Those of you who shower barehanded: Do you lather and then use your hand, or just shove the soap wherever it needs to go?

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Anywhere skin-on-skin contact occurs (butt, balls, armpits), I use a small amount of benzoyl peroxide facewash. It kills the bacteria responsible for BO and for 24-48 hours body odor is impossible.
You apply it, wait 5 minutes and rinse well. If you don't rinse well you can bleach your towel or clothes.
As far as body soap goes, I use a a fragrance free body wash with salicylic acid. Heavy mechanical exfoliation is not necessary when using a chemical exfoliant. Also, loofas are just a bunch of plastic waste.
After the shower, I use a lightweight gel moisturizer with cerimides. I use a thicker moisturizer on my hands and weenis.
That's just the body. I--of course--have a completely seperate routine for my face.
- This guy showers
- You can use an actual luffa if you don't like the plastic. Originally they were just a dried out squash like plant.
  
  Yeah, but the truth is it's not great for your skin.
  
  However, they're great for scrubbing really dirty hands, feet, etc.___
- What’s your routine for face?
- Now tell us about your business card.
- How do you learn all this? Could you also explain your face routine? I'm taking down notes here.
  
  Watching skincare youtube channels and going to a dermatologist.
  My face care is a lot. I'd encourage you to find your own products and routine, but I'll list mine as an example:
  Daily Mornings:
  Wash face using a gentle face cleanser (usually in shower, after washing /conditioning hair)
  Niacinamide ointment to minimize pores
  face specific moisturizer
  eye creme around eyes
  Mineral sunscreen (re-apply again in middle of day)
  Daily before bedtime:
  Wash face with gentle face cleanser
  Exfoliate face with lactic acid ointment (once per week: sub stronger AHA/BHA peeling solution)
  Every other day, always skipping peel days: Adapalene (retinol) gel for wrinkle reduction
  Niacinamide ointment to minimize pores
  face specific moisturizer
  Everything kinda has a purpose, so if you have questions please ask.
- 3% peroxide shouldn't be applied directly to the skin and its time to kill is 3 minutes.
  
  benzoyl peroxide isn't hydrogen peroxide the same way ethynol alcohol isn't isopropyl alcohol.

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