6 small bathroom rituals that make mornings calmer
25 JANUARI 2026
WRITTEN BY: MATHILDA WIBOM WESTERBERG
I used to think morning rituals were a bit exaggerated. Nice in theory - unrealistic in practice. But after testing a few small bathroom habits myself, I realised something: calm doesn’t come from doing more. It comes from doing a few things differently. Slowly. Consistently.
Here are the six bathroom rituals I’ve kept - because they genuinely changed how my mornings feel.
1. Use one towel - only for your face
Most people use the same towel for hands, face and body. Skin experts don’t recommend it, but beyond hygiene, there’s something else that matters: sensation.
A dedicated face towel, always clean and always in the same place, changes the experience completely. The fabric touching your skin is soft, dry and predictable. Your body reads that as care, not efficiency.
2. Light a scented candle - for three minutes
Scent is one of the fastest ways to shift mood because it bypasses logic. It works on association.
I light a candle for three minutes while I wash my face or brush my teeth, then blow it out.
The flame disappears, but the scent stays in the room.
Over time, that specific scent becomes a signal: morning has started, and it doesn’t need to be rushed. I prefer something clean and fresh - a scent that fills the space, not you.
3. Put on a bathrobe before you get dressed
This habit alone changed the tempo of my mornings.
Standing in the bathroom wearing your office outfit makes you tense. You rush. You move carefully. A bathrobe does the opposite.
Putting it on straight after a shower or the moment you get out of bed and head to the bathroom, gives your body permission to slow down. That’s exactly why I wanted our Juniper robe to feel generous and soft: like a pause before the day begins.
I promise you: your shoulders drop.
4. Play the same slow playlist every morning
Decision fatigue starts early. Music choice doesn’t need to be one of them.
Create one playlist you only play in the bathroom. Jazz, instrumental, ambient - something slow and predictable.
After a few days, the first notes will tell your body what to do: breathe deeper, move slower, don’t rush.
(Link the playlist directly so it’s always one tap away.)
Here is a favorite of mine, Calming Instrumental Covers.
5.Cold water “reset”
Add 10 seconds of cold water to your face rinse. Not heroic, just crisp. It wakes your skin, lowers puffiness, and gently interrupts the rush.
Two wins: less puffiness, less cortisol.
6. Stay for 30 seconds - no next step, yet
This is the ritual most people skip and the one that ties everything together. When you think you’re done, stay. Thirty seconds. No phone. No next step. Notice the scent in the room. The towel against your skin. The weight of the robe.
Those extra seconds send a powerful signal: you’re not behind yet. And often, that’s enough to change the rest of the day.
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