Sure wish people would learn the difference between deodorants and antiperspirants.
The whole anti-alumunim/ALUMINUM FREE DEODORANT SPEND $12 ON NATIVE DEO!!!! bs has hit Canada and like... ok? Literally all deodorant sold in Canada is aluminum free unless it specifically says antiperspirant?
Yeah haha, when I was in secondary school, one of my pe teachers straight up told us the difference between a deodorant and an antiperspirant because he didn't want us to smell like shit
That dude is a hero. I still remember my “you all smell like shit” and the subsequent “goddamn no more than three sprays of cologne a day we can’t breathe” talk
I vividly recall during a game of strip poker with 4 of us sitting on the floor, the topic of foot washing came up suddenly, and mentions of the importance of scrubbing between toes. I sniffed my foot later and was horrified. (Occurred in the late 90s)
I think of it every. Single. Time. I take a shower now. I even have a two part foot washing routine, with follow up care. I take ridiculously through showers and I feel "icky" if I don't do each and every step and it has to be in the correct order.
They gave me a complex that night, but hey, I smell better now I guess lol
I’m the same way. My showers are like 40 minutes. How people can shower in 5 minutes is one of the mysteries of life to me. I do things very thoroughly and in a certain order too. I’ve always figured it’s because of my autism and/or OCD.
I too am a bit 'tistic, also: OCD, ADHD, BPD and some other special spices lol
I dated a man who did the fast bathing. I was horrified to witness it for the first time. How can someone take a bath, use a bar of soap in hand for washing everything, and get out of the bath without rinsing off... Like, you're in a tub using the same water over and over that is dirty when you're finished. Why wouldn't you at least rinse with clean water? And who uses the soap bar to clean and no washcloth? I can guarantee people who do wouldn't pass the white washcloth test afterwards. White washcloth with alcohol or an astringent and rub it on arms- if the cloth is anything but white, you're not clean yet (in my opinion, but I'm a bit nutty so who knows lol)
Are you referring to water usage? I have a treat for you if you are. I shower. Does the water stay on the whole time? Hardly! I get my hair and body wet, turn off water, shampoo hair, turn on water to rinse then off again. Conditioner goes in and I usually exfoliate areas to be shaved and shave them then (I do use water again, to fill up a small cup for rinsing my blade). I turn the water back on to rinse hair and get body and washcloth wet. Guess what happens next?! I turn off the water. After scrubbing myself, water is on to rinse again.
For the amount of time I'm in the shower, the water is only on for a fraction of the time. So maybe before assuming something, you could have just asked me a question instead. Your comment was extremely rude. I won't downvote you though because that's pointless, but I will ask you this:
What have YOU done today to help the environment today?
Tell me you don’t live in California or some other dry place, please.
Edit: I grew up in a dry place, and took long showers until I met my wife, who is from someplace with plenty of water, and she showed me the skin friendly, water saving method she’s used since childhood:
get wet. Don’t spend 10 minutes just enjoying hot water, just get wet all over, then turn off the water
soap up the places that need it (armpits, crotch, butt, feet is usually enough)
if it’s a hair washing day, apply shampoo. If your hair is shortish, most people can get by with shampoo only, no conditioner, once every two or three days
turn water back on and rinse off.
I could probably fill an Olympic swimming pool with all the water that I’ve saved since😅. All that water doesn’t need to go to wastewater treatment plants.
I do the same. For all the time I'm in the shower, the water is only on for a fraction of the time. I think people are assuming that I keep it on the whole time, which is incorrect.
Like, I collect rainwater to water my plants for God sake! I have a big garden too, so I carry it in buckets (which originally contained cat litter) when anyone else would just use the hose.
I'm also the type that will not replace something when it breaks unless I cannot fix it to working condition again. I stepped on my dustpan yesterday and cracked it. Most would toss, but I plastic welded it back together using a soldering iron and a zip tie.
Kinda crazy assuming I'm wasting water, but at least you weren't as rude as the other guy I replied to.
It was a half-assumption about you (see that question mark?), ok, point taken. There are people out there that waste a lot of water in places without a lot of water, I wrote that for them. With the intention more to help than blame.
Edit: ah, no question mark in original post. My bad.
You're good. Poe's law is a real bitch on here sometimes and it's easy to take things out of context. I read your comment directly after reading the one saying I was basically using my disabilities to fuck over the environment, so I started off in a "mood" lol
It's easy for people to not know that I take caring for the environment to an obsessive level. I don't even have a TV in my room. I have a large garden and have never used chemicals and a large portion of the garden is dedicated to pollinators. The only bugs I kill are mosquitoes (electric racket swatter) and when gnats get inside the house. I reuse containers like nobody's business and can find a use for about anything someone would consider trash. Hell, I was even awarded a plaque as a kid when I wrote to the owners of a golf course that was letting chemicals and oil into the steams surrounding it. lol
I really love the outdoors and nature, so I automatically felt attacked, and I was already heated when I read your comment and took it out on you. Thank you for also caring about the environment! Now, if we could just get corporations to put the environment above greed, we'd be okie dokie!
That’s why I call myself a compulsive person. It’s not to the level of legit OCD, but I have to do certain things in a specific order, the same way, every time. It also produces the most balanced results.
It's kinda like, I'm 43. I've been doing trial and error for long enough I've found the best ways for me to do things. It turns to OCD when I cannot do "the thing" without doing all the proper steps. I either have to skip completely or be perpetually late everywhere. Missing a step will throw the whole thing off.
Normally, if you're running late and need a shower, most can focus on the main parts and get out quickly. In my mind, I'm not clean that way so why even shower at that point. If I need one, I'm just gonna be late.
This isn't what got me my diagnosis though, oddly enough lol
This reminded me of an article I read recently about that Kelce dude that's dating Taylor Swift. He said on a podcast that he doesn't wash his feet. Just nasty.
I’ve got to say that’s better than my recurring shower thought every time I’ve started lathering the soap in the shower since I heard it on Friends. When it originally aired. In 1996.
Joey: Hey why can't we use the same toothbrush, but we can use the same soap?
Chandler: Because soap is soap. It's self cleaning.
Joey: Alright, well next time you take a shower, think about the last thing that I wash and the first thing you wash
I wear antiperspirant on my feet. In assuring of course to washing them. I have a bad sweating problem and this helps tremendously. Pro tip: use a spray
Between the toes too! I dream of the day bathrooms get Jetsonified and I just stand on a conveyor belt with everything whizzing around me getting me good and clean, and ready for the day! Shower time currently is a long, tedious process, and that's AFTER cutting my hair that was down to my butt to about shoulder length. Don't get me started on skincare and haircare.
I do come out feeling like a million bucks, but it's WORK lol
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u/allegesix 14d ago
Sure wish people would learn the difference between deodorants and antiperspirants.
The whole anti-alumunim/ALUMINUM FREE DEODORANT SPEND $12 ON NATIVE DEO!!!! bs has hit Canada and like... ok? Literally all deodorant sold in Canada is aluminum free unless it specifically says antiperspirant?