Style Theory: Your Soap WON'T Get You Clean?!

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In our previous shower episode we asked, “should you wash your legs in the shower.” And you Loyal Theorists loved it so much and asked so many follow-up questions that we HAD to make another episode. So, here we are asking the question, “which soap gets you cleanest?” We put four types of Dove soap to the test to learn the answer. But none of us were expecting the truth about the soap industry that actually came out…
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Writers: Matthew Patrick and Amy Roberts
Editors: Tyler Mascola, Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick, Koen Verhagen
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[cheyenneoliver]

The shorts vs dress vs jeans really shows the importance of having larger sample sizes in testing

[planepancake]

This channel has made it so that I'm absolutely horrified on any topic that regards hygiene, but on the bright side, having Steph voice an episode was a nice change of pace. We love you, Steph!

[jobjackobrien]

I've done six years as a microbiologist with expertise in clean rooms and environmental monitoring. The most likely difference in his leg was that it may just have been sweatier wet swabs pick up more stuff, he also may have more dead skin on top for the control. In terms of the experiment you didn't control the water or dryness of the legs. Drying is actually a very big part of washing,

[jonathandavenport]

If you do an episode comparing soaps, please make sure to also test the difference between using just your hands vs. a wash cloth vs. a lufa.

[Moon_The_Magical]

welcome back to another "Mat Pat makes us freak out about how clean we actually are" episode

[emmalinejohnson]

I had a microbiology professor who had our lab do almost this exact experiment, but with hand washing. We were all shook when we saw the petri dishes. She said that soap brings our natural flora to the surface of our pores and thats why the petri dishes grew so many more microbes. It’d be interesting if you could test the colonies to see what’s actually growing.

[PlanDeFi]

Another way to further this experiment with more definitive results would be to test after “towel dry” vs “air dry.” The reason I suggest this is the possibilities of bacteria/viruses living within the towel you used to dry yourself. Maybe the “soap” did work but the towel just transferred the bacteria/viruses back on your legs. (There was no towel drying in the control)

[jayseebuda]

Pant cleanliness is a major theory that NEEDS to be tested. I've read from pants aficionados to rarely wash jeans for length of life but I always worry about the cleanliness. I wash jeans after 1-2 uses and demand validation!

[Moonlaun]

Mat and Steph make such an awesome duo, they're so great, also I loved having Stephanie in this episode

[TheRealLetterTee]

I love it when Steph makes surprise appearances. She brings such an awesome energy to the show

[vainkatdadheech]

As a microbe, i can confirm soap nourishes us and this guy really did a fantastic job in exposing us😂

[kewizor]

you guys should test whether or not using a wash cloth makes you more clean

[quinncookemillard]

I NEED you guys to test face washes as soaps. I have terrible acne that's really difficult to manage. It's like wrangling a wild beast. Knowing how to keep bacteria from causing breakouts would be a lifesaver.

[matthewpatton]

Moisture is the main difference. A Dry swab on dry legs doesn't allow much to transfer to a dish medium, while MatPat peeled up his sweaty jeans for the control sample. A wet swab provides a nice even coat.

[ChocolateFactorySUV]

no one is gonna talk about the fact that a lot of bacteria on human bodies are beneficial and important for the skin's health??

[flameflyer]

13:05 Oh dang, maybe some of us knew already, but Steph has a nice singing voice!

[cocoakub]

I HEAVILY believe the rest of the "Soap Saga" should be VO'd by Steph! Her voice is so nice to listen to her amount of knowledge on the topic is fascinating! (Also I'm starting to wonder what a video with Ash as the VO would be like?!)

[alexheldman]

Once again Stephanie proves to be an absolutely vital piece to this channel 😅😅 always great to see appearances from other team members 🎉🎉🎉

[kaylang-s]

I think it would be interesting if you guys did a similar experiment but with soaps that claim to be natural, like Dr. Squatch or other ones like it

[emmanuelronald]

In all of your swab after the control you give em extra moisture to grow because you didnt dry it first and your jeans cover feet also have sweat moisture. .