The sink. It never occurred to me that people regularly brush their teeth in the shower until now.
I used to brush without wetting the toothbrush, but ever since I saw a fruit fly on my toothbrush, I've rinsed it off before using.
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Brushing your teeth in the shower is like leaving the water running while you brush in the sink, except even worse.
If you are hanging out in the shower for a but anyways, it isn't.
I keep a toothbrush and bottle of toothpaste in the shower because I have atrocious ADHD and that is the only place I ever remember to brush them. It's literally the one lifehack that I've tried that has actually worked. I've been doing it for a couple years now and I finally brush my teeth every day after struggling for my entire life.
I brush at the sink, but use my waterpik in the shower 'cause it's too messy otherwise.
Yes.
I prefer to brush my teeth outside on the porch when possible.
Reminder that daily showers are an American thing and in most cases are unnecessary at best, harmful to your skin at worst
Sink, btw.
I sweat too much at work to not shower daily. Not to mention I can't wake up and start my day unless I shower first.
Which is why I said "in most cases".
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Wake up brush in sink
Shower before bed brush in shower Itβs not that wild
both on occasion, but i brush my teeth at least once or twice a day, while i only shower like once a week usually. so it is most often the sink.
I used to keep toothbrushes and toothpaste by each sink and in both showers. It can be convenient to just do everything while you're in there.
If Iβm going in the shower then 100% in the shower. Good excuse to just stand there for 2 minutes and donβt worry about making a mess.
the sink
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Personally I brush my teeth in the shower after pewiepie mentioned it one time. A bad habit from trying one time.