I finished pooping and realised my liquid hand soap had run out, so I used a body soap bar to wash them. I had to go outside and use the hand soap in another bathroom to make sure my hands were clean.
For example, bar soap uses a different soap chemical than liquid soap (typically sodium stearate vs. typically sodium laureth sulfate). It's a lot better at removing oils/grease, therefore better at cleaning but will also leave your skin dry.
And then there's shampoos, which will have additives for your hair. For example, various shampoos for longer hair are prepared in such a way that when they get mixed with water, silicone will fall out of the shampoo and stick to your hair, giving it a shine and making it stick together less.
Well, and for completeness' sake, there's also cleaning detergents which technically contain soap, but you really don't want near your skin.
But yeah, having said all that, any soap intended for use on your body, should be safe for skin and hair. If you intend to switch long-term, then you should watch out for dry skin or less healthy/beautiful hair.
Tbf shampoo is labeled shampoo and not soap or hair soap. So it still stands correct. If it's called soap on the package then you should be fine with it on the external body. If it says detergent, obv that is t soap. Containing soap not same as being soap.
This is a really fun neuroscience question, it's kinda diving into the different functions of the prefrontal cortex (conscious decision-making) and the cerebellum. (has a major role in muscle memory)
The cerebellum is one of the most interesting body structures. It's actually like one super long ribbon cable that's been folded up to take up minimal space.
I didn’t say it was stupid, but there have been questions asked here like “is Kim Kardashian a princess” so sometimes the seriousness of the question is unclear.
I was actually kind of confused at first about the liquid and bar soap thing. I've used bar soap to wash my hands all my life, and for nothing else. To wash the whole body during a shower, I use liquid soap (called shower gel) and I would find bar soap unwieldy. Moral of the story: your insistence on using one vs the other is entirely cultural.
Fun fact: even washing-up liquid (dish soap) can be used to wash your hands in a pinch.
I always used it after handball practice because it's the best way to get the "sticky stuff" ( I have no fucking idea what it's called in english) off your hands. It does suck how much it removes even your natural oils and makes your hands feel dry.
Soap, beside giving a good smell, has one job. It breaks up the water surface tension to enable it cleaning of the skin surface. Normally the water would not reach the wrinkels of the skin and would not take the contamination off it.
So any soap is good to go. The other stuff in soap like smell and moisture effects don't matter that much in general and are overrated imoho.
The other stuff in soap like smell and moisture effects don’t matter that much in general and are overrated imoho.
as someone with sensitive skin - hard disagree, you should be glad your hands don't turn bright red and itch for days because you used the wrong soap (that said - it doesn't have to be fancy or expensive, but there's definitely a difference in quality and some soaps will just strip some peoples' skin)
Since hand soap is for hands and body soap is for the entire body the only logical conclusion is to not wash hands as we don't know what would happen if you would use body wash for that part of the body.
What most people forget (myself included) is to moisturise after washing, even your hands. Just a bit of coconut oil like you've probably got in your kitchen is enough, you don't need to grease up like you're going to the Olympics or anything. Coconut oil is absorbed very quickly and completely by the skin, making it perfect for some quick moisture to keep your skin from drying out so it stays supple (also why it's used as a "carrier" oil in many topical medications, it ensures swift transdermal delivery of the drug).
Dry skin itches, and because it's inflexible it cracks and bleeds more easily. Your skin is your largest organ; take good care of it and keep it moist.
I hate the greasy feeling as well. What I did was find a lotion that absorbed quickly and didn’t feel oily just after a few minutes from applying. Took a while of trial and error, but once I found a good one, I stuck with it.
I support you on the moisturizing thing, but can't follow you down the coconut oil road. I can't stand the smell of coconut. Being someone who burns easily in the sun, I chalk it up to many years of smelling shitty fake coconut scented sunblock products.
As a massage therapist, I have to wash my hands constantly. During the colder months I have to moisturize or my skin cracks. Whatever unscented product that doesn't leave me leaving greasy fingerprints all over the place is usually good enough until I wash my hands again in another hour.
Here is something else that will blow your mind: some people use body soap as shampoo.
My grandpa used to use a 3-in-1 bar of soap back then. According to the short description in the packaging, the soap can be used as body soap, washing dishes and washing clothes as well. I hated the smell so I never used it myself though.
Shampoo is not usually as aggressive as body soap, but yes, it's all the same principle of stripping oils with surfactants (and the rest of the crap just washes away with that). Just make sure to condition after, or your scalp will freak out and produce a lot more oil to compensate for how suddenly dry your head is.