Love Yardley Soap...but...

JayTrek · Post by **JayTrek** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:32 pm

I use Yardley soap in the shower, but it appears to be drying my face a bit much. I have these dry patches on my eye lids this afternoon. I have applied some Vaseline Men's Lotion to the area.

I love how this soap rinses. I hate to have to try another soap for the shower. I cannot stand a soap that leaves residue behind.

1) would you guys recommend a soap to use on my face?

2) would using a soap that drys the face out not affect the quality of my shaves?

Thanks for the wisdom in advance...

m3m0ryleak · Post by **m3m0ryleak** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:36 pm

You could try and skip soap entirely and try Cetaphil to wash your face. it's very mild and non drying.

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:42 pm

Jason, Unless you're overdoing it or using very hot water I doubt that the Yardley is actually drying your facial skin. Is it having this effect on any other area of your body? Eyelids are very delicate and it's probably best to keep soap away from them entirely. You may be having a slight reaction to some ingrediant in the soap, what other soaps have you used and what was the result?
Regards,
Gordon

gsgo · Post by **gsgo** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 3:50 am

The skin on our face is a bit more delicate than the skin covering the balance of our body, while the Yardley might be fine all over I would skip washing your face with the soap and use a mild/gentle cleaner like Cetaphil on your face.

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:10 pm

Personally I have not found 'cleansers' to be any more gentle then good soaps, more often the reverse. While the OP may be a 'product issue', I tend to suspect other factors are in play.
Regards,
Gordon

EL Alamein · Post by **EL Alamein** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:26 pm

bernards66 wrote:Personally I have not found 'cleansers' to be any more gentle then good soaps, more often the reverse. While the OP may be a 'product issue', I tend to suspect other factors are in play.
Regards,
Gordon

+1

Chris

gsgo · Post by **gsgo** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 6:20 am

EL Alamein wrote:
bernards66 wrote:Personally I have not found 'cleansers' to be any more gentle then good soaps, more often the reverse. While the OP may be a 'product issue', I tend to suspect other factors are in play.
Regards,
Gordon
+1

Chris

-2

A complete misnomer regarding soaps versus facial cleansers. Please see attached articles.

http://www.soapgoods.com/article/facial ... -soap.html
http://www.examiner.com/skin-care-in-ch ... -cleansers
http://dermatology.about.com/od/cleansi ... _guide.htm
http://ezinearticles.com/?Soap-Or-Facia ... id=1444764
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleanser

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:09 pm

Gary, Regardless, that has not been my personal experiance.
Regards,
Gordon

ScottB · Post by **ScottB** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:38 pm

JayTrek wrote:I use Yardley soap in the shower, but it appears to be drying my face a bit much. I have these dry patches on my eye lids this afternoon. I have applied some Vaseline Men's Lotion to the area.

I love how this soap rinses. I hate to have to try another soap for the shower. I cannot stand a soap that leaves residue behind.

1) would you guys recommend a soap to use on my face?

2) would using a soap that drys the face out not affect the quality of my shaves?

Thanks for the wisdom in advance...

Institute Karite bars in either Milk or Honeysuckle is what I use on my face. Body soap I'm all over the place with different brands but I generally just use IK on my face. Very nice, not much scent and leaves my skin soft, clean and no residue.

I don't like Cetaphil for that very reason, it leaves something behind.

gsgo · Post by **gsgo** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:53 am

bernards66 wrote:Gary, Regardless, that has not been my personal experiance.
Regards,
Gordon

Gordon,

Seems like I am "playing the foil" on the whole cleanser vs. soap discussion but I think there is enough factual and scientific information to validate the use of cleansers in cleaning one's face.

Obviously not everyone will agree with that and your experience is one of the anomalies, but given the design of the products I only hope to enlighten people to do their own research in finding things that work for their own circumstances. Cleansers as well as soaps vary so finding one that works may take some trial and error.

To an end, I soundly believe based on my experience and researching the matter that facial cleansers are the best way to go about the task.

For those interested here is another link on the subject.

http://beauty.about.com/od/productstop1 ... ansers.htm

SRD · Post by **SRD** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:38 am

Maybe I am just one of those "insensitive" types but I have never noticed one iota of difference between using soap or facial cleansers. I prefer just to use soap. But, hey, I am a big proponent of what ever works for you. Sort of like the use of pre shave oils. I have never experienced any benefit and see absolutely no use for them. But again, if it works for you...

gsgo · Post by **gsgo** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:39 am

SRD wrote:Maybe I am just one of those "insensitive" types but I have never noticed one iota of difference between using soap or facial cleansers. I prefer just to use soap. But, hey, I am a big proponent of what ever works for you. Sort of like the use of pre shave oils. I have never experienced any benefit and see absolutely no use for them. But again, if it works for you...

Dave - guaranteed...everyone's mileage will surly vary!

SteveK · Post by **SteveK** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:03 pm

Another YMMV topic. People have managed to clean their facial skin with soaps since their discovery centuries ago without much fuss and generally good results. The concept of a facial “cleanser” is precisely that – a “concept” dreamt up by marketers charged with creating new product categories. I have no doubt that many of the available cleansers work very well, as do countless soaps.

Different products will agree or disagree with one’s particular skin chemistry. However, there is no scientific reason why a “cleanser” formulation would be superior to a soap. You will typically pay more per unit for the cleanser than a soap, which is its true purpose, much like “body washes.”

Steve

gsgo · Post by **gsgo** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 6:22 am

Steve,

The art of soap making has been with man for thousands of years but is based on absolute science, essentially the same science that has led to the development of facial cleansers. This is not a modern marketing driven development but draws some of it's roots from the early 1800's with the development of "transparent" soaps that are more friendly to the skin's natural acid balance.

Here is a link to a reference from the development of Pears Transparent soap with developments that took place to make skin cleansing more skin friendly. You will need to page way up to that start of the article, but the science is definitely there.

http://books.google.com/books?id=yFlJAA ... 22&f=false

I had posted this link earlier in the soaps and creams form with regards to the Pears Transparent Shaving Stick but found the article quite revealing on the whole "soap topic".

gsgo · Post by **gsgo** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:08 am

My apologies to Jason the OP of this thread, didn't mean to hijack the thread, hope some of this is helping you find an answer.

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:32 pm

Gary, Good point. I was just about to respond re: Pears and all that but I think it's just time to let it go as we've given the OP our opinions on his dilemma fully already.
Regards,
Gordon

Ouchmychin · Post by **Ouchmychin** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:17 am

My daughter in law cannot use any soap on her skin. The only product that works for her is Dove beauty bar. It is not soap and it is superfatted. It has a neutral ph.

JayTrek · Post by **JayTrek** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:58 pm

Wow...step away for a few days and this thread takes on a life of its own.

I have stayed with Yardley for the time being. I am using a bar of the Cocoa Butter. It is allegedly a little more moisturizing than the other bars.

So far so good.

But I am enjoying the discussion. Hijack away.

EL Alamein · Post by **EL Alamein** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:59 pm

FYI it looks like supermarket Yardley got reformulated. Gone is the petrolatum and the coconut oil. The second ingredient is now "water". It's still the same basic formula but it seems cheapened. I'm using a bar now with no ill effects but still, it's not nice to see it cheapened. It does seem to be wearing a little more quickly than the old bars. Probably a casualty of the poor economy.

Chris

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:49 pm

Chris, How depressing. I just finished the very last of my old Vinolia today. So, now the hunt for something useable becomes pressing...sigh...what a PITA! And, BTW, I think they've cheapened the Cusson's Imperial Leather as well. Not only have they gone to palm oil ( which we already knew ) but the most recent cakes I got don't smell the same either. Similiar, but not as nice. Bah!
Regards,
Gordon

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