• I remember watching a black comedian many years ago and his bit started “Why don’t white people use washcloths?”, and it got me thinking. I started using washcloths and noticed I came away cleaner, soap on a hand doesn’t cut the skin oils and dirt like soap and gentle abrasion can. I also noticed, because I’m hairy, that I get lots of ingrown hairs, especially on my legs. Switched to one of those “poofs” and now I vigorously scrub my hairy bits and no ingrown hairs. Exfoliating helps.

      Use a washcloth and don’t forget to brush your tongue, you filthy animal.

      • @dingus@lemmy.world
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        371 year ago

        How can you tell that you “come out cleaner”? I don’t exactly have motor oil all over my body or anything when I shower.

        • How do you clean your ears, bellybutton, toes? And hopefully in that order. Some stuff needs extra attention, and some people have different skin types than you. Go scrub out your toes.

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            21 year ago

            toes?

            That’s what the pressure washer is for. Takes the human skin right off!

          • @dingus@lemmy.world
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            11 year ago

            I actively try not to get soap in my ears because it will clog them up. I use an “ear syringe” to occasionally rinse out my ears with slightly preessurized water only.

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          41 year ago

          I don’t exactly have motor oil all over my body or anything when I shower.

          Then you’re not doing it right! I know the vegan motor oil is supposedly the best for your skin but I prefer the synthetic stuff. The process is Exon, Exoff.

      • @FoxAndKitten@lemmy.world
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        41 year ago

        Huh… I’m a huge proponent of brushing your tongue (it doesn’t take much, just a brush with a scraper on the back makes a big difference). I’ve never really tried washcloths, but now I’m going to give them a shot

        On the flip side, my skin is weird. I get hives for literally no reason, I tried one of those plastic poofs and it makes me itch like crazy.

        🤞

      • @Anonymoose@infosec.pub
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        11 year ago

        The Asian body scrubbers are next level exfoliation. The best part is they dry super fast and are washable. I used to use the poofs but they retained so much dang water and weren’t washable.