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New, following the 2012 renovation: The Owner’s Suite full bathroom (there’s also a half bath) boasts a new wet room/bath configuration with a rainforest showerhead. © 2012 Ralph Grizzle In more than two decades of travel writing, I suppose this is my first bathroom review . Yes, there are lots of jokes we could make about that together. If I’ve stooped this low does it mean my career is going down the toilet? Let’s not put a value on that until you learn more about this bathroom. Psst! It’s Not Really A Bathroom During Silver Cloud’s November 2012 renovation, all bathrooms were enhanced with new flooring, marble appointments and either a new bath-and-shower combination or a new walk-in, glass- enclosed rainforest shower with sitting area, offering a soothing, spa-like experience.  The Owner’s, Grand and Royal Suites were outfitted with a modern wet room bath configuration featuring a new rainforest shower that is separate from the bathtub. So my Owner’s Suite “wet room bath configu...

Dear Nicki, Which is better for the skin – soap or shower gels? -Bree Dear Bree, Our great-grandparents had no choice but to use a bar of soap in the bath or shower.  Yet like so many other improvements – horses to cars, landlines to cell phones, air mail to e-mail – shower gels and body cleansers are often an improvement to soap.  Take, for instance, a 2004 study in Dermatologic Therapy which found cleansers with a high pH (like many soaps) can strip skin of lipids and proteins, leading to dryness, irritation, redness, and, in some cases, even broken skin leading to infection.  For this reason, I tend to avoid any cleansers with a high concentration of sodium bicarbonate (with a high pH), as well as most bar soaps. What’s the difference between body wash and shower gel? A thin consistency makes shower gel better for warmer climates. Both moisturizing body wash and shower gel can be applied straight from the container, or with a hand-held pouf that provides extra lather and full-bo...