Re:The forgotten joy of soap
by buu700 on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @10:49AM
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How big a problem is this if you re-oil afterwards?
I use soap and just apply jojoba oil (and aloe) after showering, which I understand is similar to human oil, but it's unclear to me whether it's truly a good enough 1:1 replacement or if I could be doing some kind of harm longer-term.
Re:The forgotten joy of soap
by jazoom on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @03:53PM
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I don't know about long term harm but it won't replicate all the effects of natural skin oils. Our oils contain compounds that keep the acidity just right and keep microbes from taking over. We've evolved those oils over a long time.
I use soap and just apply jojoba oil (and aloe) after showering, which I understand is similar to human oil, but it's unclear to me whether it's truly a good enough 1:1 replacement or if I could be doing some kind of harm longer-term.