I am a big fan of Ted Baker and Molton Brown.
I don't use deodeorant, I use a generic antitranspirant. It prevents sweating but you don't stink of ..whatever the fuck those super artificial "manly" smells are supposed to be.
A nice bar of soap. Always cleans better than gels, and has none of the freaky ingredients.
Old Spice.
Both the plain, beautiful blue Fresh variety.
Both feel clean and smell fresh.
I have very sensitive skin.
I will pitch an apoplectic fit if they ever discontinue it.
YOU HEAR ME, OLD SPICE!? NO ONE NEEDS WOLFSBANE OR WHATEVER OTHER SHIT YOU’RE PEDDLING.
Actual soap, Lever 2000 boring odor, a bar lasts quite a while even with hard scrubbing. Shower gel is weird and wasteful, you have water right there in the shower.
I have some deodorant thing but it's unscented, just for the antiperspirant.
I refuse to buy water, therefore I use bar soap for my entire body
My body seems happy with the choice
I refuse to buy water, therefore I use bar soap for my entire body
We started using bar shampoo and conditioner for the same reason. Tried a couple, settled on JR Liggett's. Also started using laundry detergent sheets.
Hell yeah. Although what are laundry sheets? We just buy powdered detergent
The Arm & Hammer ones look kinda like a thick dryer sheet. Comes in a box about the size of dryer sheets too. Completely dissolve upon use.
Gel, shampoo, balsam, shaving foam/cream, and roll-on deo from Neutral/Minirisk. Simple, cheap, safe. And the best thing? It doesn't trigger any allergies.
Though, I do use aftershave from Matas, and oil from ecooking.
I think that covers most of my self-care products.
Soap: a bar of unscented oatmeal-based soap
For deodorant: I have had very good experience with "Thai stone" style salt-based deodorants. These work simply by making your skin inhospitable to odor-causing bacteria while not causing you irritations. You need to apply it liberally (after slightly wetting the stone, I just count out 8 strokes under each arm), but a single stone will last you ... a very long time ... and it does really work for a whole day. It has no scent, per se, so you will just smell like you smell without the sulfurous bad smells caused by BO bacteria.
Or so I gather...
I used to use Irish spring body wash and that was about it. I'm on a whole new level now tho. Spironolactone cuts back on the sweat, estradiol makes what little sweat I have left smell mostly neutral or good. Side effects may include preventing male pattern baldness, loss of muscle, loss of social status, super soft skin, and your dick might stop working.
I am a basic guy, I just use Head&Shoulders shampoo and Bliw Blueberry soap
My ex got me using Etta & Billie soap. It’s amazing. For deodorant I use Schmidt’s Lavendar and Sage. I’ve tried other things but always come back to this.
Dr bronners soaps, change scent seasonally. Arm & Hammer deodorant, think it's lavender scented. Kinda burns my armpits at times, but I'm not going to be one of those "I don't wear deodorant but I don't stink" people who actually is very stinky
