Do you use a washcloth? What race are you?

[Anonymous]

no. i'm asian

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White, American, use an American-style washcloth (square, one-ply)
Husband, white, European, uses a euro - washcloth (shaped like a pocket)

I use a fresh washcloth everyday. Always wash the genital area last when mist soap has Ben rinsed out of washcloth.

To the pp with the husband who washes his butt after each poo, you people should install a bidet.

I also use a fresh European style washcloth every day. I'm black, moved here form Europe. My DH is white American. He uses American style washcloths.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm AA. I have two washcloths. My parents raised me and my six siblings to always use 2 - one for your face and one for your body. I was in college when I first learned that white people generally do not use washcloths and I too was SHOCKED. hope this helps.

Same scenario for me. Even my mixed friend didn't use one. Ofcourse the mom was white, however the dad did use one, he's black.

[Anonymous]

White family here...husband, wife, four kids, no washcloths. We use the puffy mesh things with liquid body wash.

Interesting thread, because I often travel with two close friends who are black, and they find it astonishing that I don't use a washcloth in the shower.

[Anonymous]

I use one for washing my make up off at the end of the day, usually out of the shower. In the shower, I just use soap - different soap for face and for body but I don't get why you use both a wash cloth and a bar of soap for your body - are these wash cloth only people using shower gel instead of bars?

I'm white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm Caucasian. I sometimes use a washcloth on my face in the evenings, I don't use one in the shower, just use my hands to lather up soap and shampoo both.

I use a washcloth on DD during her baths.

DH does not use a washcloth during his showers, but uses one to fully wash his genital area after bowel movements. He's also Caucasian.

Wow--I've never heard of anyone using a washcloth to wipe down after a poop. I wouldn't want that hanging out in my hamper of getting rinsed in my sink. Maybe he should try baby wipes or a similar product made for grownups.

+1 who does the wash cloth laundry? Hope no one else on the house uses them. Does your DH never poop at work or on the road?

We got a bidet and my husband uses that for post poop washing. I'd push that before accepting the poop wash cloth routine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Black.
Of course! Hands just slide over the body, they don't really scrub away anything.

Microbiologist here again.

That's just ridiculous.

You are not a dirty pan to be scrubbed! I sense remnants of puritanism here and a disgust for one's body.

By sliding your hands with some pressure over your body, you are getting rid of dirt, dead skin cells and opportunistic and potentially disease-causing bacteria that landed on you during the day.
If you scrub too much, you will exfoliate (which can be a GREAT thing as long as you don't overdo it) AND you will also get rid of the protective layer of good bacteria that live on your skin and provide a natural barrier against germs by maintaining the pH of your skin, and other details. That is not necessary, people! And it can and does lead to more sensitive skin, rashes, and dry skin, and subsequently more lotion. It's a vicious cycle. Skincare ads promote this misconception that the skin can't take care of itself because they want to sell their cleansing products and lotions.

The only skincare company that I know of which reelects the natural skin cycle is Dr. Hauschka (spelling?). No wonder they're not top sellers, they have less products to sell and do not encourage you to keeping scrubbing and lotioning away.

We really need more science education in schools. Remember, the less product and manipulation, the better your skin can take care of itself.

Hon, hate to break it to you, but the friction generated by a washcloth is about 1% as damaging to skin flora than the soaps, shampoos, and conditioners people use.

Exfoliation is normal and healthy. If you don't do it, you get milia, ingrown hairs, sebum pore blockages, etc.

I do indeed think normal skin flora is healthy and important (never mind the fact that I'm sure even you don't have "normal" skin flora, if you use any "Skincare products" at all -- most of our historically natural skin flora can't tolerate that stuff). But telling people that using a washcloth hurts bacteria is just laughably wrong. Just laughably. Skin needs to be physically exfoliated to be healthy, all land mammals exfoliate with friction (rubbing with sand, grasses, tree bark, mud, dirt, etc).

What causes dry skin is the chemical removal of sebum (our natural oils) combined with, let's face it, puritanical levels of bathing (once or twice a day even for adults who don't exercise rigorously). If you use any kind of shampoo at all, you are destroying your natural oils on your scalp. If you use any "typical" shower soap, you are destroying them on your skin. Water and friction aren't the villain here, aggressive chemicals are.

Until and unless you advocate no 'poo and water-only washing (with the addition of beneficial flora after), I don't think your crusade against washcloths makes a lick of sense.

White?

[Anonymous]

Honest question for the washcloth users- how do you wash your hands? Do you just use soap and hot water or do you use a washcloth/loofah/brush?

[Anonymous]

wash cloths give me ashy skin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's an old Chapelle Show skit that touches on this.

link PLEASE!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's an old Chapelle Show skit that touches on this.

link PLEASE!

I think this is it. If so,it is uncensored and probably NSFW or children. http://www.cc.com/video-clips/2olmjv/chappelle-s-show-trading-spouses---uncensored

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:wash cloths give me ashy skin.

Lotion.

[Anonymous]

Never use a wash cloth or a poofy thing. Just my hands. white.

[Anonymous]

White. Always grew up using washcloths and still do. Would feel extremely strange using just soap and my hand. Am now raising my DD the same way: use a washcloth.

If it matters, we are Irish-American and I grew up here in NoVA. My parents are from NY and NJ.

DD, though, is Asian-American (adopted) so, if Asians don't typically use wash cloths, well now, then we are just mixing everything up! Turning that on its head! HAHA!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I use one for washing my make up off at the end of the day, usually out of the shower. In the shower, I just use soap - different soap for face and for body but I don't get why you use both a wash cloth and a bar of soap for your body - are these wash cloth only people using shower gel instead of bars?

I'm white.

White washcloth user here:

Take your (wet, but wrung-out) washcloth. Spread it out and drape it over your left hand (assuming you are right-handed; if not, reverse). Use your right hand to pick up the soap. Make sure it is wet and, if not, put it in the water for a sec to get it wet. Now swipe it over the surface of the wash-cloth which is laid out over your open left palm. When finished, put it back n the soap tray/shelf/thingy on the side of the tub. Switch the washcloth back to your right hand (now it's spread out and draped over your open right palm). Now use right hand to clean whatever part of your body you are cleaning. All of the above really takes 2 seconds but I purposefully wrote out every elaborate detail for inquiring minds!