My advice: Scrub hard, don't soap. I stopped using body soap in the shower about a year ago and I can't recall a time my skin has ever been healthier or cleane

My advice: Scrub hard, don't soap. I stopped using body soap in the shower about a year ago and I can't recall a time my skin has ever been healthier or cleaner. Instead of soap, I use a wet washcloth and scrape my skin with it, similar to using a loofah or pumice stone or (as I infer from the article) wet sand. The dead skin, sweat, and accumulated dirt gets pulled right off even more effectively than with soap -- I never get that gross "skin pilling" thing anymore. I get zits way, way less often. The washcloth obviously gets dirtier, even being thoroughly rinsed and wrung out several times, so I swap it out more often than I used to. The soap in the washing machine cleans it just fine. I sometimes still end up with a mild musky armpit scent either way -- I find that scent pleasant on people, and think it's just how people are supposed to smell. Whenever it gets strong enough that I think others might be offended, I'll dash on a bit of baking soda, which kills the scent instantly (and I think resets the microbiome a bit). (For reference: Male, European descent.)