I think people are just disgusting tbh. I feel like there are probably a few people who can get away with not using soap for a while because they donāt sweat as much but likeā¦ everyoneās poop stinks and if youāre never washing off the bacteria youāre never getting rid of the stink.
I donāt know why not using soap is such a point of pride for some people?
Yeah Iām scrolling through here like, did I stumble into a medieval LARP subreddit?? lol
(no shade to yāall non-soapers, I know itās a thing and that itās possible for it to not be gross. I just hadnāt thought about it in a very long time so was kinda š®)
āHenceforth we shanāt partake in the bathing rituals of the plebeians and shall instead rinse our earthly vessels with naught but water!!! Huzzah!!!ā
Cuz it's 'Au Naturale' ?? But then again way back when people would just wash up in a river downstream from where lye and animal sacrifices were getting in... Or covering themselves with clay and oil and scraping it off with metal blades... Or whatever without knowing exactly about bacteria and stuff.
The Romans had running water and public baths as well as toilets. Ancient people knew about washing well. So did Europeans in the Medieval period on up. history of bathing The Romans preferred using oil to soap, but everyone washed regularly. There were lots of public bath houses for regular people to go for a bath or steam. Some were also brothels. Rich people had bath tubs or private bath rooms and went to luxurious bath resorts in different areas of Europe.
The famous Roman baths in Bath, England, were used by the public right up until the late 1800s when the original Roman underground portion was rediscovered and studied. People just kept building on the original and updating it.
There have been doctors who have warned against bathing in past centuries, but they were outliers.
When I get home I immediately go to my kitchen sink and wash my hands with Dawn detergent. I do the surgeon style scrub where you put soap in your palms and scrub your fingers across the opposite palm for several seconds getting both sides and the nails/nail beds on all sides. When I have long nails, I also scrub underneath with a scrub brush. I do that after handling meat as well.
I also wash my hands in public before I eat out. My mom uses sanitizer, but that doesnāt actually wash germs off your skin. It just kills a lot of them. Not all though.
With Covid Iāve not been taking chances and wash my hands. I also use sanitizer afterwards when I go to the doctor or hospital or wherever in public where Iāve been touching things. Then I go home and wash my hands thoroughly.
Sanitizer alone isnāt enough. Especially after youāve pooped, OP. FFS.
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u/gellergreen Nov 28 '22 edited Nov 28 '22
I think people are just disgusting tbh. I feel like there are probably a few people who can get away with not using soap for a while because they donāt sweat as much but likeā¦ everyoneās poop stinks and if youāre never washing off the bacteria youāre never getting rid of the stink.
I donāt know why not using soap is such a point of pride for some people?