Showering or bathing is essential for water clarity and to the health of everybody using the hot tub, any external contaminant should be avoided at all costs, this goes for dirt on your feet from getting in and out of the hot tub, chemicals, lotions and shampoo in the hair and fake tan on the skin.
It is essential that everybody who is going to use the hot tub showers without products before using the hot tub, you shower to remove any remnant of personal hygiene products which can make the water cloudy and contaminated.
Showering after use is also essential to remove any chlorine which may remain on your skin from using the hot tub or bacteria which other users may have brought into the hot tub.
Another article to read for optimum water clarity is Don’t pee in the hot tub
