I’ve heard people, most notably Jennifer Aniston, say/brag that they brush their teeth in the shower in order to conserve water. Aniston even followed this statement up by preaching about how 2 minutes in the shower uses an entire day’s worth of water for someone in Africa. My immediate thought when I hear this is, “That’s stupid. You’re using more water, not less”. After all, brushing your teeth outside of the shower only requires the water to be on for about a second to first wet the brush and then another second to rinse it. When you brush in the shower, you’re using more water for a longer period of time. You’re essentially just extending your shower, right? Or am I missing something? I’m only asking because I would do it if I honestly thought it was helpful, but the way I see it it’s just a bigger waste and someone needs to set Ms. Aniston straight.
lets see a 4 oz cup of water to wet the brush,then wet the mouth,then rinse out the mouth and rinse out the brush compared to a low flow shower head that uses .5 litres of water every minute that would be approx 1 litre of water wasted to do the same thing.Jennifer darling you may have the looks but not the sensibilities.
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