Good hand-washing habits are crucial to staying healthy, especially right now in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. When choosing the type of soap for your daily cleaning, you want to make sure you're ...

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 ...

Mask-wearing has divided the country, but hand-washing – one might think – is something virtually everyone would agree on. Hand-washing, after all, is one of the most critical parts of preventing the ...

Is one better than the other, or should you use both? A: The debate over whether bar or liquid is best has been ongoing for decades, but a 2006 study nearly put an end to bar soap’s clean credentials.

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 ...

“Mr Bloom raised a cake to his nostrils. Sweet lemony wax. - I’ll take this one, he said.” A bar of lemon soap, bought at Sweny’s Chemists in Dublin, is kept in the pocket of Leopold Bloom as he ...

Foam soaps are increasingly replacing traditional liquid soaps in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, the food industry and other public spaces, but the trend may carry a risk, a small study suggests.

Learn how to make your own liquid soap at home it’s safe, budget-friendly, and surprisingly simple. We’ll show you how to use gentle, natural ingredients to create a smooth, moisturizing soap that ...