I have washed a lot in the last few weeks. When evaluating a showerhead system, I look at many things: Face width, output in liters per minute, number of settings, materials, design and more. We also conducted anecdotal tests on water flow, water pressure and spray pattern strength with dried egg yolk. Above all, I showered and noted how each shower experience felt.
Some settings did a better job of removing the eggs than others.
I leave each model installed for a few days so I can take a variety of showers. During the first shower with a new shower system, I pay close attention to each spray pattern and how they feel, but I also want to shower when I don’t think about it too much. For each model, I take a groggy morning shower and a post-workout shower to cool off.
After each shower, I take notes on the shower experience. Was it intense, relaxing or both? Was the shower experience strong enough to remove the soap and shampoo quickly or should I change the settings? Is it easy to change the settings?
To test the egg, I mixed the egg yolk on a cutting board and let it dry for 24 hours. Then I held the board 20 centimeters from the shower while it ran for 10 seconds and noted how much yolk was removed. I did this test on each setting on each showerhead. Most removed only a little yolk if any, but a few settings appeared weaker or stronger relative to others.
Different showers check different boxes, but at the end of the day, what mattered most to me was the actual shower experience. None of the models I tested were bad, but a few rose above the rest and cleaned up the competition.
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