked.

Spanish dermatologist Sergio Alique García, member of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (AEDV), recently shared a tip on the Rac 1 radio station that improves the way we wash. Your suggestion must be related to the order in which we clean our body during the shower.

According to the expert, the shower should start from top to bottom. Therefore, when you enter the shower, the first action should be to put the shampoo on your hair, leaving it to get stuck before you wash it. If you use a laundry detergent, it should be applied afterwards and, while it takes effect, you can then clean your body.

Alique recommends starting to wash with the torso, and the arms and, finally, the legs. In this way, dirt is washed away by water from the upper parts of the body to the lower parts.

The dermatologist also emphasizes the importance of paying special attention to the ankles and feet, areas where microorganisms often accumulate and do not often receive the essential attention. Careful cleaning of these areas can help prevent skin problems and infections, ensuring that the whole body is very clean after showering.