Best Showerhead for 2024 – CNET
I’ve had a lot of showers over the past few weeks. When testing a shower head system, I consider many factors: head diameter, gallons per minute output, number of settings, materials, design, and more. We also conducted anecdotal testing of the water flow, water pressure, and power of the dry egg yolk spray pattern. Most importantly, I shower and record how I feel each time I shower.
Some settings do a better job of removing eggs than others.
I leave each model installed for a few days so I can take a variety of showers. When I shower for the first time with a new shower system, I pay close attention to each spray pattern and how it feels, but I also like to shower when I’m not thinking about it. For each model, I take a shower in the morning when I’m groggy and a post-workout shower to cool down.
After every shower, I record my shower experience. Is it firm, relaxed or both? Is the shower experience intense enough to wash away soap and shampoo quickly, or do I have to change the settings? Is it easy to change the settings?
For the egg test, I brushed egg yolk onto a cutting board and let it dry for 24 hours. I then placed the board 20 inches from the sprinkler head, let the sprinkler run for 10 seconds, and recorded how much yolk was removed. I tested this on every setting of every shower head. Most only have a little bit of the yolk removed (if any), but it turns out there are some settings that are weaker or stronger than the rest.
Different showers will check different boxes, but at the end of the day, what matters most to me is the actual shower experience. None of the models I tested were terrible, but there were a few that rose above the rest and stood out from the competition.
