Hygiene is considered to be something of a modern preoccupation, but there is evidence that soap was invented by ancient civilisations nearly 5,000 years ago. Archaeologists unearthed traces of it in ...

Ridding your paws of germs is more about elbow grease than your choice of soap. "The purpose of soap isn't to kill germs, but to remove them by friction," says Elaine Larson, R.N., Ph.D., director of ...

I complained recently to an eco-conscious make-up artist that I suspected a liquid soap I had been trying was the cause of some eczema on my hands. I was met with a stern response: ‘What’s wrong with ...

The humble bar of soap is on the decline. According to marketing intelligence agency Mintel, households that stock the blocky chunks of lye are down 5 percent from 2010. Roughly half of polled ...

MidSolid, formerly known as Custom Soap Colorado and Rocky Mountain Body Works & Co., has announced significant enhancements to its manufacturing capabilities for solid shampoo and conditioner bars, ...

Soap is more popular in liquid form than in bars in the UK - but there are good reasons to stick with the old-fashioned way of keeping clean, says Gareth Rubin. How do you like to scrub up? If you ...

I’m always trying to reduce the amount of plastic I throw away, and this new Kickstarter project’s clever solution, which uses soap to create a multi-purpose, zero-waste container, has me intrigued.

Bar soaps are making a comeback at the expense of liquid soaps and shower gels. It is a kind of full circle moment; according to The New York Times, written soap recipes date back thousands of years ...

I complained recently to an eco-conscious make-up artist that I suspected a liquid soap I had been trying was the cause of some eczema on my hands. I was met with a stern response: ‘What’s wrong with ...