You may have been bathing yourself since you were 5 or 6, but if you haven’t changed your bathing routine since then, you may want to consider growing up and learning an adult way to bathe. Each person may have cleaning preferences and this is to be just a guideline and recommendation for bathing and grooming. Preparing your body for your dominant partner is a basic requirement that will amaze and delight them, besides a clean body makes you feel good too.
How frequently you bathe is as important as what you do in the bathroom to groom yourself. If you are like me, I bathe more in the summer than the winter, but you should be able to bathe at least once every day. Your body sweats, sloughs off skin and develops body oils that we can’t see. We should wash them off and reset our pheromones. Any area the generates waste needs to be cleaned at least daily. If you have sex you should bathe afterward. It’s amazing how many people don’t bathe everyday. If you don’t live in a 3rd world country then you should have no problem bathing every single day. Water is easily accessible.
Supplies
Having the right soaps and cleaning supplies will also make your bathing experience enjoyable and you’ll leave feeling clean, refreshed and hydrated.
Soap:
Most low quality soaps will strip your natural oils from your skin and you will end up with dry skin. Select a higher quality moisturizing soap in a scent that won’t conflict with any perfumes or other scents you may wear.
Shampoo and Conditioner:
Hydration and damage repair are good for highly stylized hair. Find one that is meant for your hair type, don’t go cheap when it comes to hair care, or it will show in dull, damaged or dry, brittle hair.
Moisturizer:
Finding a body lotion can be very important. Use one with a light scent that won’t conflict with your perfume or other scents you may wear. Apply it after your bath to lock in moisture and keep you glowing all day.
Facial cleansers:
These are a personal decision. I’ve been blessed with pretty blemish-free skin, so I choose not to cleanse my face daily, but every other day it gets a cleaning so that the oils that have collected don’t start to shine. I do remove my make-up every night, however.
Preparation
Take the time you need to clean yourself correctly. Do not rush through your bathing routine. Remember that you are caring for your owner’s property, or your future owner’s property. How would you like it to be treated? Start now. Make sure you have the time to do it right and don’t skip a step. Make sure you bathe in the hottest water you can stand to open up your pores.
Completion
A clean body is a healthy body. Remember that you are learning to not only care for yourself in the most basic manner, but you will be able to later extend that experience to bathing others, if you are so required to. Enjoy your fresh, clean and healthy skin. You will begin to notice a difference and so will the others around you.
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A tip for colored hair: do NOT use the hot-as-you-can-stand-it water rule. I bathe in a tub full of hot water but wash my hair separately in the kitchen sink at the advice of more than one hair care specialist. If you have colored hair it is essential that you use cool/tepid water to wash your hair without washing the color away. If you use hot water you will find your color drab and washed out looking in no-time, regardless of all the hair care products on the market that “claim” to be for colored hair. Just a tip to make those tresses stay colored beautifully and shiny!
KarmaKitten, grateful slave to Protektor
I know I’m late to the conversation but I have another tip for colored hair. Do not wash it for the first three days after dying it. Do rinse it as often as you need to clear up oil build up and to help get the dye off your scalp. Not washing for three days allows the dye to set in your hair and last longer in-between.
A general tip for haircare, the difference between more expensive products and the cheaper ones is the amount of wax or silicone in them. The wax and silicone only smooth down the follicle and give the appearance of healthy hair. If you want to improve your hair and skin, drink more water. Seriously. The bit about the pricey haircare products is based on a news report comparing shampoos and conditioners.
Joy
If you have dry skin and you have not been able to find the right lotion for your skin. Try mineral oil or baby oilright out of the shower, for some it maybe to oilly but for others it will feel great on your skin. The best way to apply it is right after you turn off the water. Rub it on and wait for about 15 seconds before you dry off. Make sure your skin is still wet.
baby oil or mineral oil (which is what is in baby oil) is actually not good for your skin. consider this – if it’s safe to put IN your body, it’s safe to put ON your body. a light vegetable oil or canola oil is nice and cheap and convenient. olive oil is great when you need a bit more moisture. my personal favorite is a combination of sweet almond oil and a little jojoba oil (which is actually a liquid wax) – a ratio of 5:1 works well for me. when using natural products, you will find the oils will be absorbed and leave you feeling soft, smooth, and sensual.
adding a few drops of essential oil such as jasmine or rose can be wonderfully enriching and nourishing for the skin. if you are bruised, helichrysum essential oil and a little lavender EO with the oil can work wonders to aid healing.
I have a couple of stripper friends and they swear that oil of olay body ribbons made their skin so nice many customers complimented them on how soft they felt. I used it and love it – may not work for everyone but just an idea.
I feel the need to add some caveats to your post about bathing every day with a BIG “it all depends”. It depends on your body chemistry (do you sweat a lot, is your skin naturally dry, do you easily emit odor, etc.). If you perform heavy work or work in dirty conditions–yes bath every day; maybe even twice a day. However, if you don’t have any of these extraordinary issues you probably do not need an extensive, full bath/shower with deep cleansing every day. Bathing extensively everyday can actually strip the skin of much needed oils which also act to protect the skin. Moisturizing on the outside is never as good as what the body can create from within.
One should wash up with soap and water every day and as often as necessary in the genital and anal regions. Also, wash your face daily (and more) but use mild cleaners no matter your skin type. Our faces are exposed to more than our clothed bodies.
You said: “It’s amazing how many people don’t bathe everyday. If you don’t live in a 3rd world country then you should have no problem bathing every single day.”
A lot of people tend to take things as black and white, and not realize the gray areas of “it all depends”. I think the mix-up can happen in the meaning of BATHE. Bathing or taking a bath should not be thought of as synonymous with a full body scrub & deep cleansing in a long, water-as-hot-as-you-can-stand-it bath or shower. There are levels of bathing. And yes, one should always perform some daily regime of bathing.
As for getting ready for you Master or Dom that requires a greater level of attention, and special care.
Im a dairy farmer, so i dry out allot as well has get rather filthy so i do shower every day. this i find strips all the moisture and i have a bugger of a time from stopping my skin drying out. Now i have a great remedy that also saves time and money and my skin is radiant to boot!
Mix raw sugar and coconut oil or almond oil or a mix of either. i scrub myself with this each night and do not need to moisturise anymore. Google for other interesting recipes. I did that when i got sick of the expense of to branded stuff and this is what ive got now. much better!
PS sugar is better than salt as salt draws moisture away and sugar dosnt.
I have a medium-stiff bristled body brush that I use all over my body before getting into the tub or shower. It starts the exfoliation process and also helps improve circulation. Love the essential oils idea in place of baby oil. I’m switching so thanks for those tips. I’ve used a sugar scrub with a pumice stone on my feet daily to keep them soft and smooth. The sugar scrub I do once a week and the pumice stone I use daily.