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To wash my body with shampoo?

39 replies

Secretlifeofme · 03/12/2017 07:46

I have some delicious smelling coconut shampoo that is unfortunately terrible for my hair - leaves it greasy AND flaky Confused but I don't want to waste it! Had a shower and washed my body with it today and now I smell delicious Grin but is this somehow wrong? Is it bad for my skin or anything?

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AtrociousCircumstance · 03/12/2017 07:49

I doubt it. It’s soap. It doesn’t have magical properties Grin

OccasionalNachos · 03/12/2017 07:50

I use shampoo instead of shaving gel on my legs sometimes - have never noticed any kind of adverse reaction! It’ll be fine

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Secretlifeofme · 03/12/2017 07:50

Haha are you sure? It certainly worked some dark magic on my poor hair!

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Oncandystripedlegs · 03/12/2017 07:51

It will be fine , probably milder on your skin than most shower gels!

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Secretlifeofme · 03/12/2017 07:52

That is such good news because I literally keep sniffing myself and doing a little happy dance in my head

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Caulk · 03/12/2017 07:55

I also use it instead of shaving foam. I find it dries out my skin a bit if I wash with it though.

UserThenLotsOfNumbers · 03/12/2017 07:59

It'll be fine lol

MrsFoxPlus4 · 03/12/2017 08:01

Iv used it as bubble bath before

InspMorse · 03/12/2017 08:06

I use shampoo all over - hair & body - every day.
It's milder than shower gel IMHO.
Shower hell gives me thrush

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Secretlifeofme · 03/12/2017 08:07

This may actually be a gamechanger! Shampoo all over every day, you say? Wow!

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InspMorse · 03/12/2017 08:16

Yes, all my life! Grin
I never buy shower gel!
waits for someone to tell me I'm very wrong!

Orangeplastic · 03/12/2017 08:24

They are both detergents - makes no difference. I wash my hair with soap - the proper stuff with no added crap!

Reallycantbebothered · 03/12/2017 08:28

Basically it's the same ingredients as soap...so why not!

CountessofGrantham · 03/12/2017 08:32

I use it as shower gel every day too. I like the all in one solution and not having more than one smell going on. No one has complained yet!

Orangeplastic · 03/12/2017 10:32

Basically it's the same ingredients as soap...so why not!
It's not the same ingredients as soap. Soap is saponified oils.

Nearly all shampoo and shower gels are made from similar ingredients -ie detergents. Smile

SaucyJack · 03/12/2017 10:37

Oh YANBU. Shampoo/shower gel/bubble bath are all just varying ratios of the same basic ingredients.

Knock yourself out matey.

Rebeccaslicker · 03/12/2017 10:52

Be fine on your body - I wouldn't wash your lady bits with it though, could mess up the balance down there.

(Obviously I wouldn't ever be washing your bits but you know what I mean!!!!!!)

Sparklingbrook · 03/12/2017 10:58

It will be fine but yes avoid intimate areas as you would with soap.

I use hair conditioner to shave my legs it's brilliant.

formerbabe · 03/12/2017 11:00

I often use shampoo to wash myself and also the hair conditioner to shave legs, like another poster said.

YoungBritishPissArtist · 03/12/2017 11:19

I decanted unwanted shampoo into my handwash bottle during a thrifty month. No one was any the wiser.

DJBaggySmalls · 03/12/2017 11:23

Mind you aren't magically transported to a waterfall on a tropical island. All you clothes will still be on your bathroom floor at home.

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Secretlifeofme · 03/12/2017 11:26

Loving all these responses, thanks :) I am delighted that I'll be able to have coconut-scented skin for a while! I might even buy another bottle exclusively for use on my body. I know. Rebellious or what?Grin

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FuzzyCustard · 03/12/2017 11:32

I buy cheap shampoo to fill the handwash bottles at every sink. No complaints yet (ie no one has noticed)

formerbabe · 03/12/2017 11:54

I buy cheap shampoo to fill the handwash bottles at every sink. No complaints yet (ie no one has noticed)

I thought I was the only one who did this, but I buy a huge bottle of cheap bath foam and fill mine up. I get over three bottles of hand wash filled up for less than a £1. No one has ever noticed!

Badgoushk · 03/12/2017 12:00

I used shampoo as soap when I forgot my soap at the swimming pool. Unfortunately my shampoo contained methylisothiazolinone and I was covered in hives for a week. Not much fun. Never again! (That is my thigh!)

To wash my body with shampoo?