But it’s well documented that soap is more drying to skin than surfactants. MakeupAlley™ is a registered trademark of MUA, Inc.I was 10 when I first developed acne my mother told me to use this I have oily/combination sensitive acne prone skin , and this is a terrible soap for me. When the Big C crashed Danielle’s party in her early 30’s – she swapped chemo cocktails with green juice, went through a major break-up with her MAC makeup, + greened her glam with the best, natural + organic beauty products she could find! Great product for my 69 yr old face. Green your glam! The only thing I didn’t like about going soap free is the wash cloth wouldn’t glide over my skin easily. GOOD COMMUNICATION IS GOOD MEDICINE In fact, plain old ivory soap is used to dry out skin in moisturization testing! Now I know why when I used to use Ivory back in the old days, it did dry out my skin…the glycerin was removed! © 2020 • THE GLAMORGANIC GODDESS • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED These soaps are so clean, that you can even brush your teeth + wash your dishes with them! Also, its versatility makes it an effective laundry soap (just chip soap flakes into the washer) as well as a spot stain remover on your clothes (including delicate items). Hopefully your blog post will raise awareness needed about just how bad commercial soaps are for your skin.I use charcoal soap on my face and goats milk soap on my body ❤️Thank you for clearing the biggest myth ever, even I use to believe once soap is not good for your skin, it makes your skin dry but over the time I realized it all depends on the quality of soap and it’s ingredients.Holly is a Midwestern gal living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Dr. Bronner’s Baby Mild Bar Soap has been a long time fave of mine, as it contains absolutely no fragrance! I agree that soap has gotten a bad rap. Ivory is just good soap, and humans have been using soap for centuries with no great ill effects. ?...Ivory soap dries out my skin. It made my face more oily and I developed...Love Ivory! Going to find me some soon!Great post, Holly! I used to use a lot of products from brands like Aveeno and Neutrogena that said “natural” or “pure” or “sensitive” on the label, and thought I was doing myself a huge favor. Many have gone soap and shampoo free (bathing once a day with only water). Even "pH balanced" soaps, including Dove, are generally at a 7, which is neutral, but still too alkaline to be truly good for skin. (although they apparently have it in there now). So two questions: (1) Is there any fragrance that captures the smell of Ivory soap? I have hypersensitive skin & Ivory is the only bar soap that doesn't dry out my skin or cause it to be red. I always feel really clean after a good hot shower with a bar soap.And now I totally want to shop Etsy for some natural and organic homemade soaps…This article is going on my “best posts of 2011” list already! It’s definitely somewhat of a controversey…I’ve heard bad and good things about bars, but this definitely provides useful information about them.I use Bronner’s primarily, but during the winter I buy more bar soaps since my skin gets so dry. Almost undoubtedly, the doctor said to use “Dove, not Ivory.” But it is quite understandable how a patient could misinterpret what was said. Great info. I do not mean to show my age, but there was a time when liquid cleansers were not so prevalent. Soap is good to wash your hair with. I've been using it for a year and switched to this because Cetaphil made my skin flake. Ivory is...I used for many years switched to Dove last year now going back to Ivory my skin on my face feels horrible now and Ivory did not do that at all.

But I’ve already switched to Erno Laszlo too – it’s the best!Since writing this article, I have found a somewhat commercial glycerin soap I really love. [])) If no-soap (just a warm wet washcloth) works so well, why add soap? Use to use this all the time as a kid in the bath ???????? Darealvelle . Typically, one might recommend a less drying cleansing product to an atopic, but Ivory wouldn’t normally be at the top of that list. ps I USED DOVE FOR YEARS UNTIL THE PRICE HIT THE ROOF SO I WENT BACK TO JERGENS.

I have hypersensitive skin & Ivory is the only bar soap that doesn't dry out my skin or cause it to be red. So I have since started using a concoction on water, glycerin, honey, and a few drops of grape seed oil (with one drop of oil of oregano as a preservative) for my body wash.

Thanks for all the informative info.It is interesting to me that vegan beliefs go into soap as well. So its good for people with oily skin. I looked like I had dandruff on my face, but now my skin is back to normal. It is called Pears and they boast that they have had the same recipe for over 200 years. Love it already. ...Now more than ever it’s important to take a moment for ourselves. In the winter skin tends to dry out and dry skin can cause exzema so when needed my family uses the neem cream I make.actually commerical soaps are bad cause the contain sodium laureth sulphate which cause nerve and liver damage and destroy hair follicles( in shampos it cause baldness with reapeted use and most of shampos has it).