do you scrub your body when bathing? or do you just soap then rinse?

Philippines
April 17, 2007 2:37am CST
i do a lot of scrubbibg when taking a bath. they say its not good because it could cause over drying of skin. true enough i have dry skin but, i just can't control it. i love to scrub.
11 responses
@Savvynlady (3684)
• United States
3 Jul 07
I have a scrub soap; I believe it's a Coconut Walnut soap that I really enjoy. My back gets itchy, so I use it especially whenever I feel itchy; then I also have a preference for some Black Seed soap from Nubian Heritage. every so often, I use other soaps(CaressGlowing Touch w/ Shea body wash) and some others. but for the most part, I stay away from mainstream products.
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• Philippines
3 Jul 07
i use goat's milk with oatmeal body scrub not only does it sound yummy, it feels good after a long bath! :)
@sophylline (1041)
• Philippines
17 Apr 07
I also like to scrub when taking a bath. I use exfoliating gloves and bath/shower gel, and use it about twice a day. You're right scrubbing too often is not good for the skin. Most of the time I just use soap and rinse and lather on lotion afterwards.
• Philippines
21 Apr 07
I meant I scrub twice a week, and not twice a day. Sorry!
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@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
22 Apr 07
dont scrub daily as it will only make your skin thinner and have les sprotection for you. it was advised to me by a dermatologist. she even said that if using soap, just be rubbing the soap and its foam can acutally take off all the dirt in your skin and no need to scrub it.
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@marazh (88)
• Philippines
22 Apr 07
i do scrub my body when bathing.. i use a small face towel when scrubbing. It feels fresher and cleaner when i scrub my body than just soaping it and rinse...
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• United States
3 Jul 07
I scrub certain parts of my body..hair ..pits..?? but i don't over scrub..i like to soak in a whirlpool bath after a sauna..i go to the YMCA..and I swim a lot so my body gets a lot of water treatment..i don't like to over scrub as you suggested..as this drys out the skin..but I have oily hair so i shampoo first..with a lot of shampoo and go down below for the rest..well my face is always oily..so that gets a lot of attention.. I love to soak in a whirlpool for 14 minutes..also the sauna cleans out my pores..enuff said/?
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• Philippines
3 Jul 07
sometimes if theres sufficient time as weekends, i usually scrub my body to ease dirt in my body and at the same time, its good because it also reflexes my body into good condition before igo to work.
@sarah22 (3979)
• United States
17 Apr 07
i like to wear my its, they have special scrubbers on and then i scrub my whole body with boby wash and hot water, make my skin feel fresh and clean
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@tigerdragon (4297)
• Philippines
17 Apr 07
since i bath 2 to 3 times in a day i use loofa with a gel soap to clean. it is also scubbing but not that much.too much scubbing is bad for the skin becacuse it's shedding off too much skin that protects us.so be gentle with your skin.
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• United States
17 Apr 07
I do scrubbing every alternate day. My doctor asked me to stop it as my skin is getting ruf. I am unable to stop that as i am habituated to that. I just cannot stop doing that.
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• Australia
17 Apr 07
I like scrubbing too, but only twice a week, never do that everyday cause can make my skin irritation.If you want scrubbing everyday you can choose scrub for daily use, more moisture than a real scrub. Scrubbing is very good for skin and face.
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• Hong Kong
17 Apr 07
I am now using a scrubbing soap and therefore I do scrub everyday now, I enjoy the feeling that the pores can breathe afterwards. If I don't use a srubbing soap (I change my shower products from time to time) and use my regular shower gel, I would scrub once to twice a week.