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A simple analogy I use to explain to people why wiping with toilet paper makes zero sense. If you accidentally got poop on your clothes would you wipe it with a tissue paper or wash it thoroughly with water and soap? Of course you'd do the latter - so why do you treat your body any differently?

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Because cloth is porous and absorptive but skin is not.

As a parent I’ve had to do this more than I’d like, and the answer is soap, water, and scrubbing of some kind. Just spraying a little water on it is definitely not sufficient.

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