In the market, there are several options of skincare Both types are popular, however, not everyone knows the difference between these two items of skin hygiene. Learn now how each one acts on the body.

What is the difference between the products?

According to Rosane Ferreira, university professor and esthetician, the liquid soap The bar soap, on the other hand, has a higher pH, called alkaline.

"Bar soaps are quite alkaline, they act by removing deeper impurities. However, as a consequence, they alter the pH of the skin, causing the organ to lose more water and leaving it more dehydrated," she says.

Thus, the teacher explains that liquid soap should ideally be used on the body as well as the face. However, the popularity of liquid soap has increased. bar soap In this case, she says, the correct thing to do would be to use it only every 15 days.

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Use liquid or bar soap on the face?

As already seen, the pH The beautician says that the solid product is more aggressive to the skin, so liquid soap is the best option. face area is much more sensitive than the body's, so when using bar soap, the skin dehydrates and gets damaged more easily.

"Not to mention that the bar, by being exposed, is more prone to contamination by free microorganisms in the environment, a risk that we don't have with liquid soap, because it is hermetically sealed in a bottle," points out Ferreira.

Finally, she tells how to choose the best soap for your skin type: "Generally, soaps have specific active ingredients for each type of skin. The most sensitive skins should have calming substances, such as chamomile and lavender, and the oily ones can have active ingredients such as romanelli, which is an astringent, that is, it removes some of the oiliness. But preferably, the bestalways choose a liquid soap", she concludes.

Source: Rosane Ferreira, professor and coordinator of the Esthetics and Cosmetics course at Estácio.