Bar soap vs. body wash: Which is better for your skin? Kelly Baldwin for Dove Men + Care Oct 30, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 Updated 4 hrs ago 0 Man using a bar soap to wash his hands. Rawpixel.com // Shutterstock Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Kelly Baldwin for Dove Men + Care kAm}6:E96C 32C D@2A ?@C 3@5J H2D9 :D 2FE@>2E:42==J 36EE6C 7@C J@FC D<:?] p 4=62?D6C’D :?8C65:6?ED — 2?5 9@H J@FC D<:? C6DA@?5D E@ E96> — >2EE6C >@C6 E92? H96E96C :E 4@>6D :? 2 HC2AA6C @C 2 3@EE=6]k^AmkAmx7 H2D9:?8 =62G6D J@FC D<:? E:89E[ :E49J @C F?4@>7@CE23=6[ C64@?D:56C E96 7@C>F=2 2?5 J@FC D9@H6C C@FE:?6 C2E96C E92? 2DDF>:?8 J@F ?665 E@ DH:E49 7@C>2ED] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]5@G6]4@>^FD^6?^>6?\42C6]9E>=Qms@G6 |6? Z r2C6k^2m 6IA=2:?D E96 5:776C6?46D 36EH66? 32C D@2A 2?5 3@5J H2D9 2?5 @776CD E:AD 7@C 49@@D:?8 2 4=62?D6C E92E DF:ED J@FC D<:?]k^Am People are also reading… Will North Carolina have a cold, snowy winter? 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