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Comment on I feel like I need a separate body towel (big towel), and 3 other small towels for hair, face, and hands. 4 towels in total. Is that normal?

Smokeydope@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I’ve only ever used one towel for drying and 2-3 washcloths in the shower. If you do your shower right you will come out clean enough. If any body area still stinks up the towel even slightly you havent done a good enough job.

Here’s my wash routine, its simple and effective.

When washing I soap up the first cloth ad startwith the face then armpits, then crotch, then taint, finally ass crack. Get in there and be thorough, use a lot of soap. I use Dr.bronners 18 in 1 hemp tea tree liquid soap with water in a spray bottle.

Rinse soap, then use sterilizer on your pits and if you are brave enough the tiniest bit on crotch. alcohol is more powerful but quickly dries the skin so its a quick spritz and rinse. vinegar is more gentle for people with sensitive skin.

Retire first wash cloth, get second one soap it up and do a general scrub down of the body. Torso, shoulders, arms, legs, hands and feet. Then do part 1 again (minus the sterilizer)

If you do this properly you will come out so clean one towel is enough. I still start with the face and work my way down to crotch when drying anyways lol. Doing a final sniff test with the towel afterward is the best way to know if you did really well.

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folkrav@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Do people really “sterilize” their armpits and taint with vinegar and I have been out of the loop for all this time? The hell are you sterilizing them for?

Honestly, the washcloth is mostly there for convenience and not having to touch your asshole with your hands. Water and friction with literally anything, including your other hand, is enough for a cleaning effect to happen. Soap helps dissolving the greases and oils. Only potential thing left is actual dirt, which would need a bit more scrubbing, but from a cleanliness perspective, that’s all there is to it, really. If it’s clean enough for surgeons to wash their hands by rubbing them together with water and hand soap before playing with your insides, it’s clean enough for me to dry with a single towel after just washing everything once properly.

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- Smokeydope@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Yes people really do sterilize those areas. It’d more common when you need to take a farmers bath. The reason for this I that he main cause of stink is not dirt or oil but microorganisms. Bacteria that live on your skin colonize and thrive in those areas. That smell is sulphur based waste they produce.
  
  Soap does not kill microorganisms very well on its own, instead it helps the water pick them up and wash them away. If you have a lot of clean running water and a lot of soap it works well enough but doesnt 100% get rid of the colony. sterilizer kills off whats left.
  
  That being said most people (me included) who use sterilizer are cautious about putting it on the groin/taint since those areas are so sensitive but a teeny tiny bit on a realy wet washrag seems to be okay imo.
  
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  - folkrav@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    Its more common when you need to take a farmers bath.
    
    Interesting, I didn’t know about that term at all. What’s a farmer’s bath, some kind of deep-wash, basically?
    
    You sterilize because the main cause of stink is not dirt or oil or sweat but microorganisms. […] Soap does not kill microorganisms very well on its own, instead it helps the water pick them up and wash them away
    
    Which is why I mentioned soap as a degreasing agent, removing oils and the vast, vast majority of microorganisms with it, alongside water and friction.
    
    Also about the surgeon thing I’m pretty sure they still use sterilized gloves in a sterilized environment with equipment that’s been through riggerous decontamination.
    
    Because they’re gonna play with your insides, where the smallest thing could infect and kill you.
    
    They probably use hand sanitizer too lol.
    
    While washing their hands with soap and water?
    
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    Smokeydope@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    A farmers bath is the term for taking a small tub of water and washing yourself with it and a rag. Its how people usually kept themselves clean historically before running water was a thing.
    
    About the other stuff, look dude I’m not trying to get into an argument or debate you on semantics. You asked a question and I answered it honestly. Sorry if it sounded like I was talking down to you or insulted your intelligence. I hope that you maybe I helped you learn something interesting. Have a nice day.
    
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Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I use Dr.bronners 18 in 1 hemp tea tree liquid soap with water in a spray bottle.

Doc Bronner's tea tree on your taint is at least as effective as coffee in the morning, but I like the peppermint for that all-day tingle

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