A timeless debate is when it’s best to shower: in the morning, just wake up or in the evening before going to bed?

For many, the shower in the morning is necessaryas they wake up and are clean to start their day. On the contrary, supporters of the evening bath believe that the shower before bedtime rinses all the dirt of the day and gives them a relaxing sleep.

Regardless of what category you belong to, each option has its benefits and disadvantages to health. So what does science say?

As the BBC points out, the shower removes dirt, sweat and sebum accumulated during the day, along with pollutants, dust and pollen from the environment. If You don’t shower before falling to sleepall that end up in sheets and pillow cases.

Also the skin has from the nature of germs living in it and who ‘feed’ with the oil secreted by sweat glands. While sweat alone does not smell, the sulfur compounds produced by bacteria such as staphylococcus smell. So, The shower before bedtime seems to be the healthiest choice.

But the truth is a bit more complicated.

“If you shower in the evening, go to sleep clean but You sweat and during the night‘, The BBC tells Primrz, a microbiologist at the University of Leicester.

According to the expert, even in cold weathera person still sweats by secreting up to half a liter of sweat in bed, which is a “paradise” for mites. Also the bacteria on the skin will create so sweatso you will smell slightly in the morning. So, the Night shower only benefits if you wash the bedding regularly.

Bacteria can survive in duvets; sheets and pillows for weeks. Dust mites can also accumulate over time, as well as fungi, especially in wet areas such as pillows.

While people with fully functional immune system can deal with this microbial “attack”, up to 76% of people with severe asthma are allergic to at least one type of fungus. Exposure to A. Fumigatus, for example, can cause chronic pulmonary disease in people suffering from tuberculosis or smoking lung disease.

“Are probably more important to clean your sheets than to shower at night‘says Holly Wilkinson, a senior lecturer in wound healing and microbiome at the University of Hul in the United Kingdom. “Because if you go to bed after you have showering but leaving your sheets for a month of laundry, then bacteria, dirt and dust mites will be accumulated.”he points out.

This is a problem as long -term exposure to mites increases the allergies. If you are already sensitive to allergens like pollen, then not wash your sheets will probably worsen your symptoms. Also, sleeping in dirty sheets can increase the risk of skin infections.

The benefits to sleep

Some supporters of the night shower argue that helps them to sleep betterand this is confirmed by investigations They showed that a warm shower or a 10 -minute bath, one to two hours before bedtime, significantly reduces the time you need to fall asleep.

It is likely that the increase in body temperature before the re -cooling of it to function as circadian that tells our body to prepared for sleepalthough more research is needed to confirm this.

So what’s better? OR They do preferably the morning showeras this removes much of the sweat and germs that accumulate during the night in bed, allowing you to start your day fresh and clean.

But, whatever you prefer, it will not have a big impact on your health and is more of a personal choice.

“If you shower once a day, probably no matter what time of the day you do,” says the expert.

“However, this depends on the type of work you do. If you are a farmer, for example, you will want to wash when you return home at the end of the day. But I think the Maintaining a clean bed is overall more important‘, Wilinson stresses.