Does leaving soap on your face longer make the soap more effective?

This is probably the dumbest question you have read today but yeah. So when you wash your face with soap in the morning does leaving it on for longer make it more effective in removing spots?

This is probably the dumbest question you have read today but yeah. So when you wash your face with soap in the morning does leaving it on for longer make it more effective in removing spots?

SuperNovaftw

better use facial washes for that. depending on what kind of soap you use, common soaps might cause more harm than removing spots.

I don't think I've ever used soap on my face, that's what face wash is for. Soap can dry out your skin, which might sound good if you have oily skin, but your body reacts to dry skin by producing even more oil.PernicioEnigma

This is part of what I came here to say.

And the soap will be effective for a good while ('til it's done reacting), not just mere seconds. You can go so far as to burn your skin if you leave soap on it too long.

No.

Of course. I recommend that you leave the soap on for 48-72 hrs before washing it off.

when i was younger and use to wash my face with soap it would give me seriously bad acne. i never washed my face with soap again after i realized that.

This is probably the dumbest question you have read today but yeah.

SuperNovaftw

Yes.  Always.:P

[QUOTE="PernicioEnigma"]I don't think I've ever used soap on my face, that's what face wash is for. Soap can dry out your skin, which might sound good if you have oily skin, but your body reacts to dry skin by producing even more oil.Inconsistancy

This is part of what I came here to say.

And the soap will be effective for a good while ('til it's done reacting), not just mere seconds. You can go so far as to burn your skin if you leave soap on it too long.