FabSwingers.com forum: Soap dodging

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

So on a lovely hot day, I've come home and showe_ed to freshen up.

But am I unusual in not using soap? I never have, my mum brought me up to just use the hottest water I can bear.She has always had lovely skin, I don't think I'm doing too badly either, so is soap something we've been conned into using?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do you shave? And use gel or whatever?

Or use shampoo etc?

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By *lue NarwhalMan
over a year ago

Iceland, but Aldi is closer..

If it works for you,

for me, getting all lathe_ed up is half the fun of taking a shower.

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By *tonMessCouple
over a year ago

Slough Windsor ish

Oooh I love a good lather up will something that smells yummy.... Lush shower soap is my favourite at the moment.

I wouldnt feel clean if I didn't used some kind of soap.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I sparingly use Simple soap on my body, but have not used soap on my face since I was a teenager!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Yes I use shampoo, and wet wipes on my skin

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Working in the building game, I sometimes have to use acetone or even petrol to get expanding foam and tar, etc off my hands.

If I've not been in shower with in half hour of getting in from work I feel like a scrubber. Decent shower gel an bulldog face wash hand for the win

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Oooh I love a good lather up will something that smells yummy.... Lush shower soap is my favourite at the moment.

I wouldnt feel clean if I didn't used some kind of soap."

But why do you feel clean by rubbing a solid lump of scented saponified fat on your skin? You still have to use water to wash away the residue

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Ive never ever used soap on my face

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I just stick some Persil in the bath, a bit of Fairy Washing Up Liquid on ma hair, and the job's a good 'un

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ive never ever used soap on my face"

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"Oooh I love a good lather up will something that smells yummy.... Lush shower soap is my favourite at the moment.

I wouldnt feel clean if I didn't used some kind of soap.

But why do you feel clean by rubbing a solid lump of scented saponified fat on your skin? You still have to use water to wash away the residue

Makes your skin feel squeaky clean! I've recently _ediscove_ed my love of coal tar soap.

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By *ickawitchCouple
over a year ago

Away with the fairies (Liverpool to you)

I use baby skin wash on my body and when I am shaving my legs but I never use soap on my face or my flower. I have very sensitive skin so if soap goes near my downstairs I get thrush

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By *tonMessCouple
over a year ago

Slough Windsor ish

"Oooh I love a good lather up will something that smells yummy.... Lush shower soap is my favourite at the moment.

I wouldnt feel clean if I didn't used some kind of soap.

But why do you feel clean by rubbing a solid lump of scented saponified fat on your skin? You still have to use water to wash away the residue

Just feels good, squeaky clean skin and hair are a huge turn on for me. The Lush shower bar has sea salt in it which exfoliates beautifully and leaves skin soft and smelling divine.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So on a lovely hot day, I've come home and showe_ed to freshen up.

Do you use hand soap? Deodorant?

I use shower gel not soap.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Sea salt? Surely that dries out the skin too?

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By *crumdiddlyumptiousMan
over a year ago

I've used various facial scrubs on my face/body since my late teens

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By *ighland gentlemanMan
over a year ago

Ardgay

Just feels good, squeaky clean skin and hair are a huge turn on for me. The Lush shower bar has sea salt in it which exfoliates beautifully and leaves skin soft and smelling divine."

Sounds a bit paradoxical, most soaps and shampoo don't work too well in salt water.

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By *tonMessCouple
over a year ago

Slough Windsor ish

"Sea salt? Surely that dries out the skin too?"

Nope doesn't appear to.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"So on a lovely hot day, I've come home and showe_ed to freshen up.

Do you use hand soap? Deodorant?

I use shower gel not soap. "

Yes I use antibacterial hand gel and deodorant of course. I hasten to add , I'm not grubby and I don't smell!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So on a lovely hot day, I've come home and showe_ed to freshen up.

Do you use hand soap? Deodorant?

I use shower gel not soap.

Yes I use antibacterial hand gel and deodorant of course. I hasten to add , I'm not grubby and I don't smell!"

Sorry I really wasn't implying you're dirty! xx

Just wondering. I'm intrigued actually. No reason why water wouldn't wash the bacteria or skin cells away.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I just love products, bath bombs, lush shower gels, elemis shower creams, oils. Anything that smells good.

Soap is a cleanser that's why it's used to wash hands, Hot water alone won't remove all grime and bacteria

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Soap washes away your acid mantle. I use shower gel on my body though but only through habit.

I never use it on my face.

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

Part of the enjoyment of a shower or a bath is the shower gel/soap and the fragrance of it , the lathering and the knowing you are freshly washed . I can’t see any reason not to use them .

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"So on a lovely hot day, I've come home and showe_ed to freshen up.

Do you use hand soap? Deodorant?

I use shower gel not soap.

Yes I use antibacterial hand gel and deodorant of course. I hasten to add , I'm not grubby and I don't smell!

Sorry I really wasn't implying you're dirty! xx

Just wondering. I'm intrigued actually. No reason why water wouldn't wash the bacteria or skin cells away.

None taken

When I say I just use water, its VERY HOT water, probably more than most people could stand! Opens the pores and cleanses

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My arsehole doesn't just get soaped it gets steam cleaned and valeted

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Just use hair shampoo

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

I use an exfoliating scrub on my face and whatever shower gel from imperial leather/dove/Palmolive is on offer.

I don't feel clean without soap.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oooh no have to bubble myself up. I shower twice a day, post gym in the morning & evening, very anal about freshness

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Haha, it seems I'm in the minority then! "The Dirtiest Woman on Fab"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Soap ?......ok got it , just googled it . Doesn’t look so bad .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Haha, it seems I'm in the minority then! "The Dirtiest Woman on Fab"

Not necessarily a bad title to have on here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love moisturising shower gels, shower scrubs, face wash and exfoliating sponges

I like to feel really clean.

Then apply a good moisturiser all over - obviously something different for the face.

I wouldn't feel clean without bubbles!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never really thought about this much until reading this thread. I absolutely never use soap or anything else when washing my face, never have done, just a flannel and hot water. I do like using Molton Brown shower gel on the rest of my body though in the shower. Smells nice and dries very fast on my skin as well, so dosn't take very long to towel down and dry off after getting out of the shower.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Haha, it seems I'm in the minority then! "The Dirtiest Woman on Fab"

Not necessarily a bad title to have on here

I'd put it on my profile but anyone not on the forums may get the wrong idea lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Haha, it seems I'm in the minority then! "The Dirtiest Woman on Fab"

Not necessarily a bad title to have on here

I'd put it on my profile but anyone not on the forums may get the wrong idea lol

"
erm yeah, good point! You don't need any more undesirables on your case

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Very hot water can burst facial capillaries.

I can't shower in hot water anyway

, it can only be warm.

I never use soap on my face, just a mild cleansing lotion at night and occasionally moisturiser.

I have naturally soft skin and only use Dove original to shower.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Haha, it seems I'm in the minority then! "The Dirtiest Woman on Fab"

Dirty girl!

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

I use bars of soap.

I've been told in the past that this is unusual and I should be using some kind of bottled whatsit, but I quite like being squeaky clean....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Using very hot water is really bad for your skin during a shower. It actually dries out your skin quicker.

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By *heangelWoman
over a year ago

wonderland

Bleh !!! I love to smell all soapy and fresh !!! Clean all the oils and dead skin and whatnot . Not using soap is gross !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I use Simple soap- it's good for sensitive skin.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I use bars of soap.

I've been told in the past that this is unusual and I should be using some kind of bottled whatsit, but I quite like being squeaky clean...."

I love the smell of coal tar soap.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Bleh !!! I love to smell all soapy and fresh !!! Clean all the oils and dead skin and whatnot . Not using soap is gross !

You need the natural oils your body makes.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Yes I use shampoo, and wet wipes on my skin"

Wet wipes contain plastic, alcohol and other chemicals to be soap-like.

Hot water alone won't kill germs but germs aren't all bad. If your body's eco-system works with your routine then stick to what you like. The shampoo is likely to run down your body.

I'm trying to _educe my use of plastic so have started using unperfumed olive oil soap and shampoo bars (Lush as that's the only place you can get them easily). I feel squeaky clean since using the olive oil soap.

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

I only use soap to wash my hands. In the shower it's a shower gel and loads of bubbles in an occasional bath. I use cleanser on my face and just rinse it off with warm water

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Bleh !!! I love to smell all soapy and fresh !!! Clean all the oils and dead skin and whatnot . Not using soap is gross !

You need the natural oils your body makes. "

Yes, this.I believe the body cleanses itself. Obviously a majority of people on here disagree, but it works for me.It has worked for my mother for 70 years, and she is a genuinely beautiful woman who looks nothing like her years.

Its the same as some people swear by drinking their own urine to maintain a healthy body ( I don't BTW!)If it works for them, who's to say it's wrong!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Bleh !!! I love to smell all soapy and fresh !!! Clean all the oils and dead skin and whatnot . Not using soap is gross !

You need the natural oils your body makes.

Its the same as some people swear by drinking their own urine to maintain a healthy body ( I don't BTW!)If it works for them, who's to say it's wrong! "

Me! It's wrong

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Soap is believed to have been around since 2800 BC. We probably use it, and other cleaning products, too much now but humans have felt that soap is needed for a very long time.

Thanks, OP, I've enjoyed looking up all sorts of soapy things.

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By *ubiousOatcakeMan
over a year ago

Aberdeenshire

Well, fairly basic biology tells you that drinking your own urine is wrong.

Soap / no soap is much less clear cut, but not using it doesn’t make you unclean, not by a long shot. And it’s more environmentally friendly.

Very hot showers can be bad your blood vessels. I have (mild) rosacea, so hot showers are really bad for my face. I occasionally enjoy a very hot shower, then regret it for hours, or even days, later.

So, for that reason, I kinda have to use soap. I use bars of basic soap rather than shower gels for cost / environmental reasons. I use shampoo, but put it in a dispenser to help use a minimal amount. Again, cost / environmental reasons.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Well, fairly basic biology tells you that drinking your own urine is wrong.

Soap / no soap is much less clear cut, but not using it doesn’t make you unclean, not by a long shot. And it’s more environmentally friendly.

Soap and shampoo cost pounds, unless you’re using very specialist shampoos and soaps.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Soap is believed to have been around since 2800 BC. We probably use it, and other cleaning products, too much now but humans have felt that soap is needed for a very long time.

Thanks, OP, I've enjoyed looking up all sorts of soapy things.

You're welcome, this thread has been brought to you courtesy of the Shirley Knot Cleansing Co. , Port Sunshine, The Wiggle Peninsula,Soapshire

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Bleh !!! I love to smell all soapy and fresh !!! Clean all the oils and dead skin and whatnot . Not using soap is gross !

You need the natural oils your body makes.

Its the same as some people swear by drinking their own urine to maintain a healthy body ( I don't BTW!)If it works for them, who's to say it's wrong! "

Youthfulness is more likely to be largely genetic, discounting environmental factors. The main reason for aging appearance on skin is sun exposure.

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By *ebjonnsonMan
over a year ago

Maldon

"So on a lovely hot day, I've come home and showe_ed to freshen up.

Fucking hell Clare, I’ve had a good day, Chelsea won, I’m just finishing off a glass of lovely _ed wine, I feel mellow and relaxed. Felt mellow and relaxed. Now I’m worried, have I been conned? Surely not by those slick clever bastards at Gillette, Proctor & Gamble. Snake oil salesmen that have taken it to another level.

What about the delicate areas?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I just stick some Persil in the bath, a bit of Fairy Washing Up Liquid on ma hair, and the job's a good 'un

Ahhh the good ole days

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wouldn't feel clean if I didn't use soap or shower gel x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My other half is in the 'little as possible' camp. He owns a single bar of plain faith in nature soap which he uses for hair, shaving and body. And will often jump in the shower with just hot water. Likes a rough clean towel too says it is good for his skin. He has always had good hygiene and lovely skin.

I am the complete opposite !!

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

I'm reluctant to use many things on my skin that aren't good for me but mainly use things that are hypoallergenic but have cleansing properties. We're likely living the over-clean lives that manufacturers have brainwashed to want though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shower gel and shampoo for us. Soap is vile!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shower gel/body wash for me. I love the feeling of rubbing it on and the smell of them. Currently using Sanctuary Spa or a Ted Baker one, both absolutely gorgeous.

I only ever use water on my face and my fandango, as the chemicals in the body wash can cause irritation.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

SALT - I use Himalayan salt .... some fine some crystals.... in a bowl with some warm shower water ....

Gargle first

Then face

Then body

Then the “Lady zone etc”

Residue tipped over my head

Rinse

Skin soft and naturally clean ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't buy soap I get that many lynx gift sets at Christmas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This thread has to be a history making event on the internet......

Someone makes a thread saying they have never used soap when showering and every reply has been one of understanding and general politeness......

Just think about this for a minute and forget what the Op looks like.....

If anyone at a bar , work , club , party or vanilla dating site told you they have never used soap in the shower.... would everyone be so understanding?

I personally would end the conversation and walk away immediately....

But I get it , it’s Fab and the Op is beautiful.

Wow

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like the smell and feel of fragrant bubbles and also matching body lotion afterwards but each to their own, as long as it works for you and those around you!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If most people actually read the ing_edients in most soaps and shower gels they wouldn't let there near there bodies again. Many are harmful and some even carcinogens original soaps made with natural.products produced less lather so chemicals where added. Try and buy a soap that's sulphate free and without refined petroleum products in.. they don't lather which most folks think makes them ineffective. Also it's been proven that using just warm.water on your hair is healthier than using any shampoos or such...just takes time for your hairs naturalmoils to reach a balance.

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

I use Dove products I've never thought not to use soap. So if you have a body cove_ed in sun factor 50 and your grimy and sweaty from a day at the beach,just using hot water will get you clean again?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I never use soap on my face way to harse for my skin

I love to lather up with shower gel in the bath though

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"This thread has to be a history making event on the internet......

Someone makes a thread saying they have never used soap when showering and every reply has been one of understanding and general politeness......

Just think about this for a minute and forget what the Op looks like.....

If anyone at a bar , work , club , party or vanilla dating site told you they have never used soap in the shower.... would everyone be so understanding?

I personally would end the conversation and walk away immediately....

But I get it , it’s Fab and the Op is beautiful.

Wow"

There's another explanation.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"This thread has to be a history making event on the internet......

Someone makes a thread saying they have never used soap when showering and every reply has been one of understanding and general politeness......

Just think about this for a minute and forget what the Op looks like.....

If anyone at a bar , work , club , party or vanilla dating site told you they have never used soap in the shower.... would everyone be so understanding?

I personally would end the conversation and walk away immediately....

But I get it , it’s Fab and the Op is beautiful.

Wow

There's another explanation..... "

Yes... Change the sex of the OP

(Btw op I don't want you to literally do it

)

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"This thread has to be a history making event on the internet......

Someone makes a thread saying they have never used soap when showering and every reply has been one of understanding and general politeness......

Just think about this for a minute and forget what the Op looks like.....

If anyone at a bar , work , club , party or vanilla dating site told you they have never used soap in the shower.... would everyone be so understanding?

I personally would end the conversation and walk away immediately....

But I get it , it’s Fab and the Op is beautiful.

Wow

There's another explanation.....

Yes... Change the sex of the OP

(Btw op I don't want you to literally do it

)

I never realised it would be so polarising! Maybe I might have to change sex so I can see how my cleansing routine copes with knob cheese and other manly stuff such as engine oil and greasy fry ups

Well at least now I can have the windows open in this hot sunny weather, it stinks in here, not sure why

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

"Soap ?......ok got it , just googled it . Doesn’t look so bad ."

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

"I use bars of soap.

I've been told in the past that this is unusual and I should be using some kind of bottled whatsit, but I quite like being squeaky clean...."

My other half doesn't like liquid soap of any kind, so in the bathrooms there's tablets of soap and handwash/shower gels.

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By *edbath 5Man
over a year ago

london

"Haha, it seems I'm in the minority then! "The Dirtiest Woman on Fab"

The Nuns mum told her not to use soap. We met at school and for many years she had the most wonderful natural body smell. She used soap everywhere except down below now and that smell as gone. Miss it so much

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By *edMan
over a year ago

cambridgeshire

"So on a lovely hot day, I've come home and showe_ed to freshen up.

If we had smell-o-vision in FAB it would be easier to tell if it's working or not.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I use bars of soap.

I've been told in the past that this is unusual and I should be using some kind of bottled whatsit, but I quite like being squeaky clean....

My other half doesn't like liquid soap of any kind, so in the bathrooms there's tablets of soap and handwash/shower gels."

Always use a facecloth and hot water on my face then a deodorant soap like shield everywhere else and a basic shampoo for my hair...then stand under shower set to as hot as possible for 5-10mins

in the morning and then either a shower or a bath at night before bed...someone told me I am washing too much and removing all natural skin oils but I'd feel really dirty going to work or bed without bath/shower and probably be sniffing myself all day to check I didnt smell. Always used soap and water though dont get all these shower bath gels.

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By *iga4funMan
over a year ago

bedford

I use a bar of soap in a special way in the shower

I drop it on the floor and when when you go to pick up

I slip you one lol x oh I wish lol x

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By *iga4funMan
over a year ago

bedford

If you pure a bottle of all over your body leave for 3 mins and than wash it off clean you up x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sanex and fem fresh for me very sensitive skin so have to be careful all the fragrance stuff x

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By *ullie-kingMan
over a year ago

newmains

"Just use hair shampoo

Likewise LOL shampoo for everything

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I use a coal tar shampoo on my very short hair/scalp, and don't usually bother with soap as the suds and hot water get me perfectly clean - I tend towards the 'only use what you genuinely need' camp but each to their own.

If the OP needs an assessment from an impartial observer, to report back on her intimate cleanliness, I'm happy to volunteer....

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

If a bloke had asked this he'd have got so much abuse!

In answer to the original question yes, I use soap or shower gel when I wash.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’ve traveled extensively in the third world and let me tell everyone soap is luxury we take for granted in the modern world.

Without being rude to the less fortunate people on this planet , I have seen and smelled what not washing with soap can do to the human body.

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By *urlesque!Woman
over a year ago

Gloucester

Whatever did mankind do before soaps were invented?

I agree with the OP, never allowed soap on my face and use very hot water (and a little bit of aveeno oatmeal based cleanser) which suits me.

I believe we use wayyyy too much soap and related products these days and the impact on the environment is also consideration in this.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I couldn't just shower.. I wouldn't feel clean. I had an ex like that who then would use a wet wipe to freshen up before sex

. It doesn't make u clean it just makes u cleaner. But any sweat remains under the wet wipes perfume.

Used to have to send him for a shower or a proper top and tail at the sink before he was let in the bed.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Whatever did mankind do before soaps were invented?

I agree with the OP, never allowed soap on my face and use very hot water (and a little bit of aveeno oatmeal based cleanser) which suits me.

I believe we use wayyyy too much soap and related products these days and the impact on the environment is also consideration in this."

Soap has been around since the Babylonians.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If a bloke had asked this he'd have got so much abuse!

In answer to the original question yes, I use soap or shower gel when I wash. "

There's lots of things women can get away with on here that men can't.

The purpose of having a wash is to get clean and be hygienic so why wouldn't someone use soap, shampoo or body wash?

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

Nope water alone wasn't getting rid of my suntan lotion factor 50 I'll stick with my shower gel methinks.

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By *elly39devonCouple
over a year ago

tavistock

soap on ur face is too drying and I always use a moisturising gel and loads of moisturiser after

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

I can't use soap, my skin is extremely sensitive (I once had a facial cleanser eat into my skin kind of sensitive). But I use fragrance free soap alternatives (non-lathering). I sometimes wonder if people think I'm weird in that I don't smell like product, but I'm definitely clean.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When I jump in the shower, I'll soap up the cloth, but I only use it on underarms, crotch and feet. The rest of me gets plain water, but as the OP, very hot then a couple of minutes cold to finish off. My hair's a #1 cut so I don't bother with shampoo either.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"This thread has to be a history making event on the internet......

Someone makes a thread saying they have never used soap when showering and every reply has been one of understanding and general politeness......

Just think about this for a minute and forget what the Op looks like.....

If anyone at a bar , work , club , party or vanilla dating site told you they have never used soap in the shower.... would everyone be so understanding?

I personally would end the conversation and walk away immediately....

But I get it , it’s Fab and the Op is beautiful.

Wow"

Is every single reply like that? Nope.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"This thread has to be a history making event on the internet......

Someone makes a thread saying they have never used soap when showering and every reply has been one of understanding and general politeness......

Just think about this for a minute and forget what the Op looks like.....

If anyone at a bar , work , club , party or vanilla dating site told you they have never used soap in the shower.... would everyone be so understanding?

I personally would end the conversation and walk away immediately....

But I get it , it’s Fab and the Op is beautiful.

Wow

Is every single reply like that? Nope. "

Nope on a rope.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Working in the building game, I sometimes have to use acetone or even petrol to get expanding foam and tar, etc off my hands.

If I've not been in shower with in half hour of getting in from work I feel like a scrubber. Decent shower gel an bulldog face wash hand for the win

I know the feeling when your using thinners to try get silicone of your hand's

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

I've got a life supply of gorgeous smelling Molton Brown - I like a good soapy slippery slooshing round all the nooks and crannies!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Many dermatologists advise to use soap very sparingly and only use on underarms and feet , they insist hot water alone should be sufficient to keep your body clean and smelling fresh unless there are underlying medical problems . Make of that what you will. P.s ladies are advised to use nothing but clean water on their ladybits , soaps and gels can lead to thrush and b v .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't use soap. It'll dry your skin out which l make it more greasy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When I was a career and I’ll always remember this, there was a lovely little old lady that when I bathed her, I would always hand her the soap for when she did her face, she would touch it every time and say ‘I never use soap on my face, that’s how I stay this beautiful’, always made me smile that one.

Geeky x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When I was a career and I’ll always remember this, there was a lovely little old lady that when I bathed her, I would always hand her the soap for when she did her face, she would touch it every time and say ‘I never use soap on my face, that’s how I stay this beautiful’, always made me smile that one.

Geeky x"

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By *ubiousOatcakeMan
over a year ago

Aberdeenshire

"Soap and shampoo cost pounds, unless you’re using very specialist shampoos and soaps."
Yup. But I find that, if I use shower gel, I go through gallons of it. Likewise shampoo. I try not to be wasteful, even with the cheap stuff.

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

"Soap and shampoo cost pounds, unless you’re using very specialist shampoos and soaps.Yup. But I find that, if I use shower gel, I go through gallons of it. Likewise shampoo. I try not to be wasteful, even with the cheap stuff.

I'm the same that's why I changed to a bar of Dove soap for a while,I have shower gel at the mo though.

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By *ELLONS AND CREAMWoman
over a year ago

stourbridge area

My friend brings me olive oil soap from greece.... proper stuff .... lasts for ages ...keeps my skin soft.

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