guardian.co.uk - 7/13/2009
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A Texan firm has come up with a 'shower in a bottle' that promises to get even the sweatiest commuter clean with no need for running water. Does it work? Of all the excuses for not cycling to work, a lack of showers is perhaps the most rational. No one wants to tramp into the office looking as ...
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Shower in a Bottle: Another Cycling Excuse Gone
TreeHugger —
... , The Rocket Shower is billed as the perfect solution for lunchtime workouts, bike commuters, and anyone else who may get sweaty yet have no access to showers. But does it work? Helen Pidd over at The Guardian decided to test out The Rocket Shower with a real world review: To test Rocket Shower, I slipped into a toilet cubicle after cycling on a hot day. Feeling slightly weird, I took off my dirty clothes, sprayed myself all over with Rocket Shower, waited a few seconds and then dryed off with the technical handtowel in the "jet pack". It contains witch hazel to cleanse, ...
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