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I need to put on sun-cream to go outside in the current weather, and washing it off again with soap in the evening makes me feel a lot less hot and sticky than just a rinse and towel.

I came to the same conclusion years ago. I use soap when handwashing and on my rear end, but that's about it. I don't smell, and my skin and hair is not oily after a shower, at all.

People who don't use soap generally smell worse to those that do.

I don’t smell after showering either with or without soap. This state only lasts a very short while in either case unless I apply deodorant. So soap really does nothing for me smell wise.

Most people who smell bad don’t realize they do.