Have you ever ?
By Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54293)
United States
February 25, 2026 5:33pm CST
My husband and I went to visit his brother and wife this past Saturday. While my sister-in-law and I were alone she was talking about my husband’s brother being extremely germaphobic. She told me that he opens a new bar of soap every time he showers. He throws them in the trash when he is finished bathing. He refuses to use it more than once. He feels it is too germy. She wanted to know if my husband does this too ? I told her no and that this was the first time that I had heard of anyone doing this ? I told my husband about the conversation and he was just as surprised as I was. His brother didn’t always do this. Have you ever known of anyone doing this ? It would add up cost wise for sure.
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@DaddyEvil (168785)
• United States
19h
But... Soap is self-cleaning. It's got a high pH and low moisture content, germs can't live on it and are washed down the drain while using it.
Have you suggested they try buying liquid soap, instead? I love my grapefruit shower gel. Just squeeze some out of the bottle onto your clean washcloth and close the bottle up again. No waste and it's ready for the next time you need it.
That sounds so expensive, too.
I've never heard of someone doing that before.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54293)
• United States
9h
He doesn’t know that she told me. She said she uses the liquid, but he won’t. It is really bizarre behavior.
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@snowy22315 (203483)
• United States
22h
No never heard of that. Does he engage in excessive hand washing too?
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@Tampa_girl7 (54293)
• United States
9h
I am not sure, but he does take incredibly long showers.
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@rebelann (116117)
• El Paso, Texas
6h
Perhaps there are tiny bars of soap for him to use only once, that way it wouldn't be such a waste.
@Tampa_girl7 (54293)
• United States
9h
That is what she uses , but he prefers the bars.
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@RasmaSandra (94682)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23h
I have never known about anyone doing this and it sounds like he might need help of some kind, I mean that is a lot of money wasting with the soap thrown away and all,
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@Tampa_girl7 (54293)
• United States
9h
I agree. It is a real problem. I guess he doesn’t see it that way.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54293)
• United States
9h
They have been married for 7 years and she said he was doing it already when they got together. She already suggested liquid soap and uses it herself. He prefers the bars. It is a very odd thing.
@toniganzon (73777)
• Philippines
17h
Nope. That seems to be a psychological problem. To save on throwing soaps, he should just probably use a liquid one.
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@LeaPea2417 (39576)
• Toccoa, Georgia
1h
I have never heard anyone doing that. That is wasteful and throwing money away.
@Tampa_girl7 (54293)
• United States
6h
I wash my hands a lot too. Throwing the soap away is just so wasteful and expensive.
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (17101)
• Torrington, Connecticut
9h
That's not normal lol He must spend a lot of money on soap a year lol, I wonder what he does with his toothbrush? New one every week?
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@Tampa_girl7 (54293)
• United States
9h
I will have to ask her about that ? Thanks for making me laugh.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (17101)
• Torrington, Connecticut
9h
@Tampa_girl7 Anytime Marie lol
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@arunima25 (92959)
• Bangalore, India
17h
That seems like a new thing he has developed as your husband doesn't know about it. It seems like some phobia Disorder and he might need some help. Using those pump liquid soaps would be more economical .
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@Ineeddentures (18707)
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22h
That is quite strange,
I certainly have never ever heard of anyone doing this before
It really would add up cost wise right enough
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@Marilynda1225 (88889)
• United States
6h
I never heard of that and it does sound expensive as well as your BIL being very much a germaphobe.
@Traceyjayne (8257)
• United Kingdom
4h
I’ve never heard of people doing that particular thing. I wonder if he could get liquid soap in a pump bottle. That way he could wipe the pump part so it was clean every time he used it.
@AliCanary (3762)
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5h
Wow, that's actually a mental illness, and he must be low-level stressed-out all the time. Maybe he can get some therapy for that, especially if this is new behaviour, because it might be in response to some new stressor in his life. In the meantime, maybe he could use shower gel instead?
