{"id":262743,"date":"2017-08-10T18:12:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T22:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rael.org\/?p=262743"},"modified":"2020-11-22T12:08:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-22T17:08:44","slug":"is-soap-bad-for-your-skin-or-can-this-myth-be-debunked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noproxy.rael.org\/da\/is-soap-bad-for-your-skin-or-can-this-myth-be-debunked\/","title":{"rendered":"Is soap bad for your skin or can this myth be debunked?"},"content":{"rendered":"
RAEL\u2019S COMMENT:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
I never use soap!<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

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While showering is clearly a practice that I endorse, use of certain soaps and frequency of the practice may be a little iffy. There are actually several good and legitimate reasons to not shower every day of your life, and soap is a reason. So\u00a0is soap bad for your skin, or is that one big myth? The truth is a little tricky because the answer is yes and a no.<\/p>\n

Showering daily\u00a0has been shown to eliminate useful bacteria, dry out your skin and hair, and on a basic level, waste water. However, most of the reasons not to shower daily come directly from our use of soap, not from the shower itself.\u00a0According to\u00a0Today\u00a0, soap should only be used where it’s absolutely needed in order to prevent the elimination of useful bacteria. Plus, sudsing up your whole body can cause excess dryness, and according to Dr. Casey Carlos with spoke with\u00a0Today, the skin is somewhat self-cleaning.<\/p>\n

The Independent\u00a0took things a step further in their aversion to soap. The paper\u00a0spoke with Digestive Center for Women founder Robynne Chutkan\u00a0about the daily use of soap and she explained that even after your sweatiest days, soaping up your body in the shower isn’t necessary. She says, “Dirt doesn\u2019t cause disease \u2014 but repeatedly killing off the good bacteria on our skin may actually harm our immunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not all soaps are created equal though. While many\u00a0estheticians urge men and women to stop using bar soap\u00a0on their faces, no one is suggesting that soap is the devil. Instead of calling it quits on the suds, looking at the ingredients in your body wash is a better idea. One of the biggest culprits of creating lack-luster washes are soaps that contain “fragrance.”\u00a0According to\u00a0HealthyWomen.org\u00a0, fragrance can essentially, “be a cocktail of chemicals and you\u2019d never know it.” The site explains that the FDA doesn’t require companies to disclose the ingredients in their fragrances, so it’s highly unlikely you’ll know what your putting on your skin.<\/p>\n

HealthyWomen.org\u00a0also suggests the avoidance of other harmful chemicals often found in soaps such as parabens, sulfates, and triclosan. According to the site, parabens are able to enter the bloodstream mimicking estrogen once on the skin while sulfates \u2014 which are used to create a lather \u2014 strip the skin of natural oils. Triclosan is one of the biggest issues though. This chemical “promotes the emergence and growth of bacteria resistant to antibiotic cleansers.”<\/p>\n

So, the answer to the is soap bad for your skin question is a bit complicated. It’s really a mixed bag. Showering less often, being cautious about the types of soap you’re using, and avoiding overuse of anti-bacterial soaps will all help to alleviate the negative effects that soap can have on the skin.<\/p>\n

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