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Do you use soap or body wash to shower?

18 years ago

I use both but mostly body wash from Bath and Body Shop.

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grammahony
18 years ago
Body wash.
Leslie
Happy_Go_Lucky_Gayle
18 years ago
Good Ole Cotten Blossem Body Wash by Bath and Body.

Gayle
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Silverdove
18 years ago
I use a bar of soap.

I have received many bottles of body wash as gifts, but I never got the hang of using it. It generally splashes around making splotches I have to clean up!
judy_jay
18 years ago
I use regular soap. Somehow, I just feel cleaner than using the little net thingy & the body wash. It's just me I'm sure.
western_pa_luann
18 years ago
Body wash... so that I have no soap scum to clean.

"Somehow, I just feel cleaner than using the little net thingy & the body wash."
What net thingy? I put the body wash on a washcloth!
rachelacey
18 years ago
I'm a fan of body wash. And I use the washcloth, too - never liked that net poofy thing, LOL
azzalea
18 years ago
I'm allergic to so many things, I stick to the one brand I know I can use without breaking out--Dial soap. Nothing fancy, but it does the trick.
angelaid
18 years ago
Liquid soap. But *not* the anti-bacterial kind. And I use those bath gloves. After all these years, I just don't feel clean unless I wear my scrubby gloves. lol
mamatoad
18 years ago
Body wash with added moisturizer. Love it! I usually use a wash cloth, but occasionally I use the net thingy. I like the fact that it doesn't leave soap scum to clean up. Bettye
roseluver
18 years ago
Good ole soap for me, with a rose scent. I love to smell me after a bath. LOL
marygailv
18 years ago
I don't like the net things either, but I use body wash with a sponge.
lydia1959
18 years ago
Body wash with the net thingy.
lunchlady1948
18 years ago
We are Dial(bar)users here also, no fancy smelly stuff for me:)
Jodi_SoCal
18 years ago
Bar soap mostly.

I always have body wash in the shower but use it primarily when shaving my legs. I used Dial and Irish Spring for years but recently found a wonderful lavender soap with dried plant pieces in it for exfoliating at Trader Joes. I will probably stock up on more next time I'm there.

Jodi-
Marigene
18 years ago
Bar soap, many different scents but my favorite is Mandarin & Bergamot, from The Somerset Toiletry Company .
jannie
18 years ago
Body wash, preferably with a strong sweet scent. I'm a girly girl.
terilyn
18 years ago
Kiehl's Shower cream for the shower, Fresh milk soap bar for the bath.
danihoney
18 years ago
I love a crisp citrus body wash mostly (with the puffy thingy), but I have an olive oil and glycerin bar that I really like too. I think the detergent in a bar of soap is too harsh on my skin.
brenda_in_tx
18 years ago
Walmart brand (Equate) body wash. DH used Olay body wash for years because he has really dry skin, and I picked up the Walmart brand one day and said lets try it because it's a lot cheaper. We both loved it and that's what we've been using ever since.
wildchild
18 years ago
Irish Spring Bar (aloe formula)
trinitytx
18 years ago
Irish Spring has got the most wonderful body wash out now.
I love it, hands down above all others.

Trin
gramzeeinmd
18 years ago
I use body wash on my face, chest and arms then after washing my hair I use bar soap for the rest of my body.
Deb
czech_chick
18 years ago
Bar of soap
lindyluwho
18 years ago
I've been using body wash for years. Tried many different kinds because my skin is so dry. I recently got some handmade soap and my skin is soooo much less dry. It contains olive oil and coconut oil - no talc so no soap scum. I've decided to make my own when this is gone. I'll just use the melt & pour kind and add my own scents and herbs and things.

Linda
vicki_lv_nv
18 years ago
Body soap with a net thingy. Body soaps don't leave soap scum in my shower. Now...about those water spots.
cynic
18 years ago
Been using Softsoap body wash, then the various store brands, whatever was cheapest. Got a sample bottle of Old Spice body wash a few years ago and have been buying it on sale and lately got the body wash/shampoo combo stuff on clearance for about 40Â¢/bottle. I like tht it's a clean but not overpowering smell and does seem to clean better than the generic stuff.

Using dish soap mixed with water in a foamer bottle for hand soap now too. Haven't used bar soap for decades. Got sick of the scum.
dorothy_oahu
18 years ago
Body wash ~ no scum.
williamsburgjane
18 years ago
Dove body wash with wash cloth. Did use Avon till I ran out of it. :o) I used to use soap, but most left my skin really dry.
ralf58
18 years ago
Body wash. I hate the residue of soap on my skin.
bamasue
18 years ago
Body wash, no thingy. Love fragrance of Lever 2000.
hounds_x_two
18 years ago
Thymes Lavender Body Wash or Eucalyptus Body Wash
No net scrubbie thing. I love my agave fiber washcloth.

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