People who shower at night instead of morning experience better sleep, say experts

Taking a shower once a day or more is a habit that 66% of Americans observe, and while that’s great for hygiene, the majority of people can probably get away with showering just several times a week. But when it comes to sleep, it's the timing, not the frequency, of your shower that may be most important.

After speaking to experts, an evening shower, compared to the morning, emerged as having the greatest benefits to our slumber.

To find out why and what those advantages are, read on for more from Dr. Hana Patel, NHS GP and resident sleep expert at Time4Sleep, and Dr. Leah Kaylor a licensed psychologist specializing in sleep and author of the upcoming book, If Sleep Were a Drug.

Nighttime shower vs morning shower

Showering in the morning and the evening both have benefits, and neither