r/Soap

This gets repeated constantly like it's a settled fact, but the actual reasoning behind it always seems to get skipped. Anyone actually looked into whether that holds up or if it's just something that stuck around?

I usually go back and forth between the two. Bar soap feels simple and lasts a long time while liquid soap is just convenient.

Which one do you prefer, and why?

I use dawn dish soap or the store brand. I bought 2 big ass jugs of great value dish soap for 5 bucks a few months ago. That's enough for my showering needs for over a year and the other half is being used in the kitchen.

Dish soap is basically the best tool for removing dirt, grease, oil, other stuff... that's what I'm doing with the shower, you know? I'm just cleaning myself. If I want to have a leather, tobacco, and sandalwood smell, there are products available to accomplish that goal and it's a different process. I used to be a technician working on tractors. I was always covered in grease and oil. I started keeping a bottle of dish soap in the shower and scrubbing the dish soap into the oil and grease before getting it wet. The oil and grease just wash away easily then.

For probably over 20 years now, I've pretty much only used dish soap and a loofah. I keep my hair short by shaving my head and face every few months.

Dish soap isn't as aggressive as some body washes with various chemicals but, it works incredibly well. It's good enough for baby ducks and penguins in oil spills, it's good enough for me.

How long do it take you ? To do both in the shower ? Bc one time I tried I cleaned my hair after I tried using bar soap ( usually I only use body wash with my loofah) all that took me 35mins without body wash after the bar soap so HOW YALL DO IT ??!!! I tired after the bar soap but it was just exhausting so I rinse my self and got out of the shower. Thank you to Read.

Okay this might be a weird question but I've been thinking about it for weeks now and I need other opinions.

I started making my own bar soap a few months ago, nothing fancy, just basic cold process stuff with olive oil and coconut oil. In winter it felt amazing, my skin was soft, no complaints at all. But now that it's gotten warmer and more humid where I live, the exact same soap feels different on my skin. Almost like it strips more, or maybe I'm just sweating more and it feels different because of that. I genuinely can't tell if the soap changed or if my skin just reacts differently depending on the season.

So here's what I'm wondering:

Does soap actually perform differently depending on humidity and temperature, or is this just in my head?

Also, for people who've been making or using natural soap for a while, do you change your recipe or routine depending on the season? Like do you switch to a gentler bar in summer, or add more moisturizing oils in winter?

And random side question, does anyone else feel like bar soap dries out faster or gets mushy quicker depending on where you store it? Mine sits in a dish near the shower and I feel like it disappears way faster in summer.

I know this is a lot of soap talk for one post but I'm genuinely curious if this is a common thing people notice or if I'm just overthinking a bar of soap at 11pm.

hi, I wanted to come on here and see how many people use dove soap and if they’ve ever had a reaction to it after using it for so long? I’ve always used dove soap to wash down there, I have never had any problems but I feel like lately the only thing I can pinpoint is the soap irritating me in my outer vulva. I’m experiencing a lot of redness dryness and some cutting that’s making it hard to wipe and pee without burning. I don’t think it’s a UTI. I think it’s just my pee happens to come in contact with the tears. Has anyone else experienced this? I thought it was because I got a sugar wax, but I feel like it’s been 2 1/2 three weeks I should probably go to the doctor but honestly it’s such an inconvenience… I’ve been managing it but it seems like it’s going back to square one constantly /:

Anybody use Dr. Bronner soap and just put it onto a loofah mix it in and then wash yourself I know it’s supposed to be diluted but I never do that and now that I’m thinking about it.. I do kind of have some dry skin so I was wondering if anybody else does it just for the convenience

Been wondering how many people actually rinse out soap residue from their loofah or washcloth every time versus just squeezing it out and hanging it up. Curious if there's an actual right way to do this or if it's mostly just personal habit at this point.

For me it is when it cleans well without leaving my skin feeling overly dry. What do you look for when choosing a soap?

I keep making the same mistake.

I'll smell a bar of soap in a store and think it smells incredible.

Then I bring it home, use it once, and somehow the scent barely exists once water hits it.

At this point I've started wondering if store scent and actual shower scent are two completely different things.

Do experienced soap people have a trick for predicting how a soap will actually smell during use?

Or is this just part of the gamble?

Hi there! I’m 22yo guy who LOVES minimalist eco friendly lifestyle. Few months ago I did deep dive into HP and CP soap bars. I wanted to find something that was good for face, body and hair. After few weeks I re-discovered Aleppo soap (I was familiar with them before) but I wanted something I could potentially make at home in the future. And laurel berry oil is hard to come by so I looked for an alternative. And so I discovered Greek 100% olive oil bars. If I liked them, I could easily make them at home. So I bought one for about 2€ (Olive oil, water, sodium hydroxide, sea salt) and tested it. I have pretty good skin but my face, back and chest suffer from closed comedomes, acne and black dots pretty often. I’m still in testing phase, but I think that the soap is helping. And even if it’s not, it’s not making my skin worse which is a big plus. And got my medium long hair (mullet) is fine. Little bit drying but still pretty good (straight, heavy, coarse hair)

Do you have any experience with 100% olive oil soap? Share your thoughts please!

I have tried quite a few different soaps over the years but there are always a couple that I end up buying again. I am curious what everyone else uses and what makes a soap worth sticking with. Is it the scent how it feels how long it lasts or something else?

Does that mean I accidentally spread bathroom floor germs into the soap? Because I have a handwashing obsession, and I feel like that by dropping the soap refill bottle onto the floor, I'm spreading germs into the soap inside of it.

Any help or reassurance with this? Thanks!

I've bought all kinds of soaps over the years because the scent or packaging caught my attention, but I always seem to end up going back to one favorite. Sometimes it's because it feels better on my skin, sometimes it's just the smell that reminds me of home.

I'm curious what everyone else's "always buy again" soap is. Is it something inexpensive from the grocery store, a handmade bar from a local maker, or a brand you've used for years?

I'd love to hear what keeps you loyal to that one soap.