To think that just having a bath doesn't make you clean?

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I mean, you also need to wash with some sort of soap... You are not clean by virtue of just sitting in the bath? Are you?!

Depends, does the bath have some sort of bubble bath in it, I would think that plus a flannel/sponge would be fine, no need for soap too.

YANBU.

I think if it's got bubble bath/soap in and your whole body is immersed then you're clean afterwards.

No, you aren't. Pits and bits need some sort of soap IMO.

I'm with you.

I would go further and say you need shower after the bath. But i know many will lol.

Laquitar - I was going to keep that to myself but that's what I do too! Bath with bubble bath, wash with soap and then a rinse in the shower...

Who sits in a bath without washing?

No of course not - you need a wash with shower gel and a flannel at the least.

Wash with flannel and soap and wallow for me.

You are doing the right thing Icould

I don't think all the mank bonds to just the water, you need the soap to rinse it all off.

Same as dangling your hands under a running tap doesn't do much after you've been to the loo.

Who is it not using the soap? Is it because they don't feel it's 'natural' or something?

My friend is allergic to lanolin and can't use soap, but she doesn't not wash herself properly and just finds something else.

I'm guessing it's a teenager lad or lazy bloke - I'm aware I'm stereotyping though

AgentZ- I am ashamed to say it was a fellow healthcare professional! She was saying she didn't like using soap in the bath as the bubbles disappeared.... I suggested washing at the end of the bath and then getting out and a few others chipped in that you don't need soap if you've used bubble bath.
Restores your faith in NHS cleanliness standards eh?!

YANBU, you need to scrub too. Usually I shower after a bath but have recently become more lazy and just use a jug to rinse with clean water.

Who doesn't use exfoliating bath mitts from Boots? They are great for taking dirt off your body. Sometimes it's shameful looking at the dirty water in the shower after a good scrub with some shower gel.

So yeah, yanbu. You need to scrub to get the dirt off too.

With bubble bath I'd only wash pits and bits. Nobody has ever said i smelt yet.....

Well, just sitting won't get you clean - you'll need some hand or flannel action as well. And I would always use a little soap in certain bits. But not all over, because yes, water alone is good enough for most of your body (my skin reacts very badly to soap, so I only use it where I have to). If you use bubble bath, I don't see why you'd need soap as well - it's just soap on soap, isn't it?

I'm mystified by all this talk of scrubbing and showering - just how filthy do you all get?

Who sits in a bath without washing? asks AKissIsNotAContract there is a 12 year old ds sitting right next to me who would do that

Devora, just use the exfoliating gloves from boots once and your skin will feel squeaky clean. Scrubbing gets rid off all those dead skin cells and other crap. The water in this country is too soft. Using soap here doesn't do anything to clean.

Very filthy Devora

The Japanese think it's filthy to get in a bath without washing first. They shower, or wash at a tap, and only then get in the bath.

I would say you need the sweaty bits actually scrubbing, yes. Though am quite taken aback that some of you shower after a bath to make sure - I admire your commitment to doing the job properly...

I couldn't imagine scrubbing my poor skin with a glove. Ouch. But then I do have ezecma.

I do shower after a bath though.

FF and every day, that is Face, Feet and Fanny!