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How to Build a Complete Soap Rotation for Athletes

Most people use one soap for everything: face, body, hair (sometimes), shaving. This one-size-fits-all approach works at the basic level of cleanliness, but for people who want to get specific...

How to Read a Soap Label: Decoding INCI Names a...

Reading a soap label is a skill that most people don't have because they've never needed it. Soap labels use INCI (International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients) names that bear little...

How to Store Bar Soap So It Lasts Longer: The C...

A properly stored bar soap lasts significantly longer, performs better, and doesn't turn soft and mushy between uses. Most people store their soap incorrectly and wonder why it disappears so...

Switching to Natural Soap: What to Expect Week ...

Switching from commercial soap or liquid body wash to natural bar soap produces a predictable sequence of experiences over the first month. Most people who quit during this period do...

How Soap Is Made: The Science of Saponification...

Saponification is one of the oldest chemical processes humans have used intentionally. Evidence of soap-making dates to ancient Babylon around 2800 BCE. The Romans used soap. Medieval Europeans made it....

Bar Soap vs Liquid Body Wash: The Definitive Co...

Bar soap and liquid body wash contain the same basic ingredients on paper: a cleansing agent, water, and fragrance. In practice, they are fundamentally different products with different effects on...