I heard about a similar story in college and decided to try it out over 15 years ago. My roommate's uncle was a doctor and a big fan of not using soap and sham

I heard about a similar story in college and decided to try it out over 15 years ago. My roommate's uncle was a doctor and a big fan of not using soap and shampoo. The first 2 weeks were tough - very oily. But I stuck it out and then my body adjusted. I could really tell that my body was producing less oil and I felt cleaner throughout the day. So I kept on going, and for the next 10 years I didn't use soap and shampoo in the shower. When people found out, most were grossed out. But it felt right. About 5 years ago, I started to use shampoo cause it would let me wash my hair faster (just using water takes longer). But I use a gentle and natural shampoo (current from Melvita). I still don't use soap cause I feel like it strips too much natural/good body oil from my body and isn't good for me. Anyway, it's refreshing to see a post like this. And in all places, at HN.