Is it okay to wash hands with body soap?

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I finished pooping and realised my liquid hand soap had run out, so I used a body soap bar to wash them. I had to go outside and use the hand soap in another bathroom to make sure my hands were clean.

Can you use body soap to wash hands properly?

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I hate the fatty feeling of moistened hand skin. The occasional crack is annoying but I would never switch it for moisturizing.

Me too, but coconut oil absorbs quickly and completely enough that I find I can suffer through it until it feels normal again.

I had to start, because I moved somewhere much drier than I'm used to, and my skin hurt and itched all the time until I started moisturising a little.

Try “gloves in a bottle”. It soaks in immediately instead of leaving your hands greasy.

I hate the greasy feeling as well. What I did was find a lotion that absorbed quickly and didn’t feel oily just after a few minutes from applying. Took a while of trial and error, but once I found a good one, I stuck with it.