The forgotten joy of soap
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The forgotten joy of soap
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#3Does anyone else find shower-gel just completely ineffective?
After using it I don't feel clean. I feel like I just rubbed cooking oil on my body.
With regular soap bars you get the "clean" feeling which no other product seems to match.
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#4Does anyone else find shower-gel just completely ineffective? After using it I don't feel clean. I feel like I just rubbed cooking oil on my body. With regular soap bars you get the "clean" feeling which no other product seems to match.
Yes, I've noticed the same thing! With shower gel I'll smell nice for 30 minutes then it's like you haven't taken a shower at all, but soap is much more potent. The feel of "cleanliness" stays with you much longer.
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#5Does anyone else find shower-gel just completely ineffective? After using it I don't feel clean. I feel like I just rubbed cooking oil on my body. With regular soap bars you get the "clean" feeling which no other product seems to match.
Just look at the ingredients list, it's just ridiculous how many different compounds are in there. Soap is structurally very simple, but all these derivative cleaning products albeit more complex don't even match the capabilities of regular soap. It's an odd price to pay for convenience.
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#6Does anyone else find shower-gel just completely ineffective? After using it I don't feel clean. I feel like I just rubbed cooking oil on my body. With regular soap bars you get the "clean" feeling which no other product seems to match.
What you're interpreting as "clean feeling" is likely stripping your skin of its protective oils. That's why we (doctors) don't recommend soaps as a general rule. That oil is there for a reason.
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#7Does anyone else find shower-gel just completely ineffective? After using it I don't feel clean. I feel like I just rubbed cooking oil on my body. With regular soap bars you get the "clean" feeling which no other product seems to match.
What you're interpreting as "clean feeling" is likely stripping your skin of its protective oils. That's why we (doctors) don't recommend soaps as a general rule. That oil is there for a reason.
What is currently recommended instead of bar soap (e.g. instead of a bar of Dove for sensitive skin)?
Re: The forgotten joy of soap
#8Does anyone else find shower-gel just completely ineffective? After using it I don't feel clean. I feel like I just rubbed cooking oil on my body. With regular soap bars you get the "clean" feeling which no other product seems to match.
What you're interpreting as "clean feeling" is likely stripping your skin of its protective oils. That's why we (doctors) don't recommend soaps as a general rule. That oil is there for a reason.
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#9Does anyone else find shower-gel just completely ineffective? After using it I don't feel clean. I feel like I just rubbed cooking oil on my body. With regular soap bars you get the "clean" feeling which no other product seems to match.
What you're interpreting as "clean feeling" is likely stripping your skin of its protective oils. That's why we (doctors) don't recommend soaps as a general rule. That oil is there for a reason.
Good point, but what does that mean for the war against plastic gel bottles? From the article:
> Given the war against plastic, maybe there will be a reaction to all these bottles of handwash. The bar of soap might yet stage a resurgence.
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#10I've been using bar soap for a good few years now as it was the means of cleaning that I could most-easily buy locally that seemed to incur the least plastic impact. I like to imagine that the invested energy density and cost of transport is better too, compared to gels and liquids.
Regardless of all that worthiness though - I just prefer using the stuff and am gently delighted when I walk into my bathroom and minded of the smell of my grandmother's house, decades ago.
As the article implies, it comes with a certain fondness.
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Added bonus - it works great on clothes that have been fouled by baby mess or food splatter.