I have a simple but crazy question. I had lunch with an old girl friend who is a hairdresser. She got me a whole bunch of goodies including a liter of American Crew Peppermint shampoo. My hair is a super short so it would last me at least 2 years. I know its OK to use on the body but is shampoo typically drying? It felt fine and smells incredible! Any ideas? I am guy and usually only pay attention to my skin on my face and forget about the rest of the body.
It's OK to use shampoo every once in a while as a body soap, but every day would probably end up drying your skin out. What most shampoos use to moisturize your hair and scalp can have the opposite effect on your body.
Very good point. I do remember some companies marketing shampoo/body wash but it has to be weak in some aspect of cleansing and/or moisturizing.
Most shampoos have tons of SDS/SLS in them, even more than body washes/gels have so yes they tend to be more drying than regular soap/body washes/gels I would imagine.
I think i am going to use it for the week. A liter is overkill and literally would take forever to use. I wouldnt imagine the American Crew products are too overly drying? I only notice dryness on my face, hands, and elbows. So I will try it for a week and see how it works out. The peppermint/ tea tree scent is great! Wont be doing no cold water rinses though!
I think there is plenty of body soap available so going to shampoo which is made for hair would not be something I would do.
Unlike everyone else, I actually used to use shampoo like body wash. I did it for years before discovering bars like Zest, Dial, and the like weren't real soap. I find shampoo works just as well as body wash at a lower price. Of course, I'd rather not use either anymore.
Shampoo and body wash are essentially one and the same. Hence all the new 2- and 3-in-one products - shampoo, conditioner, body wash. They're merely SL(E)S detergent-based cleansers. Use bar soap for body cleansing; being shampoo, body wash does an insufficient job - which is why soap feels drying; it's actually doing something significant. Soap and water is, by the way, still recognized by the Board of Dermatology as the #1 cure for acne.
Most shampoos use ALS/ALES (Ammonium rather than Sodium). It is generally considered to be a bit milder than SLS/SLES. Shampoos should not dry your skin out as your scalp tends to be more sensitive than the rest of you. There is some concern over residues as shampoos tend to contain some additives that are meant to stick to your hair. The fact that soap is more drying than bodywash has nothing to do with how well it cleans you. Drying your skin out doesn't make you cleaner, it just seems like it does. The SLS in body wash and other syndets, like Sodium C14-16 Olefin, are actually probably a more effective surfactants than soap and are used as industrial cleaners as well. They're easier to clean up after and work better in hard water too. I do use my own home made soap in the shower though. It's not drying because I formulated it that way. Commercial soaps are drying because they make them cheaply.
I use an "All Over Wash" product when I'm off camping. If you like the scent and it doesn't dry your skin, why not!
Bar Soap is horrible for your face. Atleast that is what my Dermatologist told me as well as Mens Health Magazine. I don't think Shampoo and Body Wash are anywhere close to similar. Shampoo usually focuses on hair and less scalp while Body Wash is made just for the skin. Maybe you just haven't tried any good Body Wash's.
Most shampoos use SLES as do most body washes, and the two products are, in fact, one and the same. Consequently, you see a lot of products on the shelves that are shampoo-bodywash-conditioner. Soap is more expensive to make than body wash/shampoo, is most often more drying and unequivocally more cleansing.
"... bar soap can become contaminated and the next time it is used, it can transfer that contamination back to you, or to someone else. Heavy perspiration from private parts and underarms can be transferred to a bar of soap to be again transferred to the next user. " - from http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/990424/bar_soap_or_body_wash_which_is_better.html?cat=69 I will say though it is a HUGE personal preference
Don't share your soap... Don't get me wrong: if I happened to go to a public bathroom and found bar soap there, I wouldn't wash my hands.
Kind of hijacked the thread, nothing knew I guess lol. BTW I have nothing against you boyextraordinare I just like my body wash
Hey, I've been using Dr. Bronner's Castille Bar Soap as a shampoo, so why not? Try it and if it works, great! If it doesn't, great!
Ya, I'm using bar soaps in the place of shampoos these days. Sometimes I'll use a body wash someone gave me as a gift instead. Someone got a bottle of MWF shampoo, which I use w/ the bath soap, but frankly I wish the person had gotten me two of the bath soaps
