A good shower head will refresh your morning routine. We will help you categorize the various options to find an option that helps make cleaning beautiful.

When it comes to starting the day in the right way, a good shower head can make a difference in the world. If I feel groggy in the morning and need to relax after exercise, or if I want to get energy at noon, taking a hot bath is often the solution to many problems. On the other hand, a bad shower can make me feel more uncomfortable than when I first started—especially if the water pressure is weak or the spray pattern provides disappointing coverage.

Finding the best shower head can be a daunting task, but a great shower head can change your bathing experience. You can find dozens of options at online retailers and hardware stores. Most look similar, and many offer the same general combination of functions-which may include a full coverage rain shower setup or a narrower, more intense massage stream with a very strong flow rate.

Delta's clever shower inserts the handheld device into the main body. 

Prices, finishes, and materials can vary greatly. If you want to save water, you can also look for the best shower head with a lower number of gallons per minute. You can get a shower head fixed to the wall, or a spray head with a hand-held sprayer. There are also shower heads that provide multiple spray modes (if you want to switch spray settings, you don't have to be limited to rain). Whether it is a hand shower, a dual shower, a fixed shower, a low-flow shower, a high-pressure shower, a combination shower or a rain shower, your shower head must have the necessities-faucet, restrictor, filter , Flexible hose and rotating ball-make bathing worry-free.

After testing various shower heads, the following models have risen to be the best. Each has simple and non-intrusive installation features-this is very important for my rented apartment. All prices are between US$50 and US$200. All are relatively effective for water-rated values ​​between 1.5 and 2.5 gpm. Otherwise, all the shower heads I tested were highly praised by customers and industry reviews. 

If you are looking for an affordable shower head that you can install yourself, here is the best choice I picked for you. I will update this regularly, just add Kohler's unique Moxie shower head to the list. 

The affordable High Sierra Classic Plus shower head has all the basic functions. The spraying range is wide, the coverage is wide, and the firmness is high. I tend to like relaxing streams on my body, spraying on my face and hair. Classic Plus does not provide any alternate spray mode settings, but the main settings balance these two needs well. If you tend to find a good default setting and stick to it, don't hesitate anymore. 

Classic Plus has a simple and elegant design. It is one of the most affordable shower heads on this list and has a rated water volume of 1.5 gpm. The default coverage setting provides as much coverage and speed as using more than a gallon shower head. This speed is not overwhelming. I can relax in the bath, but it is strong enough to quickly remove soap and dirt on days when I need to clean quickly. 

If you are looking for something fancy with various settings, I have many alternative options below, but this is the Amazon Echo Dot for shower heads. It is simple, affordable and elegant, and powerful, even with low water pressure or hard water. If you don’t care about extras and just want to do something to get the job done, choose the water-saving High Sierra Classic Plus. Available in brushed nickel, bronze, polished brass or chrome finishes.

If you are looking for a dual shower head with multiple functions, the Aquadance 7-inch premium shower head is a good choice. It includes a hand shower with a stainless steel shower hose and a spray head installed behind the main shower. Both provide full coverage spray setting, intense massage setting, mixing of these two settings and mist. 

The full coverage setting of the main shower and hand shower feels great. It balances sturdiness and wide coverage and still feels relaxed. When I want to really feel the pressure and water flow, a strong massage provides a good way of blending. If I wanted extra intensity, I ended up keeping the main rain setting at full coverage and the hand shower at the massage setting.

If you want to save water when bubbling, you can pause the flow of either. You can run two shower heads at the same time under the same or different settings. With the dual shower setup, you lose some of the water pressure, so you can easily switch back and forth between the main shower and the handheld shower. You can switch settings by turning the knob, or you can easily switch between the main shower and the handheld shower using the diverter. 

No matter what kind of shower feel you want-ordinary shower, hand shower or double shower-this Aquadance has a choice for you. If you like to choose and change the settings according to your mood, then this is the best shower head for you.

Moen S6320 is 8 inches in diameter and has a polished chrome finish, which looks like a high-end shower. The main full coverage setting again strikes a proper balance between relaxed coverage and firmness. In addition, the S6320 switched to a strong massage setting, and it felt great. Many of the massage settings I have tested are too narrow to be used outside of local cleansing. Moen is still wide enough to provide practical coverage while still providing a good strength boost. 

You can also use the handle on the side of the shower to easily switch back and forth. It was easy to control, I was able to find it and switch settings when I closed my eyes after my face blistered. 

If you want a shower that looks more high-end while keeping it simple and elegant, Moen S6320 can meet your needs. It doesn't have many features, but these two settings are great, and switching between them is very easy, you can close your eyes to switch-literally.

Using the American standard Spectra eTouch rain shower head actually feels like standing under a gentle stream or staying outside in the warm summer rain. This bathroom accessory is super relaxing. The brushed nickel or chrome surface of Spectra eTouch is very expensive, but it is economical to use water at the 1.8 gpm rating. 

Spectra includes a remote control that you can connect to the shower wall to switch between multiple spray settings, or you can just touch the edge of the shower head to perform the same operation. It feels high-tech without adding any complexity. 

The different settings include a fine mist and two intense massage sprays-although I find both are too narrow to provide any coverage. The rain shower setting is also a bit too gentle for my face, so there is no setting in Spectra that can achieve the perfect balance between firmness and full coverage. 

Nonetheless, it has a pulsating massage setting for partial cleansing, so if you mainly want your shower to feel like a relaxing stream, this is a good choice, and it works well at a certain angle. Most rain shower systems need to be installed directly overhead, and many require special installation. This one is suitable for your existing equipment and still feels great.

Kohler Moxie combines a Bluetooth speaker with Amazon's built-in assistant Alexa and a normal shower head. You can’t control the water volume or temperature through voice or apps, so I hesitate to call it a smart shower, but it’s the closest to this list and it’s easier to overhaul than a fully smart Moen shower that requires plumbing Install. 

The battery-powered speaker is nested in the center of the shower head with magnets, so you can easily pull it out and use it as a smart speaker in other rooms of the house. Thanks to Alexa, you can listen to music or give various voice commands. The sound quality of the speaker itself surprised me, and it really made my morning routine more interesting.

The shower head itself is not so impressive. The stream is strong but a bit narrow, and there is no backup spray pattern. The price is also very expensive, but it has a variety of finishes, 2.5 or 1.75 gpm. Some finishes are slightly cheaper, but none are cost-effective. Kohler Moxie is far from the best shower on this list, but if you are willing to pay extra, it is the most interesting...

Kohler Forte 22169: Kohler's shower head provides good coverage. The main setting strikes the necessary balance between feeling firm and relaxed. You can easily switch to concentrated massage mode or fine mist mode. Overall, it is a sturdy, well-balanced fixed shower head option. If you like the look or brand, you should consider it. It even saves water at a rated value of 1.75 gpm. It is not as prominent as the above, and the concentrated massage stream is too narrow to be useful. 

Delta In2ition two-in-one: This Delta shower uses an ingenious adjustable shower design, in which the handheld shower is nested in the main shower. The main shower provides full coverage options, and the handheld shower provides stronger water flow. You can also run the main shower room and the handheld shower room at the same time, although the water pressure is expected to drop a bit, and I don't like low water pressure. The hand-held shower head can be easily pulled out, or you can leave the shower arm in place for a fixed massage flow. All settings are valid, but the main coverage option is a bit too weak for my taste. The main shower head is also a bit difficult to turn. This is definitely a little fuss. This is a powerful shower room, worthy of your consideration, but these small shortcomings are enough to prevent it from ranking higher for me. 

Speakman S-2252-E175: The shower rooms I have tested are not terrible, but this model of Speakman does not have strong enough water flow to satisfy my taste. If mediocre, the main mode is good. The spare nozzle setting basically just allows the water to be poured directly without any additional water pressure or water flow at all. Overall, this is a low-pressure shower experience.

Culligan WSH-C125: Culligan's affordable model includes a shower filter and has many different settings. Changing between nozzle settings is a pain. The main shower is working well, but there is no alternative mode that is exciting. Again, this is a competent bathroom shower, but you have many better options.

In the past few weeks, I have taken many baths. When testing a shower head system, I will consider many factors: face diameter, number of gallons per minute output, number of settings, materials, design, and so on. We also conducted anecdotal tests on the water flow, water pressure and spray power of dried egg yolks. However, the most important thing is that I showered and recorded the feeling of each shower experience.

Some settings do better than others at removing eggs. 

I installed each model for a few days so that I can perform various showers. When showering with the new shower system for the first time, I pay close attention to each spray pattern and its feeling, but I also want to shower without thinking too much. For each model, I take a shower when I am groggy in the morning, and then take a shower after exercise to cool down. 

After every shower, I will write down the shower experience. Is it firm, relaxed, or both? Is the shower experience strong enough to quickly remove soap and shampoo, or do I have to change the settings? Is it easy to change settings? 

For the egg test, I brushed the egg yolk on the cutting board and let it dry for 24 hours. Then I placed the board 20 inches from the shower head and let it run for 10 seconds, noting how much egg yolk was removed. I conducted this test on every setting of every shower head. Most have only a little yolk removed (if any), but some settings have proven to be weaker or stronger than others.

Different showers check different boxes, but in the final analysis, the most important thing for me is the actual shower experience. None of the models I tested was bad, but some models surpassed others and cleared the competition.

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