Mildly Interesting

This is how people get started on the anti-science train. Next thing you know they'll be talking about how bad vaccines are for the body.

We're interpreting this comment very differently. The way I read it, they're saying that the oils and microbes that occur naturally on our skin are largely beneficial to good health, which means that there are downsides to removing it.

That shouldn't be controversial. It's not saying "never wash", but rather pointing out that excessive cleaning with soap can negatively impact your health. There's plenty of evidence that that's the case.

Of course, you should be washing your hands properly, there's also plenty of evidence that not doing so causes disease. I think the major point here is that it's not black and white. Excessively washing your whole body with soap can very well lead to dry/cracked skin and skin infections.

Since you want to get hostile: if you you could read, you'd already know that no one is saying don't wash your hands with soap. All the people who poses reading comprehension skills in this thread understand that we're talking about the excessive use of soap when not needed; for example everyday on your hair or perhaps even all over your body.