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Does anyone else struggle with this?
Whilst showering I try to completely finish my initial bar of soap to avoid this and always must end with at least 7 full body lathers on a fresh new bar which then becomes my hand/forearm soap which I attempt to ration for the rest of the day but it often ends before I'd like. I try to keep my soap count to 2 bars per shower but often use 3 and have used 4 in the past. If I cant completely finish my initial bar I set it aside and only use it again if feel I have reached or exceed the level of contamination I felt I had previously reached. As a result my skin is gradually getting worse and worse to the point where certain areas become red like chaffing and burn like hell. My family members tell me to put something on it to help heal it but I cant even do this for fear of it attracting contamination even with things that are natural antiseptics anyway like aloe vera etc. I have tried using antiseptic soap to ease my fears (which is apparently no more effective than regular soap anyway) but it burns to much however it does make good hand soap but tends to be out of my price range for the amount I of soap I use. Due to the amount of soap I go through I only use the cheapest brand name soap I can get which is really quite good anyway. I wont mention the brand but its comes in value packs of 8 and is available in lavender, linen, or aloe vera and only retails for $2.80 which is exceptional value. Does anyone else have similar fears and rituals and are they valid or are we just completely paranoid.
Whilst showering I try to completely finish my initial bar of soap to avoid this and always must end with at least 7 full body lathers on a fresh new bar which then becomes my hand/forearm soap which I attempt to ration for the rest of the day but it often ends before I'd like. I try to keep my soap count to 2 bars per shower but often use 3 and have used 4 in the past. If I cant completely finish my initial bar I set it aside and only use it again if feel I have reached or exceed the level of contamination I felt I had previously reached. As a result my skin is gradually getting worse and worse to the point where certain areas become red like chaffing and burn like hell. My family members tell me to put something on it to help heal it but I cant even do this for fear of it attracting contamination even with things that are natural antiseptics anyway like aloe vera etc. I have tried using antiseptic soap to ease my fears (which is apparently no more effective than regular soap anyway) but it burns to much however it does make good hand soap but tends to be out of my price range for the amount I of soap I use. Due to the amount of soap I go through I only use the cheapest brand name soap I can get which is really quite good anyway. I wont mention the brand but its comes in value packs of 8 and is available in lavender, linen, or aloe vera and only retails for $2.80 which is exceptional value. Does anyone else have similar fears and rituals and are they valid or are we just completely paranoid.