Do you use a wash cloth?

Buford T Pusser · 06-30-05, 11:30 PM

When I was growing up we always had the following on the towel bar:

wash cloth
small towel
bath towel

Now when we buy towels Mrs. Pusser never buys the wash cloths. So I haven't used one in many years.

Is it a lost art or just my experience?

Buford T Pusser · 06-30-05, 11:36 PM

Here's a visual:

Giles · 06-30-05, 11:38 PM

I use those meshy wash cloths

Trigger · 06-30-05, 11:50 PM

I use those girly mesh plastic puffy things... used to just rub a bar of soap on myself. I had a girlfriend move in once who used those things and I tried it and all this dead skin and grossness came off, so I started using em regularly with liquid soap. My current one is pink. There's no way I'll go back to rubbing a bar of soap on myself... it's worthless.

TomOpus · 06-30-05, 11:53 PM

I use a wash cloth.

I won't say when and for what...

Mano · 06-30-05, 11:58 PM

+

= Clean Mano

GMLSKIS · 07-01-05, 12:01 AM

Yes - every day when I take a shower.

nazz · 07-01-05, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trigger

I tried it and all this dead skin and grossness came off,

I don't use a wash cloth but this comment makes me think I may need to try one of those thingies.

Giantrobo · 07-01-05, 12:36 AM

I'm black so in general yes. (Dave Chappelle obsvervation based on fact.

)

But I admit to "selling out" over the last couple of years by just using soap.

Thor Simpson · 07-01-05, 01:31 AM

I have never used a wash cloth my entire life. It drives my wife crazy. Honsetly, I didn't know what a wash cloth was until I got married. I thought they just hung them in hotels and stuff, but apparently people have them in their homes too.

. Now we have them too... but I still refuse to use it. What is a towel and a T-shirt for any way?

flair · 07-01-05, 01:55 AM

I just use the bar of soap itself.

muggins · 07-01-05, 02:05 AM

I'm so poor I just wash myself with a rag on a stick.

tsohg · 07-01-05, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giantrobo

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But I admit to "selling out" over the last couple of years by just using soap.

You're not a Brutha man you are just The MAN
*tsohg calls the Drop Squad*

Trigger · 07-01-05, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mano365

+

= Clean Mano

exactly...

Superboy · 07-01-05, 04:10 AM

Those lather-balls really don't exfoliate as well as I like, so I use this asian washcloth that REALLY gets you clean. It's almost gross how much dead skin comes off.

Giantrobo · 07-01-05, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsohg

You're not a Brutha man you are just The MAN
*tsohg calls the Drop Squad*

Shady12 · 07-01-05, 05:10 AM

Don't understand the concept of using anything but a bar of soap..You rub it on ya good...then the water washes it and the dirt off...What does a washcloth do that the water doesn't? I assume that's what it's for anyway..put the soap on you..then wipe the soap off with the washcloth?? Or is there something else you do with it?

The Bus · 07-01-05, 07:25 AM

We have a lot less dudes on this forum than I thought.

zuffy · 07-01-05, 07:32 AM

I got my bare hands to do the washing.

OldDude · 07-01-05, 07:36 AM

ALways. And when I went to England on business, I packed one in a plastic bag in my suitcase. They are even unknown in hotels there.

heavy liquid · 07-01-05, 07:45 AM

"I warsh myself with a rag on a stick."

twikoff · 07-01-05, 07:48 AM

meh
if one is handy

Timber · 07-01-05, 08:05 AM

I used one of those puffy things for the past 10 years or so (not the same one) but I noticed that whenever I stayed in a hotel and had to use a washcloth it felt like I was getting cleaner so I've finaly switched to using washcloths at home now.

SMB-IL · 07-01-05, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shady12

Don't understand the concept of using anything but a bar of soap..You rub it on ya good...then the water washes it and the dirt off...What does a washcloth do that the water doesn't? I assume that's what it's for anyway..put the soap on you..then wipe the soap off with the washcloth?? Or is there something else you do with it?

The washcloth helps to exfoliate your skin. I have never believed that a bar of soap alone will clean a body properly. You might get the surface dirt off, but not much of the dead skin. For me it's GOT to be a washcloth or a loofa (sp?) sponge -- never just the bar of soap.

And Shady, no, it's wet the washcloth and rub the soap in it until it's saturated, wash your body with the soapy washcloth, rinse everything, done.

Where do these threads come from??

Bandoman · 07-01-05, 08:49 AM

Apparently I haven't bathed correctly in over 30 years.

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06-30-05, 11:30 PM	#1
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Buford T Pusser DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lighten up, Francis! (Funland) Posts: 26,766	Here's a visual: __________________ it really bufords my pusser. (wow, that sounds dirty!) - cultshock Nothing wrong with pounding a little teacher pussy after school. - Sonic most of my weight is in my tits. - Mrs. Danger

06-30-05, 11:50 PM	#4
Trigger DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 23,458	I use those girly mesh plastic puffy things... used to just rub a bar of soap on myself. I had a girlfriend move in once who used those things and I tried it and all this dead skin and grossness came off, so I started using em regularly with liquid soap. My current one is pink. There's no way I'll go back to rubbing a bar of soap on myself... it's worthless. __________________ theomnom.com Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve on the silence? Sai Baba

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Giantrobo DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: TORRANCE, CA Posts: 48,267	I'm black so in general yes. (Dave Chappelle obsvervation based on fact. ) But I admit to "selling out" over the last couple of years by just using soap. __________________ XBOX Gamertag: Giantrobo On my 4th 360 as of 3.26.10

07-01-05, 01:31 AM	#10
Thor Simpson DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 35,014	I have never used a wash cloth my entire life. It drives my wife crazy. Honsetly, I didn't know what a wash cloth was until I got married. I thought they just hung them in hotels and stuff, but apparently people have them in their homes too. . Now we have them too... but I still refuse to use it. What is a towel and a T-shirt for any way?

07-01-05, 01:55 AM	#11
flair DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,232	I just use the bar of soap itself. __________________ 360 = flairbear ps3 = randomgarbage

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muggins DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonney Lake, WA Posts: 4,271	I'm so poor I just wash myself with a rag on a stick. __________________ How can my life be so unseemingly beardish? Perhaps a bit broken as well.

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Superboy Suspended Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: So Cal Posts: 7,073	Those lather-balls really don't exfoliate as well as I like, so I use this asian washcloth that REALLY gets you clean. It's almost gross how much dead skin comes off.

07-01-05, 05:10 AM	#17
Shady12 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 792	Don't understand the concept of using anything but a bar of soap..You rub it on ya good...then the water washes it and the dirt off...What does a washcloth do that the water doesn't? I assume that's what it's for anyway..put the soap on you..then wipe the soap off with the washcloth?? Or is there something else you do with it?

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zuffy DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Region 1 Posts: 16,124	I got my bare hands to do the washing.

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Timber DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 8,157	I used one of those puffy things for the past 10 years or so (not the same one) but I noticed that whenever I stayed in a hotel and had to use a washcloth it felt like I was getting cleaner so I've finaly switched to using washcloths at home now. __________________ "That's why the Black Guys like me"- Alison BB4

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