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Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:31 pm  |
I would like to hear opinions on washing your face with bar soaps (ie Cetaphil, Pears, Timewise, etc.). Do they work just as well as liquid cleansers? Better?
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Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:56 pm |
| I don't like washing my face with bar soaps. Too many bad experiences. They tend to make my skin really dry and tight. |
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Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:53 pm |
| The DHC soaps aren't bad as they're made for face washing. I used the Mild soap on my body before, though-- my skin was so soft! |
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Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:20 pm |
| the only bars that we have used and liked were the Epiderm ones, but they weren't actual soaps... |
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SKIN: combination, reactive to climate changes and extremely fair. "Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself." --Roseanne |
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Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:30 pm |
| Bar soaps make your face dry. Liguid cleansers are better alternative for washing your face. |
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Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:08 am |
I use a natural soap for my body when showering in the morning, normally a goat milk, or natural soap and I will just use it for my face as I am always in a hurry  .
At night though I always use a cleanser. |
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oily/acne prone - acne scars on chin area/Large Pores in winter. Oily in Summer. Fair, nuetral/cool complexion, burn easily. Early 20s |
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Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:03 am |
The only bar soaps I will use on my face are organic 100% pure olive oil bars. They don't dry out my face and can actually leave my skin quite soft. Although I don't use a bar very often, usually just for camping, the olive oil is quite nice!  |
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Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:28 am |
| not recommended |
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Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:02 pm |
I like the concept of bar facial soaps actually. it doesn't waste as much material and is more convenient in a way. (though there's no way i would bring a bar soap to the gym--too messy).
i don't think bar soaps are any more drying then say foaming cleansers. i remember i used to use the neutrogena ones in high school and that was a nightmare.
now, i switch cleansers around but always seem to have a bar of DHC's mild soap somewhere in my stash. and i have to say i like it a lot, it lasts forever, and is made with olive oil and honey. but it does dry out my face if i don't use moisturizer but then that happens to me when i use any foaming cleanser anyway.
i think bar soaps are good, just like foaming cleansers are. but if you're used to creamier/nonfoaming cleansers then bar soaps might feel more drying. but it's nothing moisturizer can't remedy. HTH |
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about to hit my 40s, retin-a user, differin, LRP |
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Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:17 pm |
I use olive oil based bar soaps for my body (Olivia brand), but I don't use any bar types on my face. It just seems like they could get contaminated too easily, and that slimy film they seem to leave on the bottom of the soap holder grosses me out  .
I keep my body bars in one of those little hanging mesh soap savers...I love those things. |
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Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:53 pm |
| oh yeah, Olyn makes a good point. make sure to have a really good soap dish with holes on the bottom so it drains properly or else you end up with a slimey mess. why do most soap dishes not come with drainage holes???? |
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about to hit my 40s, retin-a user, differin, LRP |
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Thu Aug 17, 2006 1:04 pm |
| Has anyone tried using the DIAL soap you know the yellow packaged soap and the soap is all yellow. I've used it for the first few days this weeks and it has calmed down my acne |
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Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:12 pm |
Bar soap is one of the worst things you can use on your face. Skin needs to be ph balanced. Skin should be right in the middle.
acidic-----------6.5-7.5------------alkline
ph balanced bar soap
This is what bar soap is on a ph scale. Its wayyyyy to alkline. So even on the most oily skin types you can still lack water in the skin and be dehydrated. What usually happens is the skin freaks out and over produces oil to compensate for the dryness and they you could be even more oily then before.
Not to mention skin shouldn't be sqeaky clean and tight after you cleanse it.
And to Compton it may work for a little while on your skin since its anti-bacterial. But in the long run its best to use a Vitamin A product or a product with glycolic acid in it. |
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Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:55 am |
I think we need to distinguish between natural soap (handcrafted or castile)and the Commerical bars (Dial, Irish Spring, Bath & Body Works, etc.)
Natural soap is very gentle on your skin. The process of saponfication (oils changing to soap) naturally produces glycerin. Glycerin is moisturizing. Natural soap is free on SLS and detergents. I would definitely use natural soap on my face.
Commerical Bars often contain detergents, SLS, and harsh chemicals. These are the bars that will dry you skin. I don't use these on my body, let alone my face. |
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Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:25 am |
"Has anyone tried using the DIAL soap you know the yellow packaged soap and the soap is all yellow. I've used it for the first few days this weeks and it has calmed down my acne"
Dial soap? You mean that strong deoderant soap? I would NOT use that on my face. I wouldn't even use that on my body. It might be clearing up your acne because it is drying the hell out of your skin. On the other hand it is stripping your face of natural oils and you'll probably end up with twice as much facial oil as you had before. Your face will have to produce more because it's getting a signal that there is none there. Bad idea. |
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Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:40 am |
| kittylove wrote: |
I would like to hear opinions on washing your face with bar soaps (ie Cetaphil, Pears, Timewise, etc.). Do they work just as well as liquid cleansers? Better?
TIA |
No. not recommended. |
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Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:21 pm |
| i havent used bar soap in a long time, they make my skin pretty dry. |
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Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:16 pm |
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| Dial soap? You mean that strong deoderant soap? |
The dial soap is Anti-bacterial soap NOT Deoderant. |
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Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:05 pm |
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| Dial soap? You mean that strong deoderant soap? |
The dial soap is Anti-bacterial soap NOT Deoderant. |
I agree with Anna. Don't use Dial on your face. Let's put it this way-- Purell hand sanitizer is antibacterial as well. Would you want that on your face? You need to use something gentle on your face. Someone else mentioned pH-- the pH in soaps like Dial is so high. If you want to use a bar soap, I'd recommend the Aveeno or Neutrogena, or better yet the DHC. These are meant for facial use. |
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Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:15 pm |
| I like Dove for sensitive skin if I absolutely have to use a bar soap. |
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Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:50 pm |
Compton-
I would have checked for sure before making that statement. The kind you are talking about (gold/yellow) is both deoderant and anti-bacterial. Go onto their website to see.www.dialcorp.com |
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Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:27 am |
I really don't like the tight feeling I get after using a bar nor a foaming cleanser therefore I avoid using them. (I  my DHCC).
It is my understanding that some bar soaps can be comedogenic due to the ingredients and processes it takes to form soap into a solid form. I'm really not sure. Anyone ever heard that? I would think that castille soap would be okay though... |
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early-mid 30s || oily-combination, sensitive & acne-prone skin || mild breakouts (Aczone helps a lot) || occasional eczema rashes || fine lines around eyes || very dark under eye cirlces- concealer a must || very fair neutral-warm complexion, blue eyes, blonde hair |
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Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:25 am |
| amnis wrote: |
It is my understanding that some bar soaps can be comedogenic due to the ingredients and processes it takes to form soap into a solid form. I'm really not sure. Anyone ever heard that? I would think that castille soap would be okay though... |
Actually, Paula Begoun says the exact same thing in her book The Beauty Bible.
I used Dove Sensitive Soap for ages on my face and only started using Cleansers instead about 5 years ago. At the time I switched I was convinced that soap was horrible for washing my face. Lately I have been hearing otherwise and am reconsidering the whole soap v. cleanser issue. I haven't made up my mind yet and still use cleansers but I do not have a knee jerk reaction against soap anymore. That being said I think that there would be good soaps to use and bad soaps to use. |
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Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:27 am |
| I also would not recommend bar soap, the b/f's sister has been using I believe Irish Springs on her face since forever and she was so prone to breaking out. She went and got a facial done a few months back and basically got a lecture from the facialist for using bar soap on her face, she's stop using it ever since. |
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