To make a bar of soap, you only need two ingredients: an alkaline and a fat. But what's the fun in keeping things simple? In recent years, the time-honored craft of soap making has gone through a ...

What’s the most sustainable way to wash your hands or lather up in the shower? In general, the greenest option is an old-school bar of soap made from plant oil or animal fat and lye, without many ...

Making your own bar soap at home is a fantastic way to introduce a personal touch to your daily routine. This not only offers ...

With all the fabulously scented, bubbly body washes and liquid hand soaps out there, a basic bar of soap might feel old-school or passé. But there are good reasons to grab a bar like your grandma used ...

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Experts are sharing smart and simple ideas. When someone in a Southern kitchen announces, "Stay close and stay clean," it ...

If you’re a fan of liquid soap for hand-washing and prefer to use body wash in the tub and shower, bars of soap may seem quite old-fashioned. And you may be surprised to learn that good old bar soap ...

For years I avoided bar soaps because I only associated them with my skin feeling tight and dry, something I wanted to avoid at any cost. Instead, I relied on liquid body washes or shower oils. While ...

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Though most now prefer the perfumed, colorfully hued liquid varieties available at the drugstore today, we’d never knock the cleansing power of a classic bar of soap. The no-fuss, nostalgic product ...

Spreading like a mosaic across my desk are bars of soap. For the last few days, that mosaic—which is fighting for space with a copy of Butt magazine (thanks, Bottega Veneta), a precariously balanced ...