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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

i assumed it was just glass or similar, maybe the same material as those moisture-absorbing silica packets

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There are probably some with sand and other hard minerals, I think Dove had some soaps with aluminum oxide in it?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

i've definitely seen things like that, i think mostly "artisanal" soaps with like ground coconut shell or something, but the thing is that it tends to look like shit.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I would much rather use that bar of soap than the mysterious liquid gels full of dyes and other junk. If natural tones are somehow gross and icky but a blood red goo that faintly smells of petro chemicals is fine then maybe we really are doomed as a species.

You go back a century or so, that bar of soap would likely have been considered a luxury product.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

i don't think soap with grit added would have ever been considered a luxury product, low-quality soap still looks way prettier

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

The grit exfoliates and makes your skin softer by removing dead skin. Definitely luxurious before soaps were more common.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Soaps like Lava and Gojo have pumice in them. Because sometimes your hands need an 80 grit washing.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

For real though, Gojo soap seems to work the best for getting rid of grease and oil from machines. My guess is regular soaps don't do a great job at carrying away the oil residue, but Gojo soap just sands down your top skin layer to remove it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

The pumice action definitely helps but I'm pretty sure gojo is also full of added chemicals to help the soap lift oils more effectively.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I kinda like the orange smell, too.