Washcloth?

[Ash]

Recently I showered at a friend's house.
We were in a hurry to be somewhere and didn't have time to drive all the way across town so I could shower at my place.
(I still had to wear the clothes I had on after I showered    )

On my way to the bathroom, my friend handed me a towel and a washcloth.
I looked at him funny when he gave me the washcloth and said, "I don't need that."
He said, "Dude, you're gonna rub that soap all over your balls.  I don't wanna be thinking that when I use the same bar in the shower tomorrow morning."

He had a point.

It's funny...  Up until that moment, I hadn't used a washcloth in years.
I've always used a bar of soap.
It felt strange rubbing a bar of soap onto a washcloth and then using the cloth.

How about you?
Do you use a washcloth?

[Patient7]

I use a washcloth on my face, but I pray gravity takes care of what I don't want my soap toching.

[Shadow]

I only use one when I wash my face. Everything else gets the bar treatment.

[lester1/2jr]

I've seriously  never heard of that

[raj]

Face only.  I figure the soap is going to be clean.

[CheezeFlixz]

Washcloth, then again I'm married so I have a bathroom full of all kinds of stuff. Most of which I cannot identify.

[Killer Bees]

I couldn't choose any of those.  I use loofah gloves and a creamy vanilla scented body lotion (St Ives brand).  The gloves are made from knitted nylon that exfoliate your skin and are completely wonderful.  I always feel amazingly clean afterwards.


I also have a plethora of other bathing items which would be lost on most men.

[Mr. DS]

Washcloth, then again I'm married so I have a bathroom full of all kinds of stuff. Most of which I cannot identify.

That would be my bathroom as well.  Give me my bar of Irish Spring and I'm fine.  Aside that I usually shave in the shower so a razor/mirror is all I need.

I don't use a washcloth but I have felt odd using another person's soap and have had thoughts about where the bar has been before me. 

Dude, you're gonna rub that soap all over your balls.  I don't wanna be thinking that when I use the same bar in the shower tomorrow morning."

The thing is Ash, that bar of soap could have been on your friend's balls as well.  Happy cleaning. 

[Trevor]

Dude, you're gonna rub that soap all over your balls.  I don't wanna be thinking that when I use the same bar in the shower tomorrow morning."

Karma, Ash. 

When I am home, yes, I do use a washcloth.
When I travel, no. Hands are good enough.

[trekgeezer]

I use body wash and one of those scrunchy things (don't know what their actually called).

[Mr_Vindictive]

I'm the same as Trek.  I use body wash and what I assume could be called a loofah.

[AndyC]

Just a bar. If the bar looks a bit dirty, I give it a good rinse first. A bar of soap is all I need. I've used it for washing, shaving and shampoo (the odd time I've had more than a five o'clock shadow on top).

To me, the cloths and sponges and puffs seem more like germ traps. And we don't keep enough cloths around for everyone to use a fresh one every time.

Mind you, I have gotten into sugar scrubs. I make my own, since most are not harsh enough. Some nice, abrasive sugar, some castor oil, a dash of glycerine, and a mix of cinnamon, clove and ginger essential oils. Antiseptic, antifungal, antinflammatory, moisturizing, exfoliating, deodorizing and a damn good shaving lubricant. My skin is better than it's been in years. Who cares if the stuff feels like tabasco and battery acid?

I do have a quick wash with soap afterward, to avoid feeling greasy, however.

There's a good question. When you buy soap, do you prefer the soft, gentle body bar stuff, or do you prefer the grease-cutting hard stuff that leaves you squeaky clean?

I generally like a good old-fashioned soap, carbolic soap or something made with coal tar if I think to buy some. A side benefit is that I don't have to worry about other people using my soap. My wife certainly won't touch it. We used to make our own soap for a while, and we actually came up with something that satisfied both of us. But who has the time?

[Ash]

Mind you, I have gotten into sugar scrubs. I make my own, since most are not harsh enough. Some nice, abrasive sugar, some castor oil, a dash of glycerine, and a mix of cinnamon, clove and ginger essential oils. Antiseptic, antifungal, antinflammatory, moisturizing, exfoliating, deodorizing and a damn good shaving lubricant. My skin is better than it's been in years. Who cares if the stuff feels like tabasco and battery acid?

There's a good question. When you buy soap, do you prefer the soft, gentle body bar stuff, or do you prefer the grease-cutting hard stuff that leaves you squeaky clean?

I had never heard of sugar scrubs before.  Sounds painful.  

And I have this in my shower:


I tend to stay away from those gentle body bars because they're usually more expensive and they don't seem to last as long.
Also, you know how the word DIAL is printed onto the soap?
Now they make 'em so that the logo stays there for most of the life of the bar.
When the soap starts to get down to nothing, it'll disappear.
I wonder how they do that?

[Patient7]

Also, you know how the word DIAL is printed onto the soap?
Now they make 'em so that the logo stays there for most of the life of the bar.
When the soap starts to get down to nothing, it'll disappear.
I wonder how they do that?

The soap stars out as like, a liquid or paste kind of thing before it's poured into a mold for the bar.  The mold has Dial protroding into it so it's indented into the bar.  It stays there for so long because erosion takes forever, even on soap.

[Killer Bees]

Sugar scrubs are great, especially if you make your won.  The scratchiness can be alleviated by mixing in more extra virgin olive oil or almond oil.  And the best thing is, you don't have to moisturise once you're dry because the oils take care of it all.

If it feels like acid on your skin, you need to scrub yourself more gently, or mix in a little more water when you're scrubbing.  The sugar takes care of the exfoliation, you don't need to do so much work to get clean.