Health is our concern. Body image is associated with health and cleanliness, behaviour pattern and good gestures.We are concerned with our body, the body of own son and daughter, the body of own loved ones.
Washing our body and keeping it smell free gives respect and love of our close ones. Most people will not tolerate spraying some pungent smelling aero sprays that give a body smell without washing body.
Soap is used with water to wash our body of dirt and bacteria. What does soap do?
Soap is made by saponification of an alkali with fat for the removal of bacteria, dirt and oil. Lather or froth in soap coalesces to dirt and oil that it removes the bacteria along. Soap does reduces surface tension of water for doing the trick.
Soap alone is not used for washing dirt. Soap works only when water is there. You cannot apply soap to your body and say you have cleaned. Water is the ultimate cleansing agent even though soap is the essential ingredient.
There are thousands of varieties of soap in the market with the aroma or smell you wish to have. Some of the fragrance soaps are alluring to the nose. But are they good for your health?
Which is the best soap?
How much soap you should apply to your body?
When and how should you use soap?
These are some of the questions people don't get an answer. Many consult with their close resourceful person and most of the time there advises are misleading and sometimes damaging.
Soap pH is like that of water and is near to 7 or else it will irritate or burn the skin. We don't test the soap pH when applying and we assume all soaps are made for use. We smell the soap and if the smell suits our taste, we buy that or some even use the soap that film stars use?.
Some people buy soaps of piercing smell and are very happy to get cosmetic liquid soaps. There is none who doesn't use soap unless the doctor has told him not to due to certain allergies or skin problems
Children use it much more than adults.
Everyone uses soap irrespective of the fact that they don't know why they use it. They believe soap will clean the bacteria and they become free from bacteria.
I know people in remote villages once upon a time used ash for washing cloths and vessels and they had herbs to clean the body. Those days they used organic fibre to scrub body instead of soap for cleaning dirt from the body.
The herbal soaps and sandal wood soaps to rose smell soaps are all the market crazy substances that definitely spoil your skin. Do you know how much?
I have heard a number of times children speaking about soap. Many believe and they have a wrong notion that soap is to make body white. Soap will change their colour! They think that it will bleach the body! They believe that it is a medicine to cure all skin problems. They believe that it will give their body the smell desired! They believe it is essential for attracting the loved one they have. They are not. Tell them soap will not do any of these things for them.
Excessive use of soap removes the skin surface moisture and makes it rough and attract disease carrying germs much faster than in ordinary case. So instead of soap removing the bacteria from your body it can get more of bacteria in your body and can cause damage.
Sweat is the one which make one use more of soap. Sweat is the waste fluid from the body removed through the skin and the fluid on evaporation make the body cool down. Bacteria thrive on the sweat and make your body smell. The smell is removed when you wash with water. It has been found that people use soap along with water and keep the soap in the body thinking that will remove the dirt and smell. Washing with water and then using soap sparingly will. Keeping the soap longer time on your body is also expected to cause harm than good. Maximum time you can allow soap in your body is 2 minutes for the best action. The soap used on your body should be removed as also the dirt and water is the most cleansing media. Children should be practiced of using soap the way it should be or else they often consider that soap can make their skin whiter!
Soap is not to make the skin whiter.
Soap is intended to help wash away bacteria that can lead to infection. Water alone can remove most of the dirt and bacteria but it is the oil that does not dissolve in water make us use soap.
The excessive use of soap while removing the dirt, can cause dermatitis, which is a red inflammation of the skin. The body image deteriorate.
Your skin needs natural moisture and soaps can be very drying to the skin, especially if they contain sodium lauryl sulfate It's best to limit how often you scrub down your face and body with strong soaps that can dehydrate the skin. If you have eczema or are sensitive to perfumes or dyes, choose mild soaps that are fragrance free to lessen your chances of itchy inflammation.
Antibacterial and antimicrobial agents were created to prevent the spread of infection. But these products due to everyday use get immunized too. As a result, more microbes are exposed to and develop resistances to these agents.
I would not say that your body image will increase by using soap.
By using more antibacterial products, people may encourage bacteria to evolve and become more virulent than they were before. Overusing antibacterial products is now a major point of study within the field of pharmacoepidemiology.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), antibacterial soaps are not necessary, but washing your hands thoroughly with ordinary soap and warm water is one of the most effective ways to ward off infection.
As a chemical engineer with years of experience, I suggest: Use plenty of water to wash when you use soap or do not use soap at all. I personally choose the later.
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