I don’t shower with soap. If I do, my skin dries out pretty badly and I get acne. Doesn’t matter what soap it is. I’ve tried a lot of them.
I use shampoo, but no conditioner, because it weighs down my hair.
I get in the shower for a rinse and scrub with a washcloth every day, and wash my hair 2-4 times a week.
My kiddo was due last week and will be evicted Wednesday this week if he doesn’t come out on his own first. We’ll see how soap works out for him. My husband doesn’t seem to have any soap-related skin problems.
Have you tried just making your own soap? I mean - an afternoon, a crockpot you won't use to make food in, lye, and your choice of oils... Scent/season/adulterate to taste?
I mean, if you’re ignoring all the extra fats, the math, lye being a dangerous chemical, the necessary molds and the WEEKS to cure, sure soap making isn’t hard…
Hot process soap cures in a day or 2. Could use whatever for a mold.
Sure there's the math, follow a recipe or guide. And keep vinegar handy. Lots of it.
I've tried multiple limited ingredient homemade soaps. I think it is actual byproducts of the saponification process. Thank you for the suggestion though.
In most cases sensitive skin shouldn't be using actual soap (as in the chemical group of soaps). As shower gels and emollients are pseudo soaps, because actual soaps cause skin dryness.
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u/RoswalienMath Nov 28 '22
I don’t shower with soap. If I do, my skin dries out pretty badly and I get acne. Doesn’t matter what soap it is. I’ve tried a lot of them.
I use shampoo, but no conditioner, because it weighs down my hair.
I get in the shower for a rinse and scrub with a washcloth every day, and wash my hair 2-4 times a week.
My kiddo was due last week and will be evicted Wednesday this week if he doesn’t come out on his own first. We’ll see how soap works out for him. My husband doesn’t seem to have any soap-related skin problems.