Doctor shares real reason why women have their showers so much hotter than men

A doctor has shared the real reason why women apparently love to get burnt alive when they shower.

When women typically 'shower', they've got their shampoo, conditioner, exfoliator, a hair mask - I mean, it's pretty much a spa day.

Most guys, we use shower gel for shampoo and are in-and-out in about three minutes.

Amid a serious lack of hygiene, we do envy women for being able to take such good care of themselves.

But one thing we've never been able to get our head around is why girls are able to withstand, and enjoy, very hot showers.

Well NHS doctor Karan Rajan insists that it's not just a 'biological necessity' for women to have hot showers, but 'a survival tactic'.

Over on his TikTok page (@dr.karanr), he responded to a video shared by Micah and Sarah (@micahandsarah) where Micah jokingly puts his hand in a pot of hot water 'so that I can one day shower with my wife'.

"If you know a woman who loves boiling hot lava showers, there are a few biological reasons for that," Dr Rajan began.

"On average, women have a higher core body temperature than men, so you'd think that keeps you warmer.

"Well, when your core is warm, anything cold, like a chilly room, feels even colder by comparison.

"If the temperature between your core and your environment is bigger, you feel it more."

He notes that by adding 'hormones into the mix, oestrogen can reduce blood flow to your extremities, your hands, feet, and even your earlobes'.

This is 'why when they often run three degrees colder than men,' the doctor states.

"So, even if your core is warm, your toes feel like icicles," Dr Rajan adds.

"And it gets worse during ovulation when oestrogen peaks.

"If you're on hormonal birth control, same deal. Oestrogen stays elevated, meaning your cold sensitivity might be dialled up even more.

"This scientific misery has one more gift."

He continued: "On average, women tend to have a lower metabolic rate than men, so your body produces less heat overall.

"So, those geothermal showers are less of a preference and more of a biological necessity and a survival tactic."

In the comments, women were justifying their love of hot showers, as one person wrote: "Boiling hot showers is the only time I truly feel warm."

"U hear that men, we just built different," another added.

Meanwhile, someone else revealed: "My boyfriend and I have the opposite issue, I’m from the Mediterranean and so I love cold showers and he is English and loves hot showers I can’t stand it!"

I guess it varies from person to person.