• Justin@lemmy.jlh.name
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      There are probably some with sand and other hard minerals, I think Dove had some soaps with aluminum oxide in it?

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        i’ve definitely seen things like that, i think mostly “artisanal” soaps with like ground coconut shell or something, but the thing is that it tends to look like shit.

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          I would much rather use that bar of soap than the mysterious liquid gels full of dyes and other junk. If natural tones are somehow gross and icky but a blood red goo that faintly smells of petro chemicals is fine then maybe we really are doomed as a species.

          You go back a century or so, that bar of soap would likely have been considered a luxury product.

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            i don’t think soap with grit added would have ever been considered a luxury product, low-quality soap still looks way prettier

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              21 hours ago

              The grit exfoliates and makes your skin softer by removing dead skin. Definitely luxurious before soaps were more common.

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          For real though, Gojo soap seems to work the best for getting rid of grease and oil from machines. My guess is regular soaps don’t do a great job at carrying away the oil residue, but Gojo soap just sands down your top skin layer to remove it.