Bath Soaps & Cleaning

[robbinsandmyers]

I tried Dr. Squatch early on when they were bombarding FB with their commercials. I tried the Pine Tar and Bay Rum bars. First thing I noticed was how SMALL those damned things are! Not a good value for the price. Bay Rum was OK but the Pine Tar left me feeling pretty clean and I loved the smell. Problem was the damned bar lasted 2 weeks tops. And if I left it on the shelf where the shower stream hit it I noticed the water running down the side of the stall was black from the bar eroding and it lasted only a week! I switched to Shea Moisture African black soap with shea butter because my skin gets drier than the Sahara in winter and this is the only thing that prevents that soap wise. I still have to slather on moisturizing cream head to toe after a shower though. Out of all the soaps mentioned here which ones are best for severe dry skin?

 

[sudsmaster]

Easy Peasy

I have a detachable shower head on a hose. For regular washing, it stays in place where a fixed shower head normally is. But to wash certain body areas (use your imagination there) I detach it and set it anywhere from gentle to massage stream. That handles the body cleaning very well.

But I've also discovered it's very important at the end of the shower to use the gentle spray to rinse down all the shower stall interior surfaces. This pretty much prevents soap scum and body soils from building up inside the stall. About once a year I have to get in there with a scrub brush, but it's minimal. Before that the shower stall was hard to keep clean.

I've forgotten the brand shower massage head I have in the master bath. It's very simple, just a gentle spray and a more focused massaging central spray. All I need. The handle says "Sansu" on it, but I've not been able to find that on Google. Any brand really would do, I think. I like this one because it's simple and doesn't seem to wear out like some more complicated ones I've had. I recall I got it at Orchard Supply Hardware, it was discounted for some reason. Simple is better, I think.