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It’s called “soap”, people, and if you want to reduce waste (and save money), you buy it in a bar, not a bottle.
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Submitted 2 months ago by moonbathe@lemmy.world to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
TootTootComingThru@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Body wash is perfectly fine, you weirdo.
Man this place is just as annoying as reddit isn’t it.
jellygoose@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
He’s right tho
Limonene@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Bar soap dries out my skin really badly. Besides, moisturizing body wash is not too expensive.
OopsOverbombing@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ymmv but there are bar soaps you can get that have extra moisturizers added for sensitive skin. Idk how sensitive you are compared to my skin but they actually leave my skin pretty well moisturized.
DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
I am also on team bar soap, but body wash isn’t always “soap”, it’s sometimes a detergent.
Which is another reason why I am on team bar soap.
FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Agreed, stupidest name for product ever. I’m pretty sure it was called that to market to teenaged girls
JandroDelSol@lemmy.world 2 months ago
how the hell does “body wash” male you think it’s just for girls
AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 2 months ago
He can get his own body wash then
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 months ago
How does being so particular in body wash and demanding for accommodations from another guy become compatible with manliness? Especially the latter.
It’s also a bit funny to read “I ain’t no bitch” with caps and punctuation and all that, as if intentionally spelled out. Produces the impression opposite of what they were trying to make.
I think all those movies and series, say, with Jon Snow not cutting his hair (shaving and doing a haircut are not very technologically demanding processes, and starting with Iron Age they were norm in most places), looking greased in shit and wearing an animal skin, and talking in that perpetually hysterical “roaring/whining” voice, and similar portrayals of “real man” as what would be called “gay sex symbol” 50 years ago, have given sprouts.
jaschen@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Back in the 90s, they used to call us metrosexual or metro. Just because I didn’t want to look or smell like I work in a coal mine.
Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 months ago
Wasnt that 2000s? I strongly remember being called metro around 01/02
FunnyUsername@lemmy.world 2 months ago
ya it all started cuz of that makeover show queer eye for a straight guy then the south park episode
jaschen@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I was called that in high school and graduated in '97
Wolf@lemmy.today 2 months ago
What gets me is that, according to the gender stereotype, women enjoy the flowery type scents, so you would think that if ladies find that pleasing that men would want to smell that way.
Personally, I like to smell clean and I don’t buy soap based on the color of the bottle or whether it says “for men” in it. My shampoo/conditioner has a nice citrus aroma, but more importantly it does a great job on my hair.
Revan343@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
That’s not the stereotype, the gender stereotype is that women are supposed to smell that way.
Needless to say, it’s a stupid stereotype, as stereotypes generally are
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I have some kind of allergy to the seemingly most common perfume scent. I remember getting massive headaches riding in the car with my mom as a kid, my gf/wife wore it for a while too until I told her I thought it gives me headaches. One of my coworkers would spray it right at her desk in a large quantity until I (as nicely as I could) asked her to do it away from the desk as the smell was very intense, which she did oblige.
Don’t know what the point of this was lol
blarghly@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You probably think that freshly mown grass after a spring rain smells good. You would probably be weirded out if your chocolate cake smelled like that. Just because women like flowery scents doesn’t mean it is a good idea for a man looking for women to wear one.
Wolf@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Why would you mow the grass right after it rains?
epicstove@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
I’ve never understood thr gendering of stuff like this.
Like bro, soap is soap. I rather smell like roses and lavender than a mix of industrial shit and BO.
Sunsofold@lemmings.world 2 months ago
‘Nah, you’re right. Looking, sounding, and acting like a bitch is bad enough. You don’t want to completely remove all doubt.’
Rooty@lemmy.world 2 months ago
“Thanks for calling me bitch, asshole. Do your own shopping from now on.”
ikidd@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The fuck is wrong with a bar of soap?
Gloomy@mander.xyz 2 months ago
Nothing. I switched to a bar of soap and a bar of shampoo years and years ago. It saves plastic waste, is waaaaay cheaper and worka the same way any liquid would.
shottymcb@lemm.ee 2 months ago
It makes soap scum. I don’t want to be scrubbing that shit out of my shower every week.
ikidd@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Do you have soft water? That really allows soap scum to build. I only use bar soap but the water is hard, and I never have an issue with soap scum.
RagingRobot@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Pubes stuck on the bar
Gloomy@mander.xyz 2 months ago
Gosh, I wish there was some water near by to give it a rinse.
Denjin@lemmings.world 2 months ago
Natural exfoliating agents
MisterOwl@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Tell Mr. Fuckstick to get his own fuckin body wash. Presumably he’s a grown-ass man and can do his own shopping.
cactopuses@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I think that’s the thing that makes me irrationally angry, that the favour is assumed and he acts like a dick about it.
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 months ago
There are guys whose parents have spoiled them, but impressed it upon them that they are not spoiled. Behaving like that.
There are also ones like me, whose parents … not neglected them, rather didn’t understand shit about parenting and didn’t really try and were very arrogant, but did that with enough effort to instill the feeling of being spoiled and the shame for it indefinitely.
AA5B@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It is a society thing. There were many ways I never got along with my ex mother in law …… but one of them was that if I forgot my soap or shampoo and used my wife’s she made a big deal of it. I mean I would thank her for (passive aggressively) complimenting my scent but that’s annoying.
It’s just soap and shampoo. I generally prefer unscented and strongly prefer something that doesn’t trigger my psoriasis but the bottom line is getting clean
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
The fucking gender-norm police. Typically older folks. I once had people snickering at me for holding a bag with the crook of my arm, instead of the manly way, with my hand. And you better not cross your legs the wrong way when you’re sitting!
MrShankles@reddthat.com 2 months ago
Fuck that noise, I can’t stand that petty nonsense. If someone’s gonna be snarky to me over something dumb, I like to loud-cap and embarass them. Ya don’t even have to be mean, just direct and blunt
When I’m asked to hold someone’s purse, I don’t hold it in my hand away from me like it’s diseased. I put it on my shoulder like god intended. If someone wants to say something instead of minding their business… I’m going to have a little fun. “THEY’RE TRYING TO STEAL MY PURSE!!! THAT’S NOT YOUR PURSE SIR!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU‽”
Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Whats the wrong way of crossing your legs?
Sunsofold@lemmings.world 2 months ago
‘What, you don’t think you’re manly enough to pull it off?’
gerryflap@feddit.nl 2 months ago
Damn what a crybaby. I’ve recently discovered that “non-manly” products tend to be better anyways. I don’t want my hair to smell like chemicals, I want it to smell like roses or mango. I want my skin and hair to be soft. And I generally don’t need 5-in-1 shower products
GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Wait until you start going bald. At SK.e point you feel ridiculous buying shampoo
gerryflap@feddit.nl 2 months ago
I’m gonna fight to make sure that moment never comes. Though I seem to have been blessed anyway, I’m in my 30s and my hair hasn’t really disappeared much at all.
ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
And I generally don’t need 5-in-1 shower products
Well, technically a bar of soap is all-in-one product. You can even wash clothes with it.
But I get your point, I see overpriced male-targetted 3-in-1 soap gels everywhere.
andybytes@programming.dev 2 months ago
Just use bar soap and stop being lame all together
GoodOleAmerika@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Irish spring ftw
Lesrid@lemm.ee 2 months ago
People say Irish spring smells like a urinal cake, but I really liked when they put ground up seeds in their bodywash. It was like the cheapest exfoliating gel at the time
RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Bar soap is inferior to liquid soaps
0ops@lemm.ee 2 months ago
This conversation has literally the same dynamic as the one one between Biff and Marty’s dad in the first Back to the Future movie. Not exactly a healthy dynamic. I would either draw some lines or fuck off, find a new apartment, whatever’s easier. Shit like that isn’t worth dealing with
GiveOver@feddit.uk 2 months ago
OP needs to make like a tree and get out of there
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Make like a banana and relocate.
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Tell him to get his own fucking body wash.
Octavio@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The men where I live don’t seem to buy into the idea of toxic masculinity. They’re fashion conscious, spend a lot of time on their hair and if they don’t carry a “man bag” per se, then they’re likely to at least be spotted holding their GF’s purse. A lot of guys do cardio, not a lot do bodybuilding. Most men ride Vespa scooters and cars with fart cannon mufflers are not unheard of, but vanishingly rare. Gigantic pickup trucks are nonexistent.
But even here the most popular men’s body wash variety is “charcoal.” 😂
ArchEngel@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Mmm yes, burnt rocks, with notes of peat moss, concrete dust, and ground stones.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 months ago
seriously? cedar, lavendar, and leather. throw those 3 together and you’ve got a great scent men will enjoy.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
Scentless - how considerate of others.
Chocobofangirl@lemmy.world 2 months ago
He knows that loads of ‘manly’ soaps are still at least herbal and shit, right? I’ve used axe phoenix, it’s rosemary lol
FuckFascism@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Shhh, he’s retarded he doesn’t really know much of anything.
Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 months ago
Rosemary is a girls name so its not gay to rub her on your body.
southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Ngl, I wouldn’t use the rose scented stuff either, but mainly because my nose would clog up if I tried. Most fake flower smells do it.
I’d just go ham and exfoliate harder. Soap isn’t actually necessary to be clean and not smell. It’s just much easier to achieve those goals with it than without. Hell, depending on where you’re washing on your body, soap can be a bad thing because even the stuff designed to not over strip skin won’t always live up to that promise.
Legit folks, if you run out of soap, you can be just as clean (as in dead skin cells sloughed off, excess oils gone, and any odors from the bacteria on your body gone) with just your hands, short term. You’d need something better at exfoliating than bare hands if it’s going to be over about a week, but it’s still doable. Longer term, soap itself is just faster, not better, than any other product that can reduce skin oils and any clinging dirt.
You’d be amazed how many people have strong sensitivities to most surfactants, or outright allergies to some of the more common ingredients. They can be right beside you in an elevator after years of not using soap, and you won’t know.
0ops@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Most fake flower smells do it. I’d just go ham
Huh, I don’t think they carry that one at my grocery store. They do carry salami mouthwash though
southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
😆
9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
You’d be amazed how many people have strong sensitivities to most surfactants, or outright allergies to some of the more common ingredients. They can be right beside you in an elevator after years of not using soap, and you won’t know.
Shhhh… Dont let anyone know i havent used soap for years (unless i did something really dirty/greasy)
Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It really is up to him if he wants to smell like roses or not, it’s totally understandable to pass on that.
If only he wasn’t such a bitch about expressing that preference though.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 2 months ago
What sort of manly man can’t go buy his own body wash? It’s not exactly a surprise when it’s running low
ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
It must be sad having so little manliness that smell could take from it.
Honestly, you’re not his parent, he’s an adult and needs to start taking care of himself - or GTFO.
stinerman@midwest.social 2 months ago
I mean… I prefer my bar soap to my wife’s body wash. But if it was down to the body wash or nothing, I’d go with the body wash. Same with her shampoo.
Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’ve settled on soaps that don’t aggravate my psoriasis and have an agreeable scent. They do happen to be “men” soaps, but absent another option or if I’m not at home, then I was with what’s available.
The only exception is my beard wash/oil/balm. I bring that shit with me.
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Hell yeah. I’ve got a “manlier” job than most people and I love smelling good. My wife and I share shampoo and I’ve used her body wash plenty.
Toxic roommate can @ me as I sit in my personal work van stocked with tools
Case@lemmynsfw.com 2 months ago
Yeah, I shave my head fairly routinely (damn genetics) and a bar of soap is generally fine for head, face, and body. Though if I’m growing my beard out past the “scruff” level my wife generally likes, I’ll apply some beard oil there.
I have definitely used some “girly” body wash in a pinch though.
Bojack411@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Call him a faget and move on. Gotta be a real bitch to act like nice smelling soap will make you want to put a cock in your ass
Irelephant@lemm.ee 2 months ago
just use dishsoap lol
Zomg@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Nahhh man fuck that, ducks use that shit I ain’t no duck.
swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 months ago
You can get anything clean with disn soap. It’s great for laundry, too.
yesman@lemmy.world 2 months ago
What cracks me up is that toxic people my age would say that if your going to lather up with a body wash and exfoliating sponge you may as well invite your boyfriend into the shower with you.
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
How is any of this your responsibility lol
TeddE@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Strictly speaking, if someone asked me to do something and I agree, that makes me responsible. So because they forgot they’re tectonically responsible - but that doesn’t mean the roommate is right. They’re still a stuck-up asshole.
angelmountain@feddit.nl 2 months ago
Using body wash in itself is not manly.
ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Fragile masculinity is commodified these days. Sadly that bitch ass shit is on the rise.
TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I remember one time I ran out of deodorant and had to use my wife’s. The whole day at work every now and again I’d catch a whiff of myself and my lizard brain would shriek WOMAN!!! until I realised it was just me.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Probably partially had to do with it being your wife’s, not just women’s. Scent is supposedly closely tied to memory, so your brain was probably tying it to her not women in general