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With the rise in popularity of such hygiene havens as Bath and Body Works, even men across the country understand that a shower isn't always just a shower. While some may want to just hop in, scrub down and hop out, the prevalence of such froo-froo stores indicates that a vastly larger number of people want the shower to be a slow, relaxing unwind after a long day - some well-deserved and lengthy "me time."

• Shower lockers - Although it sounds like something you'd see in a high school gym room, these lightweight fixtures are really just large shelving units.

• Shower panels - To heck with shower heads. Even adjustable, removable, four-setting heads don't hold up against the comfort levels of these new-wave panels. Stateof the-art technology eliminates the need for bulky steam generators, incorporating everything into the panel itself. Installation is relatively easy with a contractor and shouldn't take more than a day.