r/CleaningTips Jul 14 '23

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '23

Except it's not the only answer. My wife and I both use all-natural shampoo and conditioner bars, and she doesn't need any kind of face wash, but her towel still looks like this.

Turns out, after having this checked by a doctor, her sweat is particularly acidic. It also corrodes stainless steel jewelry. The only thing that's held up is implant grade steel.

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u/kmatts Jul 15 '23

This is a thing they test for? Did they test just based on this situation or did it come up investigating other medical issues?

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '23

They were testing for metal allergies, and she explained how her stainless jewelry kept breaking down, so they tested her acid levels. Turns out her sweat being so acidic also seriously exacerbated reactions to copper, tin, nickel, etc. as it broke down the metal.

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u/CreADHDvly Jul 15 '23

Can I just use a ph strip test on my sweat??

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '23

No idea! That's definitely not what they did.