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Soap Damage
 From Soap Chemistry: Soaps are made from fats and oils, or their fatty acids, by treating them chemically with a strong alkali.
Soaps destroy the acid mantle which is one huge reason why skin gets diseased. See: Science Daily: "The Skin's Acid Coating: Researchers Explain Its Origin And How It Maintains Skin Integrity."  It's ironic how the very thing we use to prevent disease is causing disease.
Many people think their natural
oils and bacteria are undesirable. For
hygiene--which technically is "the science and health of preventing disease," they wash
a few times daily with hot soapy water.
Too much washing isn't good for our skin. Try using just Cetaphil (but even Cetaphil burns my skin if my skin is irritated) or better yet yogurt or honey to cleanse the skin instead, and I
don't care how much a fancy cream is, nothing is better than the one God gave
you.
Here's a very interesting article on the
pH of different soaps and their effects
on the skin. Note from the article:
"None of the soaps brought a color change to blue color relating with a pH of 9 and above by this method. Only dove bar, aquaderm and cetapHil did not change color, indicating that their pH was around 6 by this method."
Preservation
People are beginning to realize
that getting rid of all the bacteria and oils on their skin isn't good,
and these are some of the reasons why:
- Washing your hands with cold water will help preserve your natural oils.
- Your skin is supposed to be slightly acidic, and soap removes this very
important acid mantle because it is alkaline.
Even water that is piped in from water companies is alkaline. The
slight acidity of the skin protects us from bacteria, fungi, and other
microorganisms. Inquire with companies about the pH of the soap you are
using, because there are cleansers that won't destroy the acid mantle.
- It's the good bateria that fight the bad
bacteria. Let's not leave our skin without any ammunition.
- Terribly dry skin can't handle soap or even water, because both are cleansers
and remove the acid mantle and natural oils.
- To compensate for natural oils washed away, people put creams and oils
on their skin. Putting a lot of things on the skin is not good, because
creams and lotions can have a drying effect, and long term use of oils
encourages the skin to produce less natural oils.
It takes 4 days for barrier functions to return to normal after being damaged
by detergents, and then it takes 30 days for all layers of the skin to
rejuvenate.
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