help w/ shower gel/body wash
 

Looking to upgrade my shower experience w/ what body wash I use. Here’s what I’m looking for….

1) great for my skin. Where I live, I end up with very minor acne some parts of the year and very minor dry skin during others. This is most important to me.
2) Price. I want it to cost about what any over the counter wash in the supermarket costs…. About 6 to 10 bucks.
3) Smell …. Im a guy so I don’t want to smell like a summer lilac or a mango.

Thanks in advance for the suggestions.

I use Lever 2000 body wash, because in a shower, the bars dissolve down the drain too quickly. It smells like soap. The price... I don't remember, but I'm sure it's cheap. Can't tell you about acne.

my point in mentioning acne was more to define my skin type than to find an acne clearing wash... i just want the shower gel i use to make my skin feel clear and fresh. thanks again though.

Just plain dove is very nice. clean smelling, gentle, but your skin feels good out of the shower.

We don't use a liquid or anything. The only reason I'm posting is to share what my wife started purchasing a year or so ago. She gets these large bars from Whoel Foods. They smell great while you're in the shower and just clean after. They have tons of suds and last a while since the bars are larger.

sounds nice.... i really want liquid though... i have to keep my shower stuff seperate (roomates) and don't like soap bars after they've been used a while... keep em comin!

Axe makes good body wash for guys. My boyfriend likes all of them, but I wouldn't recommend the Snake Peel. It made him break out in a rash. So now he's been using my Oil of Olay, which has extra moisturizers in it (mine has body butter ribbons, but there are ones with aloe ribbons and almond oil ribbons). Use a pouf when you use body wash and buy yourself a back brush--that should help take care of the acne via mild exfoliation.

The truth is, body wash isn't going to help or hurt your acne, really, because the compounds (like salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide) that fight acne are washed off when you use a body wash. Wearing clean undershirts helps a lot, as does washing after getting sweaty or changing shirts. The one thing I would say that might help is to put some witch hazel in a spray bottle and spritz it on when you have a flare-up.

And when you do have dry skin--Nivea creme. It's a totally non-girly basic moisturizer that smells unisex. Slap it on those parts of you that get dry RIGHT AFTER you get out of the shower, when you're still a little damp. Also, during the parts of the year where you do get dry skin, PAT dry, don't rub dry, and air dry as often as possible. Makes all the difference.

i'm getting off of axe actually... it was alright smelling but didn't seem very nice on my skin as a soap... kinda cheap feeling.

the olay sounds kinda what i was looking for here... i think i'll try the aloe one.

if anyone knows any obscure things or overlooked ones i'd love to hear that too.

thx again.

Yeah, looks like you're looking for a cream over a gel, then, and the Oil of Olay ones will fit the bill, as would any of the Dove bodywashes.

My boy also uses St Ives Apricot Body scrub on his face daily and then on his body a few times a week. It gets rid of dry skin flakes and the back bumps. He used Lever for awhile but it was rank. The Olay is nice, but I dig the Dove sensitive skin stuff for me and for him. It doesn't have much of a smell, but skin is soooo soft. For the winter months, look for anything containing almond, olive or hemp oil. Aloe vera will dry your skin out over time. My skin thinks I'm a 15 year old boy and breaks out all the time but I'm also allergic to a ton of soap ingredients and scents, so I've tried almost everything on the market.
Whatever you choose, don't bother with Old Spice body wash. It is awful... and smells like my grandfather.

You need to buy a loupha, or however you spell it.

Something abrasive to really clean your skin.

I had some spots come up on my triceps, after using one of those, went away no-prob.

Best to get a cream, I like the Dove bodywashes.

I would definitely recommend getting a loofa- one of the poufy ones or a straight up sea sponge.

Go to your local health-food market and see if you can get Dr Bronner's - they make it in unscented, and it's uber ultra concentrated so you only have to use a little, tiny bit to get a lot of suds! It also comes in sizes from four ounces to a gallon- so you can buy a bigger bottle and have it last a really long time.

I find Dr Bronner's to be mild and get me feeling really clean- no soapy residue! Plus the ramblings on the bottle are good for a chuckle in the shower.

I use Adidas body wash, it lathers much better than Axe (so I use less), smells great, and leaves my skin feeling cleaner than with any other body wash.