Put, yes.
Let’s be clear. There are bacteria on EVERYTHING. So nothing will be completely free of it. But a bar of soap is used, you rinse it off, maybe put it back in the bag or box, and that’s it. There may be a few bacteria hanging around, but rinse them off before your next use, and you’ll be golden brown.
Compare that to a loofah, washcloth, or a (shower ball mesh)body puff.) If you don’t change them every few days, you’re essentially creating the perfect environment for a bacteria orgy. That’s great fun for them, but not for you.
Okay, you might want that you don’t share the soap with your family if someone has a specific dermatological condition or some form of hygiene (situation going on. But you chose this bar of soap for you anyway, so keep it like yours.
More and more people realize that the bar of soap is not the germ party people thought it was.