DU men, come clean.

[warrior1]

Which bath soap do you use?

[AngryAmish]

1. Ivory

[querelle]

18. Delete

[ScreamingMeemie]

43. Delete? I've never heard of it, but that would be a good name for

a soap. :hi:

[WCGreen]

54. I use the non sented Ivory myself....

'cuase I'm 99.9% pure...

Just like Linda Lovelace....

[pokerfan]

57. 99.9% wrong :-)

'cuase I'm 99.9% pure...

Just like Linda Lovelace....

I think you mean Marilyn Chambers.

[derby378]

2. Irish Spring, Dial, Dr. Bronner's, whatever I'm in the mood for

[Whoa_Nelly]

12. Is Dr. Bronner's that peppermint soap?

ummmm....(how to put this nicely....?)

Body soaps with strong scents make me feel physically ill.

But, I'll give you a hug anyway :hug: :pals: :loveya:

[derby378]

48. True, I like the peppermint soap...

...but I think Dr. Bronner makes a few other scents, too. Haven't tried them yet.

FYI, I just learned that Dr. Bronner is going the "fair trade" route with their soaps. More power to them. Ten million strong and we're All-One! All-One! All-One! Exceptions eternally?

(Wait for it...)

Absolute NONE! All-One! All-One!

:hug: :hi:

[billyskank]

3. The cheap shit

[warrior1]

4. Does it have to have

a more manly scent or just what ever generic brand has on sale?


I'm a woman, but I myself prefer if it doesn't smell to powdery or floral. Caress soap use to make a nice smelling one, not the pink bar, but now it's gone. B-O-O, H-O-O.

[Bassic]

Irish Spring

[Drum]

5. It varies, but I usually keep onhand:

Dr. Bonner's (peppermint, usually)
Neutrogena for Men Hair & Body Wash
Irish Spring or some such....

No falafel though ;)

[bigwillq]

6. Irish Spring (nt)

[Bucky]

7. What the hell IS soap anyway? Wax? Animal fat? Petroplastics?

I slather this unknown substance on myself daily, but I have no idea what it is.

[Ptah]

10. Your questions caused me to look at what Wikipedia has to say.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap



Soap is a surfactant used in conjunction with water for washing and cleaning.
It usually comes in a solid moulded form, termed bars due to its historic and
most typical shape. The use of thick liquid soap has also become widespread,
especially from soap dispensers in public washrooms. Applied to a soiled surface,
soapy water effectively holds particles in suspension so the whole of it can be
rinsed off with clean water. In the developed world, synthetic detergents have
superseded soap as a laundry aid.

Many soaps are mixtures of sodium (soda) or potassium (potash) salts of
fatty acids which can be derived from oils or fats by reacting them with
an alkali (such as sodium or potassium hydroxide) at 80°–100 °C in a process
known as saponification. The fats are hydrolyzed by the base, yielding glycerol
and crude soap. Historically, the alkali used was potassium made from the
deliberate burning of vegetation such as bracken, or from wood ashes.

Soap is derived from either oils or fats. Sodium Tallowate, a common ingredient
in many soaps, is in fact derived from rendered beef fat. Soap can also be made
of vegetable oils, such as olive oil. Soap made entirely from such oils, or nearly so,
is called castile soap. The use of the word "soap" has become such a household
name that even cleaning solutions for the body that don't have soap in the
ingredients are referred to as soap.

[flvegan]

8. Dahlem's Soapworks

http://www.thesoapmaven.com/index.html

Great smelling, scents by season. Handmade, long lasting, no animal testing nor products (the ones we get are completely vegan).

Shipping is fast, service courteous. Nice small business in the good ole USA.

[mduffy31]

9. Lever 2000

[BreweryYardRat]

11. Ditto.

[Auggie]

13. Jergens

[PVnRT]

14. Axe Phoneix shower gel

n/t

[SoyCat]

15. Well, he's not on DU but Mr. SoyCat loves Greek olive oil soap. It's the plain

kind that's unscented--not the tourist kind. Papoutsanis is the brand.

That said, he also loves L'Occitane shea butter soaps in lavender and milk scents.

Then, of course, he also gets into my shower gels... Plus, he has his own. He really loves sandalwood-rose.

[tjwmason]

16. Moulton Brown black pepper shower gel.

The pepper gives one an extra kick in the mornings.

[Aristus]

17. Coast.

Great smell, doesn't dry my skin. B-)

[Deja Q]

19. Cetaphil.

[IronLionZion]

20. The cheapest store brand bodywash I can find

depending on which store it is. usually home best from Cub foods or Kroger brand or Target brand. I'm ashamed to admit I have used Equate from Wally-mart before.

[mike_c]

21. Lever 2000 shower gel....

eom

[rug]

22. Caswell and Massey Oatmeal with a hint of Lavender

[petronius]

23. Heavy Duty Simple Green with Grease-Cutting Action

http://consumer.simplegreen.com.nyud.net:8090/images/cons_prod_con_img_han.gif


(Nah, not really - we use Trader Joe's oatmeal soap.)

[Presidentcokedupfratboy]

24. What is soap?

I just use sandpaper (fine grade).

[Bucky]

29. a mixtures of sodium or potassium salts of fatty acids, reacted w/an alkali; then the fats are...

the fats are hydrolyzed by the base, yielding glycerol and crude soap (a process known as saponification)

There, does that help?

[thefool_wa]

25. Dove - softsoap style

Not only do I use liquid Dove, I use a loufa as well.

I hate bar soap and a detest washing with a rag. I never feel clean, in fact I usually feel more dirty after a bar soap/washrag shower.

I started using Dove when I got married and I love how the stuff makes my skin feel.

[av8rdave]

26. Whatever body wash they have at Costco

How cheapskatish is that?

[leftofthedial]

27. Irish Spring

and I whistle all during my shower

[catmandu57]

28. Zest

in all varieties.

[Bucky]

30. I don't use soap. Here's how I bathe myself...

[SlavesandBulldozers]

52. lol

[jmowreader]

31. It depends on if I've been working on the car

If I haven't done any auto repairs, Irish Spring bar soap.

For post-maintenance cleanup, I have one of those body wash net thingies that I infuse with Dawn. Yup: the dish soap. It "takes grease out of the way"...including the kind of grease on the bottom of my car.

[sakabatou]

32. Home-made

[Downtown Hound]

33. What's a soap?

Just kidding. Usually Ivory, but if there's a bargain on another brand, I usually pick it up.

[Oeditpus Rex]

34. Irish Spring, generally

Lately, the one with aloe. I have soft skin for a guy and I wanna keep it that way. :7

If I've been workin' on my truck or somethin', I use Lava or a mechanics-type gel. But not that orange crap; makes my skin feel creepy.

[cobalt1999]

35. Whatever the mrs. buys.

I like the scents though. I think today was a vanilla bean smell. I'm the gayest smelling hetero out there.

[sweetheart]

36. just shampoo

don't use soap, I hate the smell on my skin, so i don't use soap at all.

[Generic Brad]

37. Homemade soap made with hemp oil

Although I find it really hard to keep it lit in the shower.

[NJ Democrats]

38. Irish Spring

[TheBaldyMan]

39. soap

just plain unperfumed, natural soap.

[Fuzz]

40. What is this soap you speak of?

And bath? Please help. I am curious as to your ways.

[Robb]

41. Irish Spring. And I will

...for the next 30 years, as I have an umpteen-pack. :eyes:

[Allenberg]

42. Usually

that blue Old Spice soap. Sometimes, pachouli soap.

[struggle4progress]

44. Whatever's there.

[LoZoccolo]

45. Irish Spring right now but I prefer the original Zest. n/t

[Redstone]

46. Whatever Mrs R buys.

Redstone

[ContraBass Black]

47. Caress.

[WeRQ4U]

49. Lever 2000 yo.

My wife uses Burberry Brit body wash with a poof thing. I remain steadfast in my Lever 2000.

[LSK]

50. Dove

[ghostsofgiants]

51. Old Spice body wash.

[Poiuyt]

53. I just go down to the river and beat myself with rocks

It hurts, but I'm very clean.

[pokerfan]

55. handmade castile soap

Discovered it at a local fair a few years ago and foudn out the woman who makes it lives just outside of town.

[khashka]

56. Ok this is kinda funny

Normally I use Zest. But I've suffered from dry skin since I moved to Texas and I found some (what appeared to be) glycerine soap (gentle, moisturizing...). After a week I realized it was an anti-flea soap I'd bought for my cat!

So one thing we can say about Khash is he doesn't have fleas.......


Khash.

[Kali]

60. That is too funny.

[Jamastiene]

58. Dial gold bars

Also, Suave Naturals body wash. There are two of those I use: aloe and Sweet pea & violet.

[stlsaxman]

59. Basis.

No perfumes, no dyes... just plain soap.

This DU Male has very sensitive skin and I break out with any other soap.

[Kali]

61. I love Kirks castille soap, and hand made stuff, the only scent I can stand

is lavender (Yardley's is the best) but what is more often bought because of cost is "Pure and Natural" I like Ivory, but is seems to dissolve in air and I found this stuff lasts longer.


Edit: ooops this was supposed to be for men. Oh well, since I do the shopping this is what the males in this house get. Think husband would buy Dial if he could.

[tk2kewl]

62. whichever one my wife puts in the shower