Everybody wants to be clean and smell nice. There can be a good argument made for using body wash to achieve this, rather than a simple bar of soap. Body washes and shower gels provide a much more thorough cleaning than a bar of soap ever could. For years the only option people had to wash themselves with was your typical bar of soap. These days the world is full of choices, with one of those choices being the choice to use body wash as opposed to soap. This liquid concoction goes on much smoother than bar soap does. In addition, it lathers up much better, which leads to softer skin and cleaner people.
Another reason to use body washes is that they tend to last longer than a bar of soap does. A bottle of shower gel will not only last longer than a bar of soap, it travels easier and it can't possibly break. You can put a used bottle of shower gel in your suitcase without having to worry about your other belongings getting wet and soapy. This is one disadvantage of bar soap over body wash.
The various scents that body wash is available in are sure to please even the pickiest person. With an endless choice of scents everyone can find the scent that is right for them. Bar soap has a much more limited selection of scents. After getting out of the shower, quite often the scent of the body wash will linger whereas a bar of soap would not.
In addition, shower gel is a better choice than a bar of soap because shower gel is generally applied with a loofah, which most people consider very soothing to their skin. It feels like more of an indulgence to use shower gel than to simply use a bar of soap. It is much more relaxing than simply rubbing a wet bar of soap onto a washcloth.
No one wants soap residue lingering on their skin after they get out of the shower. A good way to avoid that is to choose body wash over bar soap. Body wash rinses off quickly and easily and leaves skin feeling silky smooth, not itchy. There are a variety of body washes available for every kind of skin, from dry skin to oily skin to combination skin.
There are quite a few advantages to using body wash over a bar of soap. This makes body wash an excellent choice for most everyone.