# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/21 "2013-11-13T16:58:30Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > You should be showering with her. Any other answer is meaningless. šŸ™‚ ---
**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, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/22 "2013-11-13T17:40:02Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > What if the remaining .56 % is pigshit, though?šŸ˜› > > I use Irish Spring bar soap. And I sing Danny Boy in the shower while lathering. Ah, but do you shave off a slice from the bar with your pen-knife before lathering up? šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/23 "2013-11-13T19:03:57Z")
Nivea body wash - ph balance is key. [Three ways soap damages your skin](http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2011/03/01/are-you-still-using-soap-in-the-shower). ---
**Author:** ![Tante\_Dillie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Tante\_Dillie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tante_Dillie)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/24 "2013-11-13T19:08:12Z")
I use French milled lilac soap at the sink and in the shower. It gets me really clean, doesnā€™t dry my skin and the bars last _forever_ - even though I shower daily, sometimes twice daily, Iā€™ve had the same bar of milled soap in my shower since July. The sink bar will last a year or more. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/25 "2013-11-13T19:36:18Z")
Letā€™s seeā€¦ in terms of basic shower products Iā€™m probably more dinosaurian than anyone else here. I use either Irish Spring or Dial soap, and either Prell or Head & Shoulders shampoo. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/26 "2013-11-13T20:36:30Z")
Mostly I make my own olive oil/coconut oil/crisco soap in bar form, but when I run out itā€™s usually Trader Joeā€™s bar soap. Husband uses the same. Weā€™ve always used the same shower products and neither of us likes body wash, if only because it makes the shower a little more slippery and dangerous. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/27 "2013-11-13T20:44:43Z")
On the advice of a dermatologist, who said ā€œOh, Iā€™ve seen drier skin than yoursā€ in a tone that left the unspoken ā€œbut not very oftenā€ hanging in the air :D, Iā€™ve switched to shower oil. I didnā€™t even know it existed six weeks ago, but it does seem to be helping. Before that, I used shower gel, just because it felt nicer and more convenient than a bar of soap. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/28 "2013-11-13T20:46:37Z")
Ivory for me, or sometimes the no-name equivalent. (And when the bar gets small, I Vulcan mind-meld it onto the new bar. We all do this, right?) ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/29 "2013-11-13T20:59:08Z")
I donā€™t use soap. I cover my body in olive oil and then scrape it off along with the layer of dirt ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/30 "2013-11-13T21:01:10Z")
Bar soap tends to melt in my bathroom. I donā€™t have a soap tray thatā€™s out of the way, I dunno. I donā€™t like bar soap anyway. I use body wash. I like bath and body works vanilla, or the pink herbal essences. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/31 "2013-11-13T21:41:16Z")
> [@Blackberry](#): > > I use body wash. I canā€™t understand using bar soap for hand washing either. Liquid is so much easier to work with. I honestly donā€™t understand how the liquid stuff works. I know how to wash with a bar of soap: Hold soap in hand, turn it over a few times to work up some lather, and then rub it over the parts of your body you want to wash. I wouldnā€™t know what to do with a bottle of liquidy stuff. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/32 "2013-11-13T22:18:58Z")
You have to have a rag, sponge or one of those poofy things, I believe. ---
**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, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/33 "2013-11-13T22:22:03Z")
Draw a line of liquid across the wall of your shower and let it drip down to the floor. Then roll yourself around on it to work up a good lather and then rinse off in the shower spray. Saves on cleaning the shower, as well. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/34 "2013-11-13T22:24:02Z")
A nice loofa is great because it exfoliates at the same time. I use one whether I happen to be using bar soap or body wash. I generally donā€™t use body wash because I can almost never find the Old Spice original scent stuff - only scents like MOUNTAIN FRESH ARCTIC BLAST and other things that sound like Gatorade flavors. ---
**Author:** ![Happyasaclam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7c8e57/32.png) [@Happyasaclam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happyasaclam)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/35 "2013-11-13T22:37:47Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > Ah, but do you shave off a slice from the bar with your pen-knife before lathering up? šŸ˜ƒ Thatā€™s fā€”ing hilarious!! You too kayak! I read this same question on another message board, and it turned real nasty after 2 pages. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/36 "2013-11-13T22:40:41Z")
Soup. ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/37 "2013-11-13T22:52:27Z")
> [@bump](#): > > You have to have a rag, sponge or one of those poofy things, I believe. Do you need Nancy Boy to go with the poofy thing? Me I use bar soap, but as a bachelor I get to choose. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/38 "2013-11-13T23:00:55Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I honestly donā€™t understand how the liquid stuff works. > > I know how to wash with a bar of soap: Hold soap in hand, turn it over a few times to work up some lather, and then rub it over the parts of your body you want to wash. I wouldnā€™t know what to do with a bottle of liquidy stuff. šŸ˜• Ya put some of the liquid soap in your hand, ā€œand then rub it over the parts of your body you want to wash.ā€ Just like with a bar. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/39 "2013-11-14T16:23:59Z")
A close personal acquaintance. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821/40 "2013-11-14T16:36:14Z")
ā€œI was myself with a rag on a stick!ā€ Ok, really I use a shampoo/body wash bar from Lush (New scent if you are interested). Rub it on my head twice, lather and spread the lather over the bod. As a bonus, because it is a bar form, I can take it on an airplane and never have to worry about it leaking. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-shower-with-if-not-soap/673821.md?page=3)