I travel a bit, as you might imagine, so I frequently come across bath soap that's not my preference. (I'll weigh in later on that.)
However, I'm curious. Which do you prefer? Bar soap and liquid soap, and why?
I travel a bit, as you might imagine, so I frequently come across bath soap that's not my preference. (I'll weigh in later on that.)
However, I'm curious. Which do you prefer? Bar soap and liquid soap, and why?
Bar. Dial Gold to be specific. It washes everything including hair.
One and done. I keep it in a carrier in my shaving kit.
Bar. Also think Dial is the go to brand.
Bar soap. Ivory.
Liquid soap is a ploy to get buyers pay more for water and packaging.
Liquid. I don't want to keep rubbing my hands or body with the same soap bar that I've been rubbing on my dirty hands or body for the last several days. The liquid soap comes out fresh, gets the dirt off, then goes down the drain. There's no drying soap bar to put in a travel bag. I don't have to think about evenly using a bar so it doesn't wear weird, it doesn't leave a deposit on the shower shelf or in my bag, and it comes in its own container that is easy to replace (or refill, if you're being frugal/ sustainable).
Bar. Irish Spring (Original) for about 4 decades, until one day i accidentally bought "with Aloe". Less perfumey.
I'm probably going back to Dial Gold because my wife can no longer tolerate the Irish Spring smell.
i used Method Man cedar and cypress liquid for a while. I was surprised how long a bottle lasted, but i hate unnecessary additional plastics / paying for water / buying a smaller version for travel. Bar soap has many advantages.
AMiataCalledSteve said:I don't want to keep rubbing my hands or body with the same soap bar that I've been rubbing on my dirty hands or body for the last several days.
you know it's soap, right? 
In reply to AMiataCalledSteve :
Somewhere there's a comedy skit about that. Something about how soap is the only substance that is allowed to touch every part of your body, and it's perfectly OK for it to also touch every part of every other person in your house's body. I lather my face with the same thing that was touching my son's butt.
Liquid
Liquid soap with a scrubby thing is way better for getting grime off after working on the car.
Liquid soap. Bar soap makes my skin feel icky.
When I can, I buy liquid soap concentrate (comes in a cardboard box, you break off what you need and dissolve it in hot water in a reusable container) so I'm not wasting plastic.
Bar soap. I've recently moved from mass market brands, first to the infamous Dr. Squatch (which is excellent, but crazy expensive), then settling on locally-produced natural soaps and an occasional box of this natural soap from Bezos:
I've seen my skin look much healthier since the switch. I ain't going back.
Axe 3 in 1 body wash, on a wash cloth. "Snakeskin" I think its called. It's yellowish, and has some kind of grit in it that really helps get dirt/oil/blood/whatever off. I also have the green "anti hangover" that does almost help cure one.
They aren't ridiculously smelly like axe body spray, they don't slip or fall like bar soap, or leave residues everywhere. And I can get a good lather with it, unlike bar soap.
Not being able to afford to travel means I don't have to care about airports with the bottles.
I bought a bar of lava when we moved in 3 years ago, still wrapped up because I haven't needed it.
Liquid, great for any purpose. Better than bar soap that gets soft and falls apart in the shower.
Trader Joe's oatmeal exfoliate bar soap. Used to be $2/bar but now $3. Well worth it imo. Hypoallergenic, doesn't leave you dry and itchy, lasts twice as long as regular soap.
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:AMiataCalledSteve said:I don't want to keep rubbing my hands or body with the same soap bar that I've been rubbing on my dirty hands or body for the last several days.
you know it's soap, right?
Culture a bar of soap some time. The bacterial colonies it grows will disgust you.
I use whatever shampoo I'm currently using on my head for the rest of the bits. It's all hair, right?
Nicole Suddard said:Liquid soap. Bar soap makes my skin feel icky.
When I can, I buy liquid soap concentrate (comes in a cardboard box, you break off what you need and dissolve it in hot water in a reusable container) so I'm not wasting plastic.
Yo, I had no idea that existed!
I use bar soap. Specifically, Dove because it comes in a cardboard box with no plastic wrapping. I prefer liquid but am trying not to generate plastic waste.
Now, I'm off to google Nichole's suggestion!
Duke said:Culture a bar of soap some time. The bacterial colonies it grows will disgust you.
This. Liquid soap all day, erry day.
Duke said:AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:AMiataCalledSteve said:I don't want to keep rubbing my hands or body with the same soap bar that I've been rubbing on my dirty hands or body for the last several days.
you know it's soap, right?
Culture a bar of soap some time. The bacterial colonies it grows will disgust you.
I use whatever shampoo I'm currently using on my head for the rest of the bits. It's all hair, right?
Culture your hands or even your mouth. If you think soap is the problem you are in for a rude awakening.
If you have bacteria on your hands after washing with either soap, you are doing it wrong.
In reply to Toyman! :
I'm well aware of the human biome and how it works.
The whole point of using liquid soap is to avoid adding other people's critters to your critters, and vice versa.
Liquid, on a scrubby thang. Exfoliates and gets the grease/dirt off. Usually use the Duke Cannon Naval Diplomacy body wash.
In reply to Duke :
That was the point of the links. If you properly wash your hands with bar soap that has been inoculated with many times the amount of bacteria that occurs naturally, when you are done there is no perceptible bacterial left on your hands. The soap does what it is designed to.
In our new method prewashed and softened commercial deodorant soap bars (0.8% triclocarban) not active against Gram-negative bacteria were inoculated with Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa to give mean total survival levels of 4.4 X 10(5) c.f.u. per bar which was 70-fold higher than those reported on used soap bars. Sixteen panelists were instructed to wash with the inoculated bars using their normal handwashing procedure. After washing, none of the 16 panelists had detectable levels of either test bacterium on their hands.
I've been using Ivory bar soap my entire life. (It floats!)
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