Re:I haven't used soap or shampoo in a year, and it's awesome
by catshirt on Wednesday January 05, 2011 @08:00PM
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Fair enough. But there also seems to be a decent follow up of people agreeing, which is a stronger case. I'm not suggesting to believe it's a magic bullet or completely true, but there seems to be at least a bit of truth (which seems to be: completely depends on the person).
edit: It's also not a "willingness to buck convention", because you can ultimately just start using soap again. There's really nothing to be lost by trying it, imho.
Re:I haven't used soap or shampoo in a year, and it's awesome
by puredemo on Wednesday January 05, 2011 @07:56PM
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I've done it for a year without any issues, including while playing sports and being in stressful situations.
Re:I haven't used soap or shampoo in a year, and it's awesome
by ericb on Wednesday January 05, 2011 @08:14PM
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I don't doubt it. But a few anecdotes of success don't prove it will work for me or everyone. I have certainly met greasy people who smelled, although I have no idea what their bathing habits were. Everyone's body may be different.
To clarify, I am not saying it doesn't work, only that a few claims in a forum aren't "proof." I may even give it a try.
Re:I haven't used soap or shampoo in a year, and it's awesome
by puredemo on Wednesday January 05, 2011 @08:25PM
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I actually had (slightly) worse issues with body oder while using soap and shampoo every day. I didn't expect any positive change going the no soap route, the whole experience has been surprising.
Anyway, worked for me. I'm also a fairly skinny guy with a low body fat percentage, not sure if that made any difference.
People might try this out in the winter, and swear by it in online forums until summer comes, or a stressful interview comes up (stress sweat stinks more than normal), or until a coworker with super sense of smell says something.
It may work great, but healthy skepticism is just as important as a willingness to buck convention.