i'm not sure how long it has been since i stopped using soap and shampoo in the shower. maybe 5 days

i honestly don't smell any different to before but i think i can say that my skin is less irritable than it was.

my showers are a lot shorter too, because all i do is spray with warm water and scrub with a shower scrubby thing on pretty much everywhere, and because there is no rinse phase, i'd guess it's about half the time.

i'm kinda amused that when i was doing a body piercing course back in 2006 that the teacher basically said "cleaning is just about warm water and friction". she was so right about that.

soap screws up the microbiome on your skin, and wastes your time, and poisons the ground water.

if you never tried it before, i will credit Rev.Hodl for inspiring me - a second time - last week to try it out.

i'm curious for ideas about how to improve the hair cleaning process a bit, sorta seems like some kind of rubbery brush thing like the ones used on pets might be a good option for pushing the water through and smoothing the oils out more. the shower scrubby thing does an ok job though, but something that pushes through the gaps between the hair would probably be good, especially if it gives the scalp a bit of a rub.