# What do you shower with, if not soap? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 13, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821 "2013-11-13T15:23:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/1 "2013-11-13T15:23:22Z")
My girlfriend thinks I’m a dinosaur because I shower with a bar of Ivory soap (after all, it’s 99 44/100% pure!). I can’t even tell you what she uses; her 90% of the shower caddy is filled with enough lotions and potions to make Hogwart’s jealous, and I can’t tell which are for actually cleaning purposes. So how about it? What else is there? And should I think about upgrading? Thanks, gang! ---
**Author:** ![TheFaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/2 "2013-11-13T15:29:15Z")
Handmade lavender clery sage secented goats milk soap that a friend makes. It smells good and helps moisturize. When I run out of that I buy a locally produced goats milk lavender oatmeal soap that has the same effect. Mmm, lavender. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/3 "2013-11-13T15:32:20Z")
Body wash. Regular soap makes me feel filmy. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/4 "2013-11-13T15:32:52Z")
You should be showering with her. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/5 "2013-11-13T15:33:40Z")
I’ve been house sitting for my sister and staying and showering there for a few days, and there’s not a bar of soap in the house anywhere. It’s all liquid soap in pump bottles, which I really hate in the shower because it requires both hands. There’s something I like about just running the bar over my body that I didn’t even realize I would miss. It smells nice, though – some kind of vanilla scent. ---
**Author:** ![Krouget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b38774/32.png) [@Krouget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krouget)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/6 "2013-11-13T15:37:43Z")
I use a bar as well as the liquid form of…soap… Once you’re a clean dinosaur, who cares? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/7 "2013-11-13T15:54:19Z")
[Dr Bronner’s](http://www.drbronner.com/DBMS/PEP.htm) peppermint. Soap, but in liquid form. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/8 "2013-11-13T15:58:23Z")
Not a big fan of the body wash trend, as it means they’re selling you a good deal of water along with the moisturizers and surfactants and what have you. I’m content to use a bar of soap and add my own water, thanks. That said, I do enjoy the fancy soaps. Lately I’ve been using [Nancy Boy](http://www.nancyboy.com/)’s “Hearth” scent soap, as well as their shampoo. Both smell delightful and do what I require of them. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/9 "2013-11-13T16:01:08Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > [Dr Bronner’s](http://www.drbronner.com/DBMS/PEP.htm) peppermint. Soap, but in liquid form. I use that as my shampoo as well as body soap. ---
**Author:** ![Blackberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/10 "2013-11-13T16:07:17Z")
I use body wash. I can’t understand using bar soap for hand washing either. Liquid is so much easier to work with. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/11 "2013-11-13T16:08:04Z")
I get really dry skin in the winter so I have quit using all regular soaps. I use Tom’s, or goat’s milk, or anything organic that doesn’t dry the skin out. I switch it up and vary. It has made a huge difference. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/12 "2013-11-13T16:09:19Z")
Sometime about eight or nine years ago, I came into possession of a free case (48 bars) of Cashmere Bouquet Mild Beauty soap. I’m down to about four bars now. Hint for frugal bar soap users- buy the stuff on sale in bulk and then take the bars out of their wrappings. They’ll harden over time and last longer when you get around to using them. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/13 "2013-11-13T16:12:55Z")
I use bar soap in the shower. Usually something locally made that I bought at a street fair or at the co-op. We have liquid soap at the sinks for washing hands, though. ---
**Author:** ![Macca26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Macca26](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macca26)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/14 "2013-11-13T16:14:15Z")
I use bar soap and a washcloth for my delicate bits and a loofah and body wash for everything else. The bar soap doesn’t transfer to a loofah well. I don’t feel like I get properly clean without something to actually scrub with. When I see a family all sharing a single bar soap with no washcloths I find that a bit squicky. Especially when I can see curly hairs sticking off it… ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/15 "2013-11-13T16:25:18Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > Ivory soap (after all, it’s 99 44/100% pure!) What if the remaining .56 % is pigshit, though?😛 I use Irish Spring bar soap. And I sing Danny Boy in the shower while lathering. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/16 "2013-11-13T16:31:18Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > What if the remaining .56 % is pigshit, though?😛 > > I use Irish Spring bar soap. And I sing Danny Boy in the shower while lathering. I miss this stuff. I used to use Irish Spring all the time. It smells so nic! But it dries my skin out, plus my SO hated the smell. ---
**Author:** ![orderfire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orderfire/32/10908_2.png) [@orderfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orderfire)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/17 "2013-11-13T16:36:40Z")
I am a painfully dry skin type gal in the most humid conditions, so pretty much any bar soap is the worst for me. I am stuck on this spa shower cream stuff from Bath & Body Works - the whole line is super greasy (which I love/need) and doesn’t leave me a withered, dried-out husk. Crazy expensive, so I stock up when they have some giant blowout sale. So, yeah…sometimes there’s a reason for all the clutter in the shower, guys! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/18 "2013-11-13T16:37:50Z")
Moisturizing body wash. I have really dry skin (like I’d be flaking on my keyboard right now if I used soap). ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/19 "2013-11-13T16:38:16Z")
Ivory here as well! Single living means I get to use the bar directly if I want to. Or else shampoo retasked as a bodywash ( just start lathering at the top of the head and keep going downhill). ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/20 "2013-11-13T16:54:10Z")
Soap. Body wash is just soap (well, detergent – but soap has detergent in it these days, too). Both have moisturizers if you need it, but you’re probably better off using a moisturizer that stays on your skin than one that just washes off after ten seconds. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821.md?page=2)