A lot of people get icky about bar soap that's all wet and slimy and question whether it's growing germs right there on the surface.
Learn to store your soap
Soap has a lot of water content already in it from the soap making process. It also will be used in a wet environment in your bathroom. So many people reason that your bar of soap is just going to be wet and a breeding ground for bacterial growth. WRONG! Firstly, use a soap dish, don't just leave your soap in a pool of water on the side of the bath. Soap dishes come in many forms - cedar, bamboo, concrete, whatever has drainage holes on the underside and is preferably made from sustainable materials is all you need. Your soap needs air circulating around it to inhibit growth of germs and also a dry bar of soap will last a lot longer.
Soap by nature is antibacterial
The ingredients in a good bar of soap are sufficient to wash bacteria, dead skin and dirt from your body. Much of soap's ingredients are oils that have been turned into soap through a chemical reaction known as saponification with sodium hydroxide. Many companies tout claims of including ingredients in their soaps that are "antibacterial" and therefore will be better at fighting germs than a regular bar of soap. Just like when we wash our hands with soap and water, we are washing bacteria off our skin and any additional "antibacterial" ingredients are therefore only there to make us feel better about our wash.
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