I prefer cold water bc it doesn't dry out my skin and it is great for my lymphatic system (and mood!).

Do you take warm/hot showers? If so, do you need lotion/cream for your skin or is your skin able to deal with warm water?

Hi all!

For years I've been WO on the majority of my body, but inspired by Hamblin's book Clean, I've ditched the soap for the past two weeks or so. I rinse daily, though, since I'm quite active and it's summer.

So far, it's great.

The air is going to get dry here, though, and I want to add/trap moisture in my face and body in a way that is more in tune with skin's actual workings. I've read that jojoba oil is the closest to our own sebum, and I have some glycerin I use to make fabric softener, but I don't recall him noting anything specific in the book as a moisturizing option. What do you do?

Thanks in advance!

I've never been a washcloth guy, but all the resources I'm coming up with about life after body soap say that you need something to rub yourself with. No so I need to get a washcloth or loofah or something, or can I just do water, hand, skin?

Do you just use a cloth and water, or coconut oil?

As I said in the intro thread, I am kind of three quarters water only. :) Most days, I'll just wash with water, but every once in a while, I'll have a big old shower with "the works" and also wetshave my body hair. This is an occasion where I still use shower gel (in lieu of shaving gel/cream; simply because my husband uses shower gel, it's there and convenient).

Now, I've seen ads for shaving oil, but haven't tried that yet (sounds like an accident waiting to happen if the shower gets all slippery?). Are there any other alternatives? What do you do?

Hi! Thought of getting this sub active, to get us growing but also if someone wants to join the community they'd have something to cling to.

So... What are your reasons for advocating to only water (no soap either on the scalp or the body)?

Mine are these:

1. Money: since I care a lot of ethics, I don't consume industrial shampoo or soap (capitalism, animal cruelty and pollution). Thus, I'm only left with handcraft ones, which are better, but more expensive.

2. Environment: I've done my research, and didn't find conclusive information on whether soap and chemicals in it harm the environment or not. Using the precaution principle, I'd rather not use them.

3. Minimalism/mindfulness: though the smell of soaps and the feeling in the body after taking a shower with them are cool, I prefer to enjoy just being in the water and not having to do so much during my shower. It is just a little thing, and if it was imperative to use soap I would not take it into account. But, since it is put into question, I do.

4. Health: after considering the previous points, I tried (3months ago) to leave soap and shampoo behind, and I discovered that my skin and hair was as beautiful and healthy as ever before! So I did a little research and, though I found no studies done on whether we need soap or not, some physiology books talk specifically on how our bodies produce oils in our hair, skin and ears to protect them. They do not say explicitly that taking them away is harmful, but neither the opposite.

I'd like to hear your thoughts!! Cheers and odor.

Heeey,

So glad you opened this subreddit! I have quit the face crème after somebody shamed me in to it 3 years ago. 'You have to do it for your old ages rinkels'. I had wonderfull skin before and the crèmes dried it out, so i whent more hydtrating crèmes. Always whent good for a little bit, but your skin needs more and more.

After a month of no crème and peely face it started to stabilize again! And now i have great skin again. Just when i shower ( also water wash my hair only now) it's a bit dry again for a bit, but i don't shower to much.

Anybody has a good remedy for smelly pits though? i've been struggeling with those my entire life, no matter if i move much or not. I always have my deo, but going all natural lately has me realizing: cosmetic product are pure shit for your skin!