I’ve been theorizing something lately. ..
Usually when I shower I use a body wash with salicylic acid to scrub off all the mones completely. I’ll scrub the area and then rinse about 10 times to makes sure there are completely no more mones for when I apply again.
What I’ve been noticing for the last week is that if I only scrub a few times maybe 2-4 times and limit my shower to about half as long, when I reapply, the mix will hit harder and better.
My theory is that only a few scrubs is adequate to remove the synthetics but perhaps once beyond this, I’m removing too many natural -mones and perhaps even some beneficial bacteria that aid in the process of converting the -mones.
In my mind it’s like a ‘sterile vs clean’ battle. You’d want to be clean but not sterilized, as in having absolutely no mones, bacteria or anything like that left on your body.
My theory is totally subject to scrutiny, I may be way off base, but the actual practical application of said theory deems to be undeniably true to myself based on tests and observation.
I found in order to get the same effect I wouldn’t have to wait over an hour before reapplying after showering, for signature to ‘set’.. otherwise a shorter shower results in faster application time.