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

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10 ай бұрын

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@emmalinejohnson9323 10 ай бұрын

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.

@Anonymous-xu2sf 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, this is a really important part of the question. You can't always tell how clean something is by looking at a petri dish. What microbes are there is just as important as how many. I did my science fair project on swabbing animal mouths and the human mouth and putting it on petri dishes, and while the petri dish from the human mouth looked worse, the research I did showed that the microbes from the animals would be more dangerous for humans.

@tcjgaming9813 10 ай бұрын

guys get this comment to the threorist's radar, this might be key information. like dis comment Edit:thanks guys

@juliaprice7220 10 ай бұрын

This is so important!! They are assuming all bacteria is bad when that's not the case at all. We have colonies of bacteria on us that are SUPPOSED to be there; the goal with washing your body should not be to remove ALL microbes from your skin! Which bacteria are growing is significantly more meaningful information than how much bacteria.

@elim9967 10 ай бұрын

Yes, that would be really interesting!

@paulinemoira8442 10 ай бұрын

I also thought about the differences in bacteria colonies. Because smartphones are notorious for having a bunch of bacterias and yet they're still safer to handle than technically cleaner things, like a toilet seat or a raw chicken.

@cheyenneoliver5184 10 ай бұрын

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

@mythic_retriever 10 ай бұрын

It could be the jeans and also the bacteria and such from sweat as each person can be different

@carlyparker4410 10 ай бұрын

As someone with a statistics degree, it can be so frustrating how small their sample sizes are. I like how they are promoting experiments and science, and I very much enjoy their content. It’s bitter sweet lol

@lightlingzooma-69 10 ай бұрын

“larger sample sizes” 🤨

@WhoisLukeG 10 ай бұрын

@@lightlingzooma-69bro is not funny

@uniquefreak37 10 ай бұрын

Right? My first thought was that jeans are a more moist, dark environment with less exposure to the UV light from the sun.

@jonathandavenport2500 4 ай бұрын

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.

@nailsofinterest 4 ай бұрын

Would need to test the item you wash with too. They could cause contamination like his jeans did.

@justinekeesee6495 3 ай бұрын

Actually the lufa thing could be its own video! They could do using the same luffa brand new, then after maybe... three days, and then after a week! And see just how much bacteria is growing on those things!

@RotGodKing 2 ай бұрын

@@justinekeesee6495 I don't think I want to know the answer to that one though.

@PlanDeFi 4 ай бұрын

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)

@akiles1991 Ай бұрын

there were no towel when they take the wet sample, because the didnt dry the leg, which actually will led to more bacteria due to the wet enviroment

@e.4987 28 күн бұрын

I'd love to see that!

@Moon_The_Magical 10 ай бұрын

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

@Olympusland 10 ай бұрын

Actually it’s welcome back to another “Stephanie makes us freak out about how clean we really are” episode

@yugimuto1639 10 ай бұрын

Don't worry we didn't knew about this until now(at least probably majority of us didn't)and we are fine

@AlphaDark4739 10 ай бұрын

Kinda feel unclean after watching this episode while wearing long pants

@e-memers9441 10 ай бұрын

☭

@MagickP00dle 10 ай бұрын

I need that jeans episode. I wear mine 2 or 3 times before I wash them... I'm shooketh....

@matthewpatton9221 10 ай бұрын

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.

@glenmorrison8080 10 ай бұрын

I think this is probably what explains it. Makes sense.

@extendoduck 10 ай бұрын

I was looking for this comment. It's not a fair comparison at all. And that probably explains MatPat's results, too - he was sweating more in long pants than the others, rather than just being intrinsically dirty.

@Tandor97 10 ай бұрын

@extendoduck yes, that is what op said

@rebeccaroten304 10 ай бұрын

I was thinking about the same thing. I had to grow bacteria cultures in my cell and molecular bio class a few years back, and I messed up my lab group’s results just by forgetting to wet the swab before collecting my samples.

@elizabethcochran3395 10 ай бұрын

Yes, they needed sterile saline or at least water for the dry legs.

@joshuacoovertL 4 ай бұрын

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!

@vainkatdadheech2636 6 ай бұрын

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

@catebrooks6779 6 ай бұрын

🤣

@summer2876 Ай бұрын

💀

@iimidnightsii 10 ай бұрын

my wish of stephanie doing a VO for a theory episode has come true

@William-Aft0n 10 ай бұрын

@Officiall834bot

@6darren6 10 ай бұрын

Spoilers bro

@iimidnightsii 10 ай бұрын

@@6darren6 it’s in the first 30 seconds 💀

@directorjake 10 ай бұрын

Does anyone else think Steph also sounds off in this video?

@sheridanwolf 10 ай бұрын

@@directorjakees I thought so too, it sounds like she also had a cold or something.

@laurabigler8718 8 ай бұрын

Hi! Biostatistics student here. So, were the soap samples taken while the skin was still wet? If so I suspect that the amount of culture activity found on the gel was increased by the added moisture in the sample. Especially since the control was done while The skin was dry. (Well, for 3 of you, I think the trapped moisture and sweat from wearing long pants was likely a reason why MatPat had "dirtier legs" regardless of how clean the jeans were/are) I suspect that if you did the same test (or a similar one) but waited to swab until the skin was dry, (or dried off with a towel) there would be a significant difference in the results. There may still be more cultures found post-wash then pre-wash, but the culture activity would likely not be as extreme.

@jessicadavid9222 3 ай бұрын

I said the same thing, dry skin vs wet skin matters. I didn't study science at all. I have done some reading on the amount of bacteria in our shower heads. Thai may be a factor here.

@LeoTheConqueror 3 ай бұрын

Finally got an explanation regarding this 🫠👍

@alexd531 2 ай бұрын

My first thought without thinking was "you killed off the bacteria there so new bacteria didnt have much resistance from your body's natural defenses and the cultjre already there. Then i remembered how quikly after the washing they took the samples and realized, had to be something else. And how dry they got pre swab completely slipped my mind for a minute. Glad someone else was thinking about that cause i forgot to.

@MightyDankLord420 2 ай бұрын

That makes a lot of sense because bacteria mildews very easily, when in wet and warm conditions. If the swabs were done on wet skin and then kept in a warm room, it stands to reason that bacteria would flourish like it did.

@ChaosPhantom00 2 ай бұрын

...No control petri dish for the attic in order to know what "naturally" lives there that could contaminate. Also, they were talking while doing the sample smear so that could be other bacterias in the end...

@jobjackobrien 4 ай бұрын

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,

@vinnie666 Ай бұрын

Think it could be the influence of sunlight as well?

@jobjackobrien Ай бұрын

@@vinnie666 That can but in this experiment i don't think so, also it's moisturising soap. which inherently holds water.

@jazzisfrommars2476 7 ай бұрын

I do think it's worth noting that a lot of Dove products do not actually call themselves "soap". "Beauty bar", "moisturizing shower wash", etc. I had always just kinda thought Dove was more along the lines of "beauty products"

@valentinabestani3089 6 ай бұрын

Yes, dove bar is actually a syndet. They should've done this "experiment" with actual soap.

@datdankdj8264 6 ай бұрын

That’s why I use Dr Squatch or Every Man Jack

@vintagecherries 6 ай бұрын

That's true. Dove is a moisturizing bar. It doesn't even contain soap lol It just leathers because it has chemicals.

@junipers_life 6 ай бұрын

That's actually pretty interesting this video gives me so many questions.

@film79 6 ай бұрын

@@valentinabestani3089true but the vast majority of showering products are syndets. It's only a few of the cheaper bars that are real soap, and I think all the liquid "soap" products for baths/showers are syndets (that's why they are called things like body wash instead of body soap).

@LinguiniBoys 10 ай бұрын

Matpat yet again questioning my entire hygiene yet again. Classic Matpat.

@Cat_Bracelets 10 ай бұрын

@Rubyfury9001 10 ай бұрын

Matt pat I Sort that you lost your voice

@-Astrae- 10 ай бұрын

Then it goes onto you questioning your sanity, then your existence... then it goes worse from there.

@alcyonae 10 ай бұрын

Yet again

@johnyliltoe 10 ай бұрын

First he came for your childhood. Then he came for your diet. Now he comes for your ever precious hygiene.

@logannsif 10 ай бұрын

I love how Steph is the Lawful Neutral to Matts Chaotic Neutral. She's the balance when he goes too deep into the LORE 😂

@jasonstraight1320 7 ай бұрын

The moral of this episode: drying off after your bath/shower is THE most important step. As an obese man, I know I am higher maintenance. After showering, not only do I use a towel, but I literally stand in front of a fan for 5 minutes at least. If I sweat, I do what I can to dry off after. It’s no joke. The musk I build up even after limited activity is suffocating. But this can apply to anyone. DRY OFF.

@dottalks8156 2 ай бұрын

Huge thank you for the summary

@giovanniparaizo6554 7 ай бұрын

Next experiment you guys should try neutral dish soap, since it's not meant to be a beauty product but to actually sanitize. In fact, my tattoo artist always recommended using neutral dish soap to prevent infections.

@ashetonflick9046 6 ай бұрын

Interesting, I’ve got 5 tattoos and they told me to only use an unscented body soap for sensitive skin if I felt the need to use soap on the tattoo while it was still healing. Otherwise they said I shouldn’t really need to do more than rinse and use unscented lotion also made for sensitive skin to keep the skin moisturized

@spritespring8035 4 ай бұрын

What do you mean by Neutral dish soap?

@giovanniparaizo6554 4 ай бұрын

@@spritespring8035 neutral ph and non toxic

@jason200912 4 ай бұрын

Guess it just means dish soap. Ain't nothing neutral about it. That stuff is heavy duty.

@giovanniparaizo6554 4 ай бұрын

@@jason200912 idk about the US but where I live we have specific types of dish soap. The ones marketed as "neutral" are unscented, don't have any coloring, they're not basic, just slightly acidic and they don't have chemicals that could potentially irritate the skin, cause allergies, etc.

@JonpaulGee 10 ай бұрын

I honestly would love a side show with Steff explaining in more detail any scientific data needed to make these episodes, this would be more of a educational video vs the usual Matpat zainyness with sources and stuff for students in college who are interested in science.

@chessplayer8332 10 ай бұрын

Agrer

@redikaicore 10 ай бұрын

That would be great although it probably won't happen. From what they've said dyring streams Steph is usually busy doing behind the scene and legal stuff.

@Rigboi420 10 ай бұрын

I would love this but it seems like Steph is normally the one taking care of Ollie

@malisadeochoa6959 10 ай бұрын

fr tho i swear i learn more from matpat than in my science class lol

@bluelover110 10 ай бұрын

The way Steph yelled at MatPat for not realizing soaps kills viruses had me wheezing!

@mr.alkenly889 10 ай бұрын

But matpat was still right lol

@geoffreypeterson8903 10 ай бұрын

That moment really encapsulates why the pandemic happened.

@shift7808 10 ай бұрын

Didnt they conclude that soap doesnt necessarily do that tho? Or was it referring to bacteria only

@pedrosso0 10 ай бұрын

@@shift7808 It was referring to bacteria only.

@shift7808 10 ай бұрын

@@pedrosso0 oh ok. ty

@DisloyalGaming 7 ай бұрын

I love her voice over. I hope at minimum she continues narrating soap saga specifically but I also understand they have a kid and child care is freaking expensive and hard to find sometimes right now

@planepancake4426 10 ай бұрын

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!

@Sea-bunnzz 10 ай бұрын

Yes and the sweater is 🤌

@SylviaMoonbeam1127 8 ай бұрын

It’s also worth mentioning that not all of that may be bacteria. We grow hundreds of Petri dishes every week in the museum I work at, so I can tell the difference between bacteria (which we keep to show to guests for the experiment) and mold (which we have to toss out because it ruins our dishes). Based on what I’m seeing on the relatively small sample size you have there, I am seeing some fungal colonies. While your legs aren’t growing mushrooms anytime soon, it’s worth knowing that we have cultures of fungi (such as naturally occurring yeast) on and in our bodies, and a lot that can live in soil. And how can we grow a lot of mold too? A dark, warm, humid environment, just like the attic.

@Mashhul 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, but they wrapped the samples and they are pretty hermatically sealed....so they kinda reduced the humidity in the environment... All samples are kept in darkness at a relatively warm temperature as far as I know...

@andrewcook5192 8 ай бұрын

There’s also the difference of dry swab vs wet swab.

@corneliastreet2491 8 ай бұрын

Steph does have a chemistry degree so I think she considered this too

@pomberry3591 8 ай бұрын

@@corneliastreet2491 chemistry and biology/microbiology are very different fields.

@BadlyDrawnJack 8 ай бұрын

Europeans will disagree on the attic description. Cold, arid, but yes, dark.

@kewizor4342 Ай бұрын

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

@solomon_omokaro 3 ай бұрын

13:53 this part of the video, I've got to admit, is my favorite.

@wheres_galdo 8 ай бұрын

suggestions for any future experiments: When the control swabs were taken, that was on dry skin. Mud swabs were taken with the moisture from the mud, rinse swabs were taken while still wet, and soaped swabs were taken while just out of the shower still moist (as far as I could tell). The added moisture from taking the sample may have made for an increased humidity environment which may have been a contributing factor as to why so much bacteria grew compared to the control. If you were to repeat this experiment, I suggest taking the samples all dry or all wet to alleviate the added variable of added moisture. fun video tho. heherawrxD

@damianmeneses4382 8 ай бұрын

I'm thinking about that, because is know that moisture helps to bacteria proliferate.

@SteelsCrow 8 ай бұрын

Your comment helped me remember that water is a great transfer medium for microbes. To a microbe, moist is hardly any different from wet, but both are far different from dry.

@spectralspectra2282 8 ай бұрын

From what I can tell from the video they did wet the swab before taking the dry sample, but I'm not sure

@GoldenRedder 7 ай бұрын

Yes that is a huge potential for error. To mitigate the external variables, they should have maintained one swabing style instead of switching from dry swabing to wet swabing. The needed to let the area dry after each step to maintain consistent variables.

@encounteringjack5699 7 ай бұрын

That’s what I was thinking that too. Knowing moisture is a factor, I was like… maybe it’s the added water?

@cocoakub 10 ай бұрын

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?!)

@pingidjit 10 ай бұрын

Agreed wholeheartedly

@Purpleblackviolet 10 ай бұрын

Yes I concur

@nnooddlleeaj 10 ай бұрын

i agree! love her voice :D

@sharaasam 10 ай бұрын

Who is she?

@thatautistictheatrekid 10 ай бұрын

This is what I was thinking. Steph’s Soap Saga would be great.

@emmanuelronald3870 5 ай бұрын

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. .

@julianapicone4358 6 ай бұрын

I desperately need more VOs from Steph, I love hearing from her!

@quinncookemillard6263 10 ай бұрын

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.

@SpottedWithin 9 ай бұрын

(not a dermatologist but I am a licensed esthetician) do you mean like using a face wash as a body wash for body acne or testing face washes similar how they tested soaps here :3?

@BolteckFox 9 ай бұрын

I agree!

@bass2765 9 ай бұрын

Yes dude I would love to see if face washes do work

@Fbih2o 9 ай бұрын

@@SpottedWithini use antibacterial handwash as face wash and baby lotion to try and control my acne. Pls tell me if im doing it right 😭

@flimsyenthusiasm5769 9 ай бұрын

@@Fbih2o um if your using a handwash on your face your not doing it right. look at skin care products specifically for acne. Also if you can try and see a dermatologist, they can help you get your acne under control and also help build a skincare routine. If it is cystic acne then you could possibly need medication to get it under control.

@nims3563 10 ай бұрын

i would love to see yall use different exfoliators (ex: loofah, washcloth, net cloth, etc) and use them twice (at least): once fresh out the package, and again after its left drying for a while

@michaelseabrooks9286 10 ай бұрын

This

@ambeezy314 10 ай бұрын

Me too!

@kaylang-s8348 6 ай бұрын

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

@cobaltlance18 7 ай бұрын

Steph. You are an absolutely amazing person. Your addition to the Theorist Family was a God Send.

@alexheldman 10 ай бұрын

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

@William-Aft0n 10 ай бұрын

@its-timebot

@WayWardWonderer 10 ай бұрын

Let us never forget her iconic performance as Nugget!

@alexheldman 10 ай бұрын

@@WayWardWonderer it will always have a special place in the hearts of Theorists everywhere, especially longtime fans of the GT Live days of a few years ago

@kodabear1996 10 ай бұрын

*insert the "always has been" meme*

@dannysdungareedanceoff8481 10 ай бұрын

Stephanie should voice all future soap episodes, this can be a decently long series too

@15drasedrase 5 ай бұрын

I love when Steph and Amy do some voice over :) I love Matt's voice of course, but it's obvious how much Amy and Steph care about this content :) it's awesome!

@UnluckyHydra 3 ай бұрын

I'm definitely interested in a look at the shampoo or how often should you wash your hair episode. I've done some research on it, but I'd like to see some others experience with it.

@wilnotnone897 10 ай бұрын

It's important to remember that not all skin bacteria are necessarily bad for you! Some help protect from dangerous ones,most just hang out and do nothing. The dangerous ones are rather rare and can only harm you through open cuts

@journeytoamillion4572 10 ай бұрын

I was looking for this comment. Are they doing background research before they release some of these episodes?

@wilnotnone897 10 ай бұрын

@@journeytoamillion4572 I don't know if they did research about the harm that skin bacteria does,but just from watching the video its pretty clear the experiment was about how much bacteria are left after each type of cleaning rather than the type.

@TheBioChemics 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely! You actually do wanna have a healthy microbiome of different, non-dangerous bacteria (e.g. different strains of lactic acid bacteria) which are compeletely harmless to you, but provide a viable defense system against pathogenic bacteria by simply being a food and space competitor. The last thing you want is a sterile skin

@IDGAG 10 ай бұрын

@@wilnotnone897yep because that's what soap does

@nadialinhares322 10 ай бұрын

It's important to consider that it's dangerous to overkill the bacteria on our skin, since we need them

@Kikirobins 10 ай бұрын

Maybe the reason Matt had so much bacteria was because he showered with soap closer to the experiment then the rest of the team. When you guys took the swab right after washing you had similar colonies as matpat did in the first swab

@dreamchaser7177 10 ай бұрын

Came here to say this. Also, those bacterial culture kits don't differentiate between symbiotic bacteria and illness causing bacteria.

@systematicpastels 10 ай бұрын

@@dreamchaser7177 True, but it is still rather concerning that the soap caused more bacteria of likely both symbiotic bacteria and illness causing bacteria.

@dreamchaser7177 10 ай бұрын

@@systematicpastelsYes, when you wash yourself, your body has to rebuild its bacterial cultures again, and rebuild to a balanced nature. Which is why we saw so many cultures right after washing, but fewer before.

@systematicpastels 10 ай бұрын

@@dreamchaser7177 True, but we don't know if it was symbiotic bacteria that overtook the colonies, or if it was illness causing bacteria, since it didn't look any different and there's no real way of saying if the soap actually got rid of the bad bacteria or not.

@Sucubi_eyecandy._sys 4 ай бұрын

i have a theory, perhaps the fact your legs were wet may have helped with bacterial growth since bacteria love hot, humid environments and in your control you started with dry legs

@kaitlineggert329 6 ай бұрын

Ahh I love Steph!! She literally moved so we could see everyone ❤❤❤

@stew360 4 ай бұрын

You have contaminated pretty much all samples because you would have had to clean then get totally dry preferably into the sun or exterior then take samples on controlled environement with no possibility of contamination or cross contamination

@michellesmith4968 10 ай бұрын

I'm just wondering if one of the reasons Matt's leg control is worse is because the others had exposed their skin to sunlight. As pointed out in the laundry detergent episode, sunlight contains UV light and that kills of bacteria

@brawlingbrother9083 10 ай бұрын

It could also be the contained more humid environment since it’s all trapped by the thick denim

@valornthered 10 ай бұрын

It could be a combination of that and the fact that the space between your skin and clothes is a dark, warm, slightly humid environment, which is exactly the type of environment bacteria thrive in.

@t3hfluff 10 ай бұрын

I was about to say that's likely why they were cleaner controls

@Finvaara 10 ай бұрын

It's amazing how much your voice changes doing voiceover vs in front of the camera. I'm so used to it with MatPat that I stopped noticing, but hearing the difference with Steph's VO made it easier to hear it with MatPat again.

@johnpeace971 10 ай бұрын

Lac mics are not the best thing for accurate vocal reproduction, not like the studio mics they use for VO

@hubertnnn 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, the live Steph sounds mature, while the voiceover Steph sounds like 16 years old Steph.

@awesomestuff9715 10 ай бұрын

steph might also be a bit too close to the mic, which causes the proximity effect on microphones, which might not be ideal, like in this instance

@flameflyer42 Ай бұрын

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

@mdh6977 5 ай бұрын

Worked with a nurse 20yrs ago that always stressed that scrubbing, with just hot/warm water only, was doing at least 90%

@Hopeful-bond 10 ай бұрын

I love Stephane saying “thats just a theory, a style theory! Keep look-in sharp.” It’s perfect.

@iiiihhhhi 10 ай бұрын

yeah

@elenimparitaki1759 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@thedragonchannel8864 10 ай бұрын

Hearing Stephanie is a nice change, maybe she should do this more often?

@ttry1152 10 ай бұрын

This and dan. It is fun

@ryanmcmenamim9871 10 ай бұрын

I would have zero problem with Steph being the primary voice of this channel. She killed it today.

@Nataoff27 10 ай бұрын

卐

@OfficialBost 10 ай бұрын

@@ryanmcmenamim9871I think they should switch off

@loyalgenix 10 ай бұрын

Agreed

@osakasakr1 3 ай бұрын

I wonder if the soap upset the balance of microorganisms in the mud, killing one side and thus allowing the others to propagate, like killing the predators in an environment doesn't lead to an over all reduction of the animal population but to an explosion in the number of prey animals, it's the only thing I could think of that would explain more bacteria AFTER the soap. Great work as always from the whole team.

@Krehfish534 5 ай бұрын

It would be interesting to see if swabs taken at different stages after soaping produced different results. Kind of like how your skin can be even more oily if you use something too harsh to de-oil it. Maybe that could yield some interesting results!

@TheRealLetterTee 10 ай бұрын

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

@hihokermitthefrog4474 10 ай бұрын

At the beginning Steph talked about how soap frees up the bacteria on the skin so it can be rinsed off. Maybe the bacteria being brought to the surface but not properly rinsed played a roll in the results.

@demonheart13 10 ай бұрын

Considering Dove is known for moisturizing I think it leaves a layer of soap that might also be trapping bacteria.but I know I'm never buying dove again.

@brainwithani5693 10 ай бұрын

@@demonheart13I hate moisturizing soaps... They feel gross

@danlongname 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, was about to comment that

@BlueAmpharos 10 ай бұрын

Yes, that's the main purpose of soap, trapping grime so that it can be washed down the drain. If you don't wash it off, it doesn't do anything. As someone else pointed out, they didn't wet the swabs in the control, which is probably why Matt's sweaty legs that had been in pants had more bacteria since they were probably somewhat moist, while the others were dry swabs.

@josuemorales7082 10 ай бұрын

@@demonheart13so basically what you're telling me is if i eat a bar of soap I will be cured from covid

@Wixvhen Ай бұрын

I would try 'sand soap'. It gives more scrubs but feels scratchy. I'd also try a soap stone and a few types of soap instead of just dove's soap.

@Strawbs_Malk 2 ай бұрын

The mud spas are usually made of a mixture of charcoal and clay, supposedly clay and charcoal draw out oil and debris in your skin. In theory it’s supposed to bring it to surface so you can wash it away. But again just a theory from someone who worked in skincare/ cosmetics for a year and someone who reads labels at spas to see what I’m lathering on lol

@bluecat3338 10 ай бұрын

As someone who exclusively wears jeans/sweatpants/etc and who has the bad habit of falling into the “if it passes the sniff test it’s fine” trap, MatPat’s results are horrifying.

@vizzylotl5623 10 ай бұрын

Same here 💀

@brankin421 10 ай бұрын

Don't worry about it. This video is scientifically bunk. Not all bacteria is the same. Yes there more, but it's it benign or dangerous? They didn't bother to check.

@MrTuelShed 10 ай бұрын

I am literally required to wear jeans as part of my work uniform so I'll be washing my jeans in hot water or drying them in the sun because jeans hate hot water I guess haha

@TheJPKaram 10 ай бұрын

You need to remember that the dishes are the super cultivated bacteria, yes you have more in your jeans but that doesn't mean you have as much as in a dish made for that result. Also the world is full of bacteria, trust your immune system and remember a lot of bacteria are not harmful

@MissSkittles89 10 ай бұрын

Saaaame 🥹

@trucvivianpham9919 10 ай бұрын

Matt the science guy and Steph the chemistry gal is the ultimate duo

@magorzatamaniak3454 10 ай бұрын

Chemistry is science

@itsgardengnome 10 ай бұрын

*in Bill Nye theme rhythm* Matt Pat the science lad

@star_cat-hy6ip 10 ай бұрын

Yeah I feel like Matt is definitely more physics and Steph feels more chemistry and biology

@crazysasha1374 6 ай бұрын

Big up to Steph for doing so much work this episode!

@rangertuck9158 6 ай бұрын

My family uses Irish spring and Dove bar soap to this day, and while I lived there. Everytime I used dove I was itchy and dried out even though they claim it doesn't. I hated using dove, so I started buying soapberry wash, castor oil liquid soap, and goat milk bar soap once I moved into my own place using them on rotation depending on the situation. So I'm not wrong, dove does dry out your skin. I noticed my husband switched to Dr. Squatch pine tar soap and stopped using my goatmilk soap and within 6 months he got athlete's foot fungus. Which is interesting. So I guess I'm switching him back to plain goat milk soap. Even though he loves the smell of pine tar. 😮

@msdcarr76 5 ай бұрын

Interesting 🤔 thanks for sharing

@adelai3795 10 ай бұрын

I really just want a editors week, where the editors get to choose the theory to subject MattPat to and to the voice over.

@Cosmid_ 10 ай бұрын

oh how the tables will turn.

@rileyk138 10 ай бұрын

Oh how the turn tables

@TylerTMG 10 ай бұрын

oh tables turned

@ladymycelia 10 ай бұрын

Not gonna lie as much as I love Matt's voice overs in theory videos, Steph has a really nice voice too. I'd love to hear more videos voiced by her in the future, only if she wants to of course.

@cesardeleon2060 10 ай бұрын

We second this!

@sonofshadows6290 2 ай бұрын

Love having steph take charge for th is episode!!! I wish I had come to it earlier!

@scalierlist2261 Ай бұрын

Do a test on what is the best conditioner, shampoo, and body wash and make it a three part video because I genuinely would love this from you guys

@Moonlaun 10 ай бұрын

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

@jelanibyrd5031 10 ай бұрын

When you all test other soaps I would love to see a home made soap compared to standard big name soap brands.

@avasava7720 9 ай бұрын

Still shitty probably

@Lord_Vile29 9 ай бұрын

is it just me who doesnt know now if their native or any other b rand soap is safe now?

@Shon_- 9 ай бұрын

@@Lord_Vile29i mean as one comment said apperently a wet swab is better than a dry one which is why the controls except mats(which was sweaty) were very clean

@Volvary Ай бұрын

There is also a possibility that the tests were left too long to see any difference between the soap and the rinse. It's very possible that the cultures are overdevelopped, and that the first few hours/days actually showed a difference, but at the end of the experiment, the few cultures that existed managed to overtake the entire petri dish.

@anandpopat2549 5 ай бұрын

I have ONLY used Dove for years with my family. Please do a comparison test between different soap brands as I still want to believe that Dove will do better then other brands who are apparently more "abrasive and harsh" on your skin.

@msdcarr76 5 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. My husband likes Dove for men deep clean exfoliating. He used to use Irish Spring but we stopped because of skin irritation. I am very curious as you are.

@brendanrisney2449 10 ай бұрын

I think you have an obligation to society to do a second episode as soon as possible. This series is suddenly _far_ more important than a simple learning experience!

@buggysponytail9703 10 ай бұрын

truee

@ztarblack 10 ай бұрын

this.

@alphasushi9178 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree, this is gone from, “did you know technically this works” to actually, dove is lying to us, they make us dirtier than before

@waffle8946 10 ай бұрын

We’re too deep in now

@johnyliltoe 10 ай бұрын

One thing to keep in mind is that our micro biome serves an important purpose. When they redo this experiment I’d love to see if the antibacterial soap kills too much and what too much (or too little bacteria) even looks like. Kind of ties in with how often you should shower really.

@kodabear1996 10 ай бұрын

There's so many variables that could be tested for! Maybe they need a new channel called soap theory!

@gogauze 10 ай бұрын

This would, unfortunately, be really hard for them to do. Lab analysis to get the strain count for each type would be prohibitively expensive. The only way I can possibly see them pulling it off would be to find a stain or reagent that can test for the presence of the most onerous skin bacteria (staph, etc...) along with a few of the expected less disease-causing bacteria. Even then, it would be a hell of a production.

@da-be-ju 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's actually kind of annoying to hear them refer to bacteria as "dirty". For all the talk about science, this was so unscientific.

@iiyaraii2597 10 ай бұрын

Up!!

@johnyliltoe 10 ай бұрын

@@da-be-ju Yeah, they did seem to try to address that with the "changing opinions on what defines dirty" bit, but they definitely lacked a clear "Hey, you need some of these guys."

@mikethegoo 6 ай бұрын

The team is really cool! I love how they're getting more involved in the video's nowadays. I especially like Amy, but that's because she's a goth as well. I would envy her skintone if I were capable of feeling jealous

@DJay157524 7 ай бұрын

In culinary "clean" means to remove surface dirt and debris whereas to sanitize means to remove bacterial and viral contaminants and actively make the surface capable of holding food safely. This difference is hammered into culinarians and should be taught more heavily to society.

@guntercouvreur6786 10 ай бұрын

I know this might be harder, but I think it would actually be interesting to know what kind of bacteria there are before/after. Because you can get a worse looking petri dish, but with actual beneficial bacteria where there were only bad bacteria before.

@Sockums 10 ай бұрын

Very true. I had this thought too, but I'm not sure if anyone on the team is qualified to identify the cultures. (I don't know if Stephanie has the tools currently to do it herself, as she seems to be the only one qualified) I wonder if these silly little internet videos will spark a new strain of thorough, unbiased investigations by professionals, because I'd read a whole scientific paper just to see what their results are. They sure have made me curious.

@viridiantheforest1037 10 ай бұрын

More trials!

@Lucky10279 10 ай бұрын

@@SockumsThey'd probably need to send the samples to a lab and pay them to analyze them.

@eeeeee8762 10 ай бұрын

@@Lucky10279 Or they could look at it under a microscope, that's always fun! (you'd be surprised with the amount of yeast we have on us just chilling)

@LadyDioptase 9 ай бұрын

A microscope wouldn’t be enough. They could buy the necessary materials and do it themselves (it’s not actually a terribly complex process). A few simple tests can narrow down a bacteria but a few more can almost positively ID it. Or they could send it to a lab, of course. (I wish I could teach them how to ID bacteria. This is my favorite field of my job.)

@dvjolly19 10 ай бұрын

I am seriously loving having steph do the voice over. She is doing a great job and you should definitely let steph do it once in a while if she is excited about a topic! Go Steph!

@westeiriapark 10 ай бұрын

We want steph back!🎉🎉

@Anarchy_02 10 ай бұрын

are you high

@Anarchy_02 10 ай бұрын

sick matt sounds better then her

@dvjolly19 10 ай бұрын

@@Anarchy_02 also have you seen the comment section? You are the only hater in sight

@westeiriapark 10 ай бұрын

@@Anarchy_02 boo, team steph!

@puckbreedijk6471 2 ай бұрын

I actaully love stephanie as a voiceover

@777Thebear 4 ай бұрын

We also have normal human bacteria flora on our skin. Using Soap too often and getting rid of those bacteria allow more harmful bacteria to stick to skin potentially causing issues.

@virginiacollins3950 10 ай бұрын

You should do an episode on why you shouldn't necessarily use antibacterial soap because it has not been found to be any more effective than normal soap! You could do a test like you did in this episode and see if you see a difference. And not all bacteria is bad and needs to be removed. That should be touched on!

@starcherry6814 10 ай бұрын

You’re right

@swiatowidciesslak6249 10 ай бұрын

True.

@cristinbuskard9250 10 ай бұрын

Yes! And I have a theory that dish soap is the most effective soap if you’re trying to get rid of bacteria (or grease stains) because of its decreasing effects but that doesn’t mean it’s the most appropriate for every situation.

@monica_w_0814 10 ай бұрын

@@cristinbuskard9250I’ve actually had grease splatter on my shirt while cooking, and after research, the best way I found to remove the grease was with dish soap, not any “stain remover” or detergent. So I completely agree with this.

@kimarna 10 ай бұрын

@@cristinbuskard9250moke sure to moisturize afterwards cos skin needs oil to be hydrated

@asianpotato9408 10 ай бұрын

I genuinely LOVE science Steph! I wouldn’t be mad if she voiced more episodes!

@w0rLdBall-animate 10 ай бұрын

Agree

@DudefaceUK 6 ай бұрын

NekoOnigiri, your cameos in the theory episodes are brilliant! More Neko!!

@thetexancrus2036 2 ай бұрын

There is *so* many theories and ideas that can be spawned from this theory lol

@willow8783 10 ай бұрын

I'd always heard that Dove is more of a gentle, lotion bar for hydrating the skin more than anything else. It shocked me that the team was using it to test cleaning/removing bacteria unless the episode had been sponsored by Dove. It would definitely be interesting to see the experiment repeated with a soap meant for cleaning and breaking up oils instead.

@MegaLokopo 10 ай бұрын

Soap is soap though, look at the ingredients labels.

@WonderfulAkari 10 ай бұрын

Isn't Dove a soap replacement?

@clockworkdryad 10 ай бұрын

Dove even says on its own website that their beauty bar is not “soap”

@Wyrenth 10 ай бұрын

Agreed, I made a similar comment/observation, but I feel like after they've found a brand of soap that functions as advertised/expected, maybe they could re-visit this experiment to see if different styles of soap are more or less effective.

@michaelokeefe9579 10 ай бұрын

I'm glad I didn't have to go that far to see this. I didn't think Dove was actually soap. It's clearly marketed as a cleanser and moisturizing bar. If it was really soap, wouldn't it be marketed as "soap"?

@tannerreese5790 10 ай бұрын

In the Laundry episode it was mentioned hanging clothes outside to dry helped kill bacteria (If I remember right it was the ultra violet radiation). Could those who's legs were exposed to the sun be cleaner than Matt's whose legs were protected from the sun by his jeans?

@josiahdalton9483 10 ай бұрын

I just got on before bed to suggest the same thing. It makes sense that Matt's legs being protected from the sun would result in him having more living bacteria on his legs. Wearing shorts or a dress and having your legs in the sun should kill a lot of that bacteria.

@sarahcarr7276 10 ай бұрын

I came here to comment something along these lines. Because I realized that they forgot to take into account that three out of 4 were exposed to the sun in those areas on the control.

@Emmezali 10 ай бұрын

Exactly that. The sun kills bacteria too, because of the uv rays.

@the_cap64 10 ай бұрын

that is possible the team should see your comment so that they should take note of this

@chironroe8288 4 ай бұрын

A colleague of mine did her thesis on the effect of detergents on the anaerobic digestion of food waste, and the detergents actually increased the growth rate and production of methane.

@Thats_Awesome 2 ай бұрын

Really looking forward to the next video where everything is explained

@Gueni2053 10 ай бұрын

If I had a nickel for everytime MatPat questioned how you shower I’d have two nickels. Which, isn’t a lot. But it’s weird that it’s happened twice.

@planepancake4426 10 ай бұрын

And soon you'll have three

@troyhenshaw112 10 ай бұрын

ℝ𝕖𝕒𝕝

@astedroid 10 ай бұрын

does [anything] save you? no youll die

@nimon0115 10 ай бұрын

*Haminations reference

@th8t_guy_dz 10 ай бұрын

@@Hi_Im_o2Spider-Man reference

@michaeldepass9368 8 ай бұрын

There should be another set of negative controls (perhaps with the other leg) in which you DON'T muddy up the leg at all. This would help show if the soap was really making the leg dirtier.

@jason200912 4 ай бұрын

7:02 they already did that in the video

@spillymcspillmore3426 3 ай бұрын

@@jason200912 I think they meant washing a leg that never got muddied to see if the soap was exacerbating the mud bacteria or if it would have a similar effect on more standard skin bacteria levels.

@muhammadbilal-jg4gr 7 ай бұрын

maybe because you washed your self and are wet so the moisture enhanced the bacteria growth and maybe you needed to dry and then take the swab test but depending how clean the towel or the drying cloth is it could also be a factor that changes the result

@user-xg2ik2zo1p 4 ай бұрын

I would love to hear Steph's opinion in Dr. Squatch soaps if possible. They say they have real ingredients that don't need a science degree to understand. I feel it would be interesting since it's different from all other soaps.

@LordZeebee 8 ай бұрын

One absolutely massive point of contamination that i'm honestly shocked no one on this project considered after seeing just how much difference Mat's jeans did is that Y'ALL WERE SHOWERING WITH CLOTHES ON. Clothes that not only hadn't been properly sterilized beforehand but were also part of the mud bath. Your water rinse was just that, a quick rinse with water really only touching your exposed leg and barely anything else where as while using the soap y'all got fully in there and let the bacteria stuck in your clothes run all over your body.

@arsongamer1510 8 ай бұрын

I like the take but I personally don't think it makes much of a difference. When they rinse their shirt and shorts with water, all that bacteria is running down to their legs. But because they're washing their legs really thoroughly, they should already be getting bacteria down there.

@koninkrijkc8559 8 ай бұрын

@@arsongamer1510since they made no attempt to remove the microbes in their clothes it would’ve still contaminated their legs

@StackingTheCup 8 ай бұрын

I’m so glad I wasn’t the only one thinking that. They should do a hand washing experiment instead

@huwenacaires6443 8 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@octaviodominguez7772 8 ай бұрын

@@arsongamer1510 it makes a huge difference bacteria in cloths is way harder to get out and when they did the bacteria could've been dripping down their legs not getting washed away because they would've been "finished" by then

@Mogsallan 10 ай бұрын

im just gonna ignore the results for a moment and give Stephanie the appreciation she deserves. I loved hearing her narrate this episode, and she definitely deserves more recognition and appreciation from everyone, I was literally thinking about this yesterday and i feel like this video was a great opportunity for me to express my appreciation and love for her contribution to the channels.

@TheMostNotFunny 5 ай бұрын

Style Theory Idea: How much can Pockets hold? Concept - What can you hold including the essentials (Phone, Wallet, Keys)

@AllisonRBrown88 2 ай бұрын

I am an Esthetician and I myself cannot use normal store bought soap. I only use pure Lye soap so it doesn't affect my eczema. Most of the over the counter soaps just are fragrant and irritate my very sensitive skin. So, I'd be down for y'all doing another video and putting lye soap to the test.

@hgalactic5185 10 ай бұрын

MatPat is so traumatised by the fact that Diet Coke is slowly dwindling into non-existence, that he got sick and loses his voice

@andradagramada9741 10 ай бұрын

Lol

@s0up_1223 10 ай бұрын

It was from crying too much

@drake2957 10 ай бұрын

@@s0up_1223crying about what

@sleepy-emerald 10 ай бұрын

@@drake2957 Diet Coke.

@Mike-Caramel 10 ай бұрын

style theory; the channel we didnt we expect, but we all needed

@artloveranimation 2 ай бұрын

Another thing to consider is how clean things are after use that you scrub your body with and leave in the shower: loofahs, wash cloths, and bars of soap

@scribblecloud 4 ай бұрын

id love an episode on how often you should shower, altho it may take a while to make because itll take a bit for your body to adjust and get less aggressively oily, and theres also stuff like exercise and heat that have a factor

@hendrickshappyhour4020 10 ай бұрын

i really like the idea of having hosts other than matpat for these theory videos, like Steph and Dan. i hope they do this every so often, especially if Matt needs more breaks like this.

@TylerTMG 10 ай бұрын

Steph sounded a little weird like her voice is a little raspy?

@flamester41 10 ай бұрын

The water content of the swab matters a lot! The jeans caused more sweat, and therefore more moisture for the bacteria to live in, then after the wet mud, and the clean swabs were with legs still wet!

@opweirdob2151 10 ай бұрын

Exactly!! This is very important. The temperature of the water also matters, but it's not much of a variable for this test.

@thomasbrand2650 2 ай бұрын

3:04 At the start of Covid, I drove from Houston to Atlanta and back. At every rest stop I took, there was no hand sanitizer and no toilet paper anywhere to be found. But you know what I saw lots of? Soap. Entire shelves of soap. The whole world was panicking about sanitizer, but no one was washing their hands!

@jamaldonquequatavion9500 4 ай бұрын

22:42 i guess imma start showering with dawn

@epicbookworm1646 10 ай бұрын

It might not be that MatPat's jeans are particularly dirty. It might be that everyone else's legs were exposed to sunlight, and the UV was killing the bacteria.

@BlueAmpharos 10 ай бұрын

The swabs might also have been dry in the control unlike Matt's sweaty legs, which prevented them from picking anything up.

@tygetts6418 10 ай бұрын

It’s always nice to see someone else narrate today’s Theory.

@Demuu2 10 ай бұрын

@@TvManskibidi313bot

@noraabodylove Ай бұрын

This was so fun to watch as a soap maker. I might use your explanation of washing bacteria away in a future class! I would love to see the experiment with handmade soap. Dove isn't true soap, it's a beauty bar with detergents (that obviously didn't do the job!)