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Anyway, it was the same price at the grocery store as pretty much every other brand. It worked well. I didn't need to bother with separate soap and shampoo, and I didn't need to worry about a bar of solid soap getting things all messed up in the locker or turning to goo in a soap holder.
The last day of my commute to Alliance, it ran out, which was quite convenient from a timing standpoint. Since then, it's been pretty cold and my new, short commute has made an alternate strategy attractive; namely taking a shower before leaving home and then doing light cleanup upon arrival at work. However, this IS North Texas and the frosty days of winter are coming to an end. On Friday, our high temperature was 82F. When it gets toasty here, it'll be 80F on the morning ride in, which will make it a lot more pleasant to simply return to the "take the morning shower at work" strategy. So, deciding to get more scientific about a choice, I checked the Internet. Google returned four million image results. Some of the photos looked spicier than others, but I concluded an attractive photo and an attractive product might well not coincide. So I checked reviews. "Epinions" has proved helpful sometimes in the past, but this time it gave me LOTS of choices. What's more, the choices varied dramatically in price. Why, I wondered, would Alberto Culver body wash be WORTH $99.99 at Amazon?
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I'm a big fan of Dr. Bronners Liquid Soap, but maybe it's the latent hippie in me. ;-)
ReplyDeleteDon't know of the availability in your area, though.
It's a great multi-purpose soap, and my "go to" for bike touring. And if you're bored, you can spend hours reading the stuff on the bottle!
Stick with what works I say.
ReplyDeleteThen again if you want women chasing you around like those Hai Karate commercials, some Axe seems to be the newest thing.
There are actually not as many choices as you think. Most bodywashes are soap free (yes, free of a cleansing agent) and are designed to soften and sent your skin after you already use a basic soap. If you look at the bottles, most of them will say things like "soap free," "not a substitute for soap," and the like. The ones that do contain a cleansing agent are maybe 20% of what's out there tops, and usually the less expensive ones are the ones with the most cleansing power. In short, Dial seems like a good choice to me for your purpose.
ReplyDeleteWhile it doesn't use the word "soap" anywhere, the Dial mostly has the same ingredients as Dial liquid soap and uses the word "clean" five times.
ReplyDeleteLooking at some other Dial choices, Limon wasn't kidding, though I can't see what benefit a "pheromone-infused" product would accrue to my fellow coworkers.
I also notice that the ones targeted at men mostly look like they're packaged in leftover Pennzoil bottles, while the ones for women are all sweet and flowery.
You should try Dr. Bronners soap - liquid, all natural, and just great stuff. I use it exclusively and have for years.
ReplyDeleteJustin, you know a local source for Bronner's?
ReplyDeleteSteve, you can get Bronner's at Target, Whole Foods, Sprouts, and I think I've seen it at Walgreen's too. I love it as a body soap, but I'm guessing you have hard water where you live, and I find that with hard water it makes my hair feel gummy and sticky, and doesn't seem to rinse out of hair very well. If your work has a water softener system, it might be ok.
ReplyDeleteI buy mine @ Central Market, but is available all over as above. I recommend Eucalyptus or Peppermint. Both are very refreshing.
ReplyDeleteI don't use mine for shampoo, but I have in the past.