Skin Grease and the Washing Conspiracy
I've always wondered what the evolutionary purpose of skin grease (sebum) is, and why corporations peddling skin and hair care products want it off of you as if it contains the black plague.

Well, my friends, sebum supposedly acts as a natural lubricant and moisturizer for your dead cells (which, as a side note, is every visible piece of your skin), lessening itchiness and 'visible signs of aging'; has antimicrobial properties, fending off germs; acts as a water repellent, keeping you warmer in wet conditions; and acts as a sweat retainer, helping you stay hydrated in hot conditions. If you're so inclined, you could eat the stuff and it'd be pretty darn good for you.

So, hair/skin care products are sold to you to remove this protective barrier of sebum - and then sebum is sold right back to you as different hair/skin products! Many of these products (soap, makeup, lip balm, moisturizers, shaving cream, and so on) contain lanolin - which is literally sheep grease, squeezed out of sheep wool. You're paying to slap some sheep grease on your face to replace the natural grease you just washed off. What a beautiful consumerist conspiracy!

Long story short, that's why I don't wash, and why I'm the life of the party. Fight the power! Don't shower!
(p[, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 6:33, 13 replies)

Stinky cunt

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 7:32, closed)

If you don't wash your hands then you're a fucking idiot.
If you don't wash your cock then you're a fucking idiot and a virgin.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 9:19, closed)

/ the shambo washes every part of its body every day every hour it washes and washes to get its self clean /\

( fluffybunnykiller Is feasting on the clitoris of life, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 10:40, closed)

I have myself licked clean by nubian slaves.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 10:46, closed)

What's a nubian?

( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 21:22, closed)

it wriggles along the ground like this /\ __ /\ __

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 23:02, closed)

Whilst I'm certain this a troll
as no-one could possibly be this retarded, anyone with even a basic grounding in biology can tell you this is epic horseshit.

and, also, yeah. I bet the ladies just love you.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 11:40, closed)

I've met a "no washer"
smelly.
(gearanach #wankwankwank, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 12:36, closed)

Anyone with a basic grounding in being a socially-able human being would be able to tell it that this theory of sebum is epic horseshit.
Having said that, I don't use soap on my skin, it is much too harsh. I do wash though, and I use diprobase as a soap-substitute.
( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 21:20, closed)

My two penn'orth as an industry insider.
Many products did contain lanolin 20 years ago, but the market's shifted away from it since then. Dimethicone is often used instead, as it's not animal derived, and it achieves the same effect without leaving a greasy deposit on the skin or hair.

Sebum may have antimicrobial properties, but it also traps odoriferous bacteria underneath it, which cause body odour if left to grow long enough.

Also, you seem to have confused colour cosmetics (which coat material onto the surface your skin) with toiletries (which remove material from the surface your skin.)

Have a nice day now!
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:06, closed)

GuhuhuhuhuHEYEYEYEY

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:42, closed)

I love Dimethicone best of all the silicones.

( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 21:21, closed)

sssh..
that's SCIENCE. They don't like it. They'll release the hounds.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 12:04, closed)