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The Review You Didn't Know You Were Looking For
....but now you will be glad you did!
LISTEN.... Ladies!!! I have been a pH balance sufferer, if you know what I mean, since college at least once a year, or every other. And in my younger years on occasion, more than once a year. I tire of running to my Doc for appts. and or refills for Rx's. I also have been using Dove since High School. I am 36yrs old now and I still use Dove and will continue to do so. (I love the moisture and softness it leaves my skin with.) However, I will now and forever, unless something better comes along, use this soap in my routine for that "area" specifically. Just after 1 bar from the 6 pack I purchased, has brought my pH balance back in order with consistancy and I am ESTATIC!!!! Like, a total EUREKA moment here!
I am by no means in the medical practice and do not take my advice as medical advice. Please do the research yourself or ask your care provider. But I decided to look and see what is the normal pH balance range that women should be in that "area" vs. the soap I have been using. Normal pH range is from 3.8 - 4.5 in that "area", while your skin is 4 - 5.5 pH. Dove is good in that personal area but not great. Dove soap is a 7 pH while other traditional soaps are a 9. See good, but not great. Though Dove was recommended to me by my Dr. back then in college and would still be and is today. Basis Bar Soap pH is the best I have seen on the market with numbers that I have researched so far. Basis has a pH of 5 - 6, which is much closer to that 3.8 - 4.5 balance range for that area. There are a few other products on the market that are close, Dove Sensitive Skin Bar included... but Basis by far is the best I have seen today. This bar has been recommended by OB-GYN's as well, from my research.
I may have been slow to look into this and many of you guys may know of this already, but this review is for the folks that aren't knowledgeable on this issues and I hope it helps you as much as it has helped me by using this product. Dove is not the end all be all if you have pH balance issues like me, though I will still use it for my overall body.
Get your pH back in order!
Last critique, only reason why I will not replace my Dove bar/gel for the Basis Bar as a total body cleanser is because I am use to how moisturized my skin feels after washing. The Basis bar leaves me feeling more dry then I want to. However, I will use it on my body for total body cleansing from time to time.
Add in Edit 03/28/2021:
If you found this post helpful for the aforementioned reasons.... Ladies.... Please Please Please. Do type in "BORIC ACID" in the search engine of your choice. No need to thank me later.... you're welcome!
February 2020 · Beauty and Personal Care · verified purchase