Hi guys/girls, just wondering if anyone had similar skin situation with me where it's extremely dry/sensitive (especially girls) after shower?

I've been using Dettol Shower Gel Original for the past 2+++++ years (can't remember when I started), never really noticed much issues but from time to time (especially if I have to had 3 showers daily), I noticed my skin drying up to the point where you can see all individual lines on palm, sometimes cracking.


Worst case happened was flaking. And I need to apply body lotion/moisturizer within 10 minutes from shower/hand washing with dettol. It didn't occured to me that the cause could be Dettol itself, as all the time I was thinking/blaming/suspecting it was due to the poor lotions/moistorizers, although I have tried so so so many brands.


I'm looking into alternative of body wash, but as I'm not sure yet if Dettol is the culprit, or due to the Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) ingredient. Currently on top of my head there's only a few skin-sensitive body wash brands I can think of, like

1. Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser: https://www.cetaphil.com.my/en/product/gentle-skin-cleanser/
2. Sebamed Sensitive: http://www.watsons.com.my/liquid-sensitive...00ml/p/BP_21994
3. Johnsons Baby Regular Bath: https://www.johnsonsbaby.com.my/johnsons-ba...roduct-overview
4. Johnsons Baby Milk Bath: https://www.johnsonsbaby.com.my/johnsons-baby-bath-milk-rice

But all of them contains SLS... but I'm just wondering if it could be still worth a try, since it might be less Harsh compared to Dettol? Any comments are appreciated

This post has been edited by polarzbearz: Mar 22 2018, 07:53 PM

Thanks for sharing your experience! Do you apply olive oils as hand cream as well?

I have been avoiding oil-based product as I felt that it's quite hard to manage. But using it at night sounds reasonable / less messy throughout the days

Thanks all for the comments! I ended up with Dove Sensitive Skin Body Wash as a quick experiment and found that my problem gone away almost immediately. Dettol is really too harsh for my skin

http://www.dove.com/my/washing-and-bathing...-body-wash.html