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Re:The forgotten joy of soap by mikedilger on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @05:47PM (#20397001)
Yes it does strip the oils, but a proper bar of soap deposits glycerin which acts as a humectant in the same way that those oils do. I've made my own bar soap for many years now and the only dry skin problems I get is the skin on my shins drying out during winter months -- an area that I don't actively wash with soap.

Homemade or clasical bar soap contains glycerin naturally. Commercially made bar soap usually has the glycerin stipped out because they can resell it at a much higher price in cosmetics and skin care products.

Re:The forgotten joy of soap by jazoom on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @07:25PM (#20397800)
Some people smoke for 50 years and never get lung cancer.

Body oils have compounds in them that do things other than act as a simple emollient.

I'm not trying to convince you to change what you're doing. I'm just saying it's not as simple as you're making it out to be.