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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Anywhere skin-on-skin contact occurs (butt, balls, armpits), I use a small amount of benzoyl peroxide facewash. It kills the bacteria responsible for BO and for 24-48 hours body odor is impossible.

You apply it, wait 5 minutes and rinse well. If you don't rinse well you can bleach your towel or clothes.

As far as body soap goes, I use a a fragrance free body wash with salicylic acid. Heavy mechanical exfoliation is not necessary when using a chemical exfoliant. Also, loofas are just a bunch of plastic waste.

After the shower, I use a lightweight gel moisturizer with cerimides. I use a thicker moisturizer on my hands and weenis.

That's just the body. I--of course--have a completely seperate routine for my face.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can use an actual luffa if you don't like the plastic. Originally they were just a dried out squash like plant.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, but the truth is it's not great for your skin.

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

However, they're great for scrubbing really dirty hands, feet, etc.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Follow-up question: do you wash your feet extra or do you also think that the shower gel water below will fix that?

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

I'm 196cm tall. Do you know how far I need to go down to wash them? I trust trickling down soapy water will fix that.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I shove the bar of soap strait up my ass and just express the foam into my hand from there until I'm done.

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

Dat special scent from Yankee Candle

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

who shower barehanded

There is another way...?

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What? What kind of heathen doesn't have a pair of heavy duty work gloves for showering? Am I the only civilized one among us?!

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

Personally I never get in the shower without my circular saw