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[โ€“] [email protected] 79 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Soap on hands; hands on body.

[โ€“] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I remember watching a black comedian many years ago and his bit started "Why don't white people use washcloths?", and it got me thinking. I started using washcloths and noticed I came away cleaner, soap on a hand doesn't cut the skin oils and dirt like soap and gentle abrasion can. I also noticed, because I'm hairy, that I get lots of ingrown hairs, especially on my legs. Switched to one of those "poofs" and now I vigorously scrub my hairy bits and no ingrown hairs. Exfoliating helps.

Use a washcloth and don't forget to brush your tongue, you filthy animal.

[โ€“] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How can you tell that you "come out cleaner"? I don't exactly have motor oil all over my body or anything when I shower.

[โ€“] riskable 4 points 1 year ago

I don't exactly have motor oil all over my body or anything when I shower.

Then you're not doing it right! I know the vegan motor oil is supposedly the best for your skin but I prefer the synthetic stuff. The process is Exon, Exoff.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How do you clean your ears, bellybutton, toes? And hopefully in that order. Some stuff needs extra attention, and some people have different skin types than you. Go scrub out your toes.

[โ€“] riskable 2 points 1 year ago

toes?

That's what the pressure washer is for. Takes the human skin right off!

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I actively try not to get soap in my ears because it will clog them up. I use an "ear syringe" to occasionally rinse out my ears with slightly preessurized water only.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They don't properly clean those areas, they're just gross

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Soap bar bags are the superior option, they save you money too

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You are correct.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh... I'm a huge proponent of brushing your tongue (it doesn't take much, just a brush with a scraper on the back makes a big difference). I've never really tried washcloths, but now I'm going to give them a shot

On the flip side, my skin is weird. I get hives for literally no reason, I tried one of those plastic poofs and it makes me itch like crazy.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

just a brush with a scraper on the back makes a big difference

Huh?

[โ€“] static_motion 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some toothbrushes have a tongue-scraping thing on the opposite side of the bristles.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess I didn't know that was necessary. What's the reasoning?

[โ€“] static_motion 2 points 1 year ago

A lot of mouth bacteria lives on your tongue. Any dentist will tell you that cleaning your tongue is an important part of oral hygiene, even though it's often overlooked. Doing it really helps with keeping bad breath under control and generally healthier teeth.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Yes, but whose body?