Beetle_O_Rourke [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 months agoAny Dermatologist not in bed with Big Soap will agree!!hexbear.netimagemessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up178arrow-down1imageAny Dermatologist not in bed with Big Soap will agree!!hexbear.netBeetle_O_Rourke [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square46fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarequeermunist she/herlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoSoap has a pH higher than your skin and it kinda caustically dissolves you while also stripping it of sebum i.e. “skin oil.” Cleansers are formulated to not do that.
Soap has a pH higher than your skin and it kinda caustically dissolves you while also stripping it of sebum i.e. “skin oil.” Cleansers are formulated to not do that.