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.
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.
folkrav@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Interesting, I didn’t know about that term at all. What’s a farmer’s bath, some kind of deep-wash, basically?
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.
Because they’re gonna play with your insides, where the smallest thing could infect and kill you.
While washing their hands with soap and water?
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.
folkrav@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
It’s not a semantics thing, nor was it a debate, I’m trying to understand lol