Boys love to be manly most would never dream of taking a body wash into the locker room showers. Imagine all the loofahs hanging from the showerheads! But when guys got honest about being clean, what we found they wanted was more than just to scrub off the funk of playing sports or a good workout, they wanted softer skin and a soap that didn’t dry them out and leave them with skin that felt tight, flakey or ashy. Some men said they were okay with taking a moisturizer (if it wasn’t in a girly-looking bottle) into the locker room, but most really want their bar soap to do all the work – cleanse, moisturize and leave them feeling clean.

Companies are listening and here’s what they have to offer. If you’re looking for a bar soap that has a cooling effect on sensitive skin that is often left with a burning or itching sensation when you sweat, look for one that contains peppermint extract, olive oil and mango butter. All of these ingredients can create a soothing effect that can still be combined with a deep clean. Don’t worry; you won’t leave smelling like a smoothy. The scent can be very light and disappears under your cologne.

For those who need more than just cleaning power from their soap, but don’t want to scrub with a wire brush, try a soap that contains jojoba beads – the little blue scrubby dots you can see mixed into the bar. While these can be irritating if you have sensitive skin, they do offer one of the gentlest ways to exfoliate while scrubbing and leave skin feeling really clean.

A fairly new entry into the soap world is the bar that contains hops. You won’t step out of the shower smelling like a cold one, but hops can have an anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effect on the skin. It is also less harsh than other antibacterial soaps. If you have topical skin issues, hops may be the just the ingredient to keep your skin in check.

Looking for a good bar soap that can really pull double duty as a cleanser and a shaving lubricant? The combination of shea butter and chai both moisturize and stay on your skin without leaving a greasy residue. This is perfect for the guy who wants to shave in the shower. These ingredients will stay on your skin better than shaving cream, but rinse clean.

So there’s the 411 on the bars that are stepping up to give men what they’re asking for – a deep clean, fresh scent, moisturizing and, in some cases, a little more. You might be surprised to know that even a few celebrity guys have come up with their own line of soaps because they weren’t happy with the choices already out there.

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