Why do people find a bar of soap gross? body wash? What do you choose?

Question

How is body wash any better? which would you choose and why? I think a bar of soap is better.

Answer 1

A bar of soap makes my skin feel clean then toward the end of my shower , I use a body wash for the scent, rinsing lightly.

Answer 2

I choose body-wash, specifically because it eliminates the wet , soggy soap in the soap dish, if you notice all built-in soap dishes are located in the perfect place to catch water, which it does; melting the bars of soap that are put there, where as the bottles of body-wash can be sat on a shelf or in that very same place and not get messy. Also body-wash is already liquid, and goes onto the skin easily, no rubbing soap onto the skin or the bath towel.

Answer 3

I am a big believer in the bar of soap! I have tried to use body wash, but I never feel clean. Sometimes I will use body wash after using a bar of soap for the softening aspect of it.

Answer 4

Hi Neon, Bar soap harbors germs and cross contamination can occur. It usually leaves a gooey mess and soap scum on the tub or shower.Liquid soaps are used to avoid other peoples germs, viruses and such. It rinses easier and leaves minimal residue and no mess. It also cleans up easier than bar soap. Some people are concerned that one person will use the bar soap on their anus and genital area and those germs will be passed on to another person's hands which defeats the purpose of hand washing. Just something to think about. Have a great day.

Answer 5

I can't ever get any body wash to make me feel clean. I sometimes get acrried away and use half the body to make bubbles. lol

I all of a sudden developed skin allergys. So I can't use most any body washes or anything harsh or I will break out in hives. So I now use Dove, mild unscented bar soap. It leaves my skin very moisturised and clean. So bar soap for me!

Answer 6

This is strange.. for years, I used bar soap and thought nothing of it. But, something was on tv about the germs or something being left on a bar of soap, and it must have left some kind of impression on me because I now prefer to use liquid soap. At my own house, I know who has used a bar of soap and where it's been. At someone else's house, I don't. Sounds odd, and I haven't always been that way at all. But again, it was something I heard on the news or tv and it disgusted me enough to switch!

Answer 7

I LOVED body wash, until the price went up to $6 a bottle. I decided to make myself like bar soap again, and now I prefer that. Liquid soap is sickeningly expensive.
Ah, if you lather up REALLY good one time on your wash cloth BEFORE you begin to wash, you don't have to worry about the "what was the last part of my body I washed with" problem.

Answer 8

What is the last thing that you wash with a bar of soap?
What is the first thing that you wash with a bar of soap? Think about that the next time that you get in the shower.

Answer 9

I like the bar of soap. But I can see why some people might not like it. They probably think Oh' gross every ones hands have been on this, so that might be the reason. So they choose the liquid because you squeeze it out of a bottle.

Answer 10

Our problem is that my boyfriend is a Mechanical Engineer and I am a Nanny and we both have skin issues. And we share soap. I am terribly dry in winter and I overheat and sweat easily in the summer. He is a little dry and very sensitive, plus he has night sweats. Not to mention he comes home covered in grease, oil, dirt, and anything else you could imagine in a warehouse because he works on site all day. I come home sweaty and covered in anything from peanut butter and toothpaste to spaghetti sauce and drool. Neither of us wanted something with a strong scent because I am around kids during the day with little sensitive noses and we both often shower at night and who can sleep if it smells like Sephora? After trying a ton of different bars (which we ended up scrapping because they either get slimy, drip down the tray and leave soap scum, or end up covered in tiny body hairs which is gross) we ended up trying loads of body washes. They cost a little bit more based on how often you can use them, but you get a better lather and you can find great kinds that have extra moisture like we need with our dry skin. Plus, being a liquid there is no messy bar lying around in the shower. We ended up with what has become our favorite...St. Ives FresH20. Its moisturizing, gentle, lathers well, leaves you feeling clean unlike most body washes. I used to be a slave to the bar because body wash never left me feeling clean. This stuff is great though. It also has a fresh light scent that doesnt smell antiseptic or like deodorant soap, doesnt compete with perfumes or colognes, and works great as a unisex smell. I think a good test of body wash is to buy a kind you might like to try and squirt some on the counter. Leave it all day and then see the consistency when you come home. If it looks like gooey hair gel, its probably full of a goopy sticky soap that leaves you feeling, well, goopy and sticky. Plus that means it didnt have much moisture. If it has the consistency of a soft bar soap, then youre working with the best of both worlds.