I dug this thread up because in another forum that I go to, there was a thread on washing without soap. Yes, without soap.

I stopped washing my nether regions with soap some time ago. And once upon a time in university, this girl on the next floor up never washed her face with soap, just with water and she had great skin. Unfortunately that experiment went bust after a few days when I started breaking out like there was no tomorrow.

So I'm not completely blown away by the concept of no soap.

I stopped using soap on my legs and arms last week (do we really need soap on our legs and arms? especially in the winter??) I've also stopped using moisturizer on my legs, and guess what? My legs are not flakey like they would if I soaped and didn't moisturize. I still feel the need to soap my armpits, though...

I doubt I'll ever go without shampoo, though. Some people are able to, but I have a feeling I'll be very greasy and miserable.