And That Is… Soap!

“Don’t use soap. Soap contains surfactants – the ingredients that make a product foam,” stresses Dr. Cook, “Foaming products “strip” the skin, wearing down and damaging the epidermal barrier layer and function. This layer is imperative to protect your skin and it needs to be functioning in order to have healthy skin.”

So what, you may think, there are soap and foam free body washes, I’ll just buy those. The harsh truth is, it’s most probably the case that the manufacturer is lying to you! “Even if a product says “soap free”, if it foams, it has soap and [you should] avoid it! We over wash and damage our skin,” explains Dr. Cook.