I take whatever's in that particular shower, though I prefer bar soap to shower gel. One shower has a bottle of St. Ives Oatmeal & Shea Butter shower gel; the other shower has bar soap.
I've been using the Method Olive Leaf soap for a couple of years with no ill effects, except during my 1st trimester of my pregnancy when EVERYTHING bothered me. (I even started using Dial Antibacterial for a while because I'd catch a whiff of the Method stuff and get queasy.)
To use the bar soap, I lather it up in my hands.
To use the shower gel, I put a little bit on a scrubby pouf
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Liz
DD (3/2010)
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