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The Ultimate No More Using Soap Guide (and Never Stink)
If you’ve seen my other post, you know soap is bad for your health.
And, believe it or not, our bodies naturally keep odor away
Our problem is when we do unnatural things…like wear clothes.
But until we live in a nudist utopia, here is the ultimate guide to not using soap in our modern world.
1.) Keeping Your Clothes Clean
Laundry probably seems like a no-brainer, but there is a twist here.
Your skin, if you don’t shower, has natural antibacterial properties. But your clothes don’t. And if you smell, it is usually all coming from your clothes (especially the armpit area) not you.
And the type of fabric makes a huge difference.
Polyester and synthetics …show more content…
Spray some Shout on the offending area, do one load using some oxygen based detergent (like OxiClean), and do one more load with a cup of vinegar.
They’ll come out smelling fresh and clean.
After that you can go back to using just the sports detergents.
2.) The Ultimate Deodorant
Don’t bother using modern deodorants with all their chemicals and aluminum.
And don’t waste your time with the so-called natural stuff they sell at the health food stores (they don’t work).
This is by far the best and most natural deodorant you’ll ever come across: lemon and baking soda.
No joke. You powder on some baking soda and rub in some lemon and you are done.
Doesn’t the alkaline nature of baking soda and the acid of the lemon cause a chemical reaction?
Yes, but lemon juice is a stronger acid than baking soda is a base. So overall, you are left with an acidic material (that supports your acid mantle) with the porous nature of baking soda (which absorbs odor).
Of all the deodorants I’ve tried (commercial and natural), this has been by far the best.
Even after a heavy workout, my armpits don’t smell at all.
Odor doesn’t stand a chance with this …show more content…
This moist environment will cause mold and bad bacteria to grow.
So make sure you are completely dry before you put your clothes on.
4.) The Reset Button
This is a rare thing. But if you happen to be in a porta-potty while it gets turned upside down, then, yes, for the love of all that is holy, please use soap when you shower.
The other exception is if you weren’t using one of the detergents I talked about in the first section.
Your dirty clothes will start to overwhelm your skin’s natural antibacterial and odor resistant properties and you’ll start to smell.
I have a person in my life who can smell the faintest of smells. She is seriously like a bloodhound. For the first six months of not using soap, I would ask her if I smelled and she would say nope.
Then after that period she told me I was starting to smell. I was perplexed. Why did this problem suddenly surface? Other bloggers have gone over a year without soap and had no problems.
Well I’m a big fan of synthetic shirts, I workout a lot, and I had stopped using the detergents I just told you about. The smell mostly came from the clothes, but it started to overpower my body as
Articles
Summary
The Ultimate No More Using Soap Guide (and Never Stink)
If you’ve seen my other post, you know soap is bad for your health.
And, believe it or not, our bodies naturally keep odor away
Our problem is when we do unnatural things…like wear clothes.
But until we live in a nudist utopia, here is the ultimate guide to not using soap in our modern world.
1.) Keeping Your Clothes Clean
Laundry probably seems like a no-brainer, but there is a twist here.
Your skin, if you don’t shower, has natural antibacterial properties. But your clothes don’t. And if you smell, it is usually all coming from your clothes (especially the armpit area) not you.
And the type of fabric makes a huge difference.
Polyester and synthetics …show more content…
Spray some Shout on the offending area, do one load using some oxygen based detergent (like OxiClean), and do one more load with a cup of vinegar.
They’ll come out smelling fresh and clean.
After that you can go back to using just the sports detergents.
2.) The Ultimate Deodorant
Don’t bother using modern deodorants with all their chemicals and aluminum.
And don’t waste your time with the so-called natural stuff they sell at the health food stores (they don’t work).
This is by far the best and most natural deodorant you’ll ever come across: lemon and baking soda.
No joke. You powder on some baking soda and rub in some lemon and you are done.
Doesn’t the alkaline nature of baking soda and the acid of the lemon cause a chemical reaction?
Yes, but lemon juice is a stronger acid than baking soda is a base. So overall, you are left with an acidic material (that supports your acid mantle) with the porous nature of baking soda (which absorbs odor).
Of all the deodorants I’ve tried (commercial and natural), this has been by far the best.
Even after a heavy workout, my armpits don’t smell at all.
Odor doesn’t stand a chance with this …show more content…
This moist environment will cause mold and bad bacteria to grow.
So make sure you are completely dry before you put your clothes on.
4.) The Reset Button
This is a rare thing. But if you happen to be in a porta-potty while it gets turned upside down, then, yes, for the love of all that is holy, please use soap when you shower.
The other exception is if you weren’t using one of the detergents I talked about in the first section.
Your dirty clothes will start to overwhelm your skin’s natural antibacterial and odor resistant properties and you’ll start to smell.
I have a person in my life who can smell the faintest of smells. She is seriously like a bloodhound. For the first six months of not using soap, I would ask her if I smelled and she would say nope.
Then after that period she told me I was starting to smell. I was perplexed. Why did this problem suddenly surface? Other bloggers have gone over a year without soap and had no problems.
Well I’m a big fan of synthetic shirts, I workout a lot, and I had stopped using the detergents I just told you about. The smell mostly came from the clothes, but it started to overpower my body as