When I told my coworkers that I use Dial and Irish Spring as a bath soap, they were like "Why do you use that?" kinda-like-eeew-sort of way. They never did give me reason why they think that. They use Dove and Lever.
Is there such thing as designer soap, poor people's soap, grease mokey soap...c'mon what's the deal? Gimme the 411 here.
2007-09-20 15:32:18 · 15 answers · asked by Joey12_001 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
They were probably just messing with you.
There is nothing wrong with those soaps.
I personally think Irish Spring smells really good on men.
2007-09-20 15:36:55 · answer #1 · answered by Lynn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Irish Spring Bath Soap
2016-12-17 10:53:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is that nowadays there ARE designer "body washes". Women tend to use them more so than men . Irish Spring is a great bath soap. I used it for years. I grew up in a household where Dial was the only bathsoap that was ever bought. The bottom line is that bath soap is just that... bath soap. All the upscale fancy body soaps and liquid bath washes are just a hype the manufactures use to sell their products. We live in a Society now where everything is "New And Improved. What a soap smells like is just another marketing strategy. Soap is suppose to keep you clean. Not make you smell like a fruit cocktail !! As far as "grease monkey" soap. Years ago men used "Lava Soap". It got their hands clean and actually did remove grease and grime.
Use whatever soap you like. Don't get drug in to all the high priced soap when a good bar of Irish Spring will do exactly what it claims to do. It gets you clean. Personally I think it smells great.
2007-09-20 15:48:14 · answer #3 · answered by Terry R 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Soaps are for cleaning the skin. Each soap has unique ingredients, like perfumes, dyes and other supposed skin softeners and moisturizers. There's nothing wrong with Irish Spring or Dial if you like strong smelling soaps and they don't dry out your skin and make you itch. (That's what both of those soaps do to me.) If you think you need a deodorant soap, know that they kill the good bacteria your skin needs for protection.
I prefer a soap that has a high fat content or has a residual moisturizer...Dove is such a soap. It is often preferred by people with dry or tender skin.
As for designer soaps, many have good ingredients, but they usually have designer prices.
Even an inexpensive soap like IVORY will get you clean and leave no residue -- good for people with allergies or oily or normal skin. It's even gentle enough for babies, but good for the whole family.
I would recommend that you try different soaps to find out how they make your skin feel, then decide what you like. It's not what your co-workers like...it's your skin and your money.
If you want to know more about individual soaps, do a little research. Put the name of a soap in the Google Search Block, and then put--harmful, or good for the skin, something like that, you'll get surprising answer sites. Have fun learning. It'll be something to tell your co-workers you learned about.
2007-09-20 16:04:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dial and Irish Spring are both fine bath soaps . . . although I find Irish Spring to get mushy fairly quickly. Personally I prefer good old Jergens! Wonder what your co-workers would say about that!? I think they're just pulling your leg!
2007-09-20 15:38:04 · answer #5 · answered by worldinspector 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. I've used 'em both as bath soap. Nothing wrong that I can see.
Now, tho, I never use any kind of bar soap. It dries your skin out. I use body wash and to wash my hands, I use liquid soap.
Irish Spring smells awesome. I use Irish Spring body wash and Irish Spring deodorant.
2007-09-20 15:37:49 · answer #6 · answered by My Name Is Ken 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love the smell of Irish Spring soap.
2007-09-20 15:37:24 · answer #7 · answered by peaches6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dove is hyped up with moisturizer..and not sure what Lever's angle is. Personnally...as long as you get yourself clean and shower on a regular basis (hopefully at least daily)...who cares if you use Baby Shampoo??
I've used Dial for years...and it's not designer, I'm not poor nor a grease monkey. It's cleans excellently and smells good too.
Dove FLOATS...maybe they're clumsy in the bathtub so that's why the use it.
2007-09-20 15:41:08 · answer #8 · answered by SnowWhite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they probably just said that because they dont use it and they feel that what they use is better. dont worry about it. there isnt anything wrong with those soaps. as a matter of fact, i did a science fair project on dial soap and few others, dial is the one that kills the most bacteria. so by using dial, you are actually cleaner than the coworkers who use the expensive dove brands.
2007-09-20 15:41:49 · answer #9 · answered by Babyangel52304 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ONLY thing I can think of is maybe the Dial and Irish Spring gets mushier in water than the Dove and Lever.. You got me on this one..
2007-09-20 15:38:32 · answer #10 · answered by Bob Thompson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋