- In the shower, turn off the water. Wet hair and body, turn off shower head, then lather up head and body, turn on water to rinse. Most shower heads use 2-3 gallons of water per minute so even turning the shower off for 30-60 seconds whilst you apply soap/shampoo/shower gel can add up to as much as 500 gallons a year per person!
- Shampoo once and rinse. The “shampoo-twice” instruction probably came from manufacturers who wanted to sell more shampoo, excessive shampooing can remove too much of the natural oils (sebum) from the hair which is necessary to maintain the hair in its comfortable acid/base environment (pH), especially if you do it on a daily basis. Rinsing twice also uses twice the water
Do you have any water saving tips to share?
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Great tips! I didn’t know shampooing twice was a thing, but it definitely seems unnecessary.
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This is really important for you folks in California!
Uhm, when you want to boil water, don’t boil more than you need and don’t fill up your sink to do the dishes all the way to the edge, only fill half of it, same for your bath. It’ll get cold and dirty anyway. Also don’t do the dishes the second you make them (this is a difficult one for OCD people) but do it only once or twice a day.
Now I don’t know if you have an evening rates but washing after 10PM and during the weekend is cheaper (they might change that though)…
I know there is more but I can’t really think of them on the spot. 😮
It’s crazy how people don’t realize how EASY it is to save water. Lol thanks for sharing.
Great tips! I already only shampoo once, but I’m glad to read the first tip. Will start doing this now.
Great tips! 🙂
I am quite conscious about saving the cold water that goes into our kitchen sink while we’re waiting for the hot water to come through. I collect this up and either add it to the kettle or garden. I also sometimes boil extra water in the kettle with my cup of tea when I only need to wash up a single item.
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don’t dither in the shower – quick in, wash, out – no mucking about 🙂 If I take more than 2-3 minutes, I’m taking too long 🙂
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Another way to save water is to give up meat. 😉 Did you know that it takes more than 2,400 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of meat and only 25 gallons to produce one pound of wheat? 😮
And that animal agriculture water consumption ranges from 34-76 trillion gallons annually? It’s shocking to discover. 😮
great tips – another good idea is to save any clear water we’re pouring down the sink into potted plants – when changing your pets water bowl, water left in old water bottles, water left over from boiling eggs etc. All the small things add up. Also, when doing dishes by hand – soaping up all dishes together and not letting the water run at the same time!
I actually keep a bucket in the bathroom and put it in the shower to collect water before it goes down the drain and then I pour it into the back of the toilet to reuse it.
Turn the sink off when you are soaping your hands. Don’t leave it running! To save water is important especially if you are relying on rain water, right?
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simple, but usefull 🙂
Lots of good tips here! Thank-you!