Check your skin type before you scrub-a-dub-dub — and try out one of these top-rated products for lathering up.

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 ...

Most oil washes have a light, almost slime-like texture that can feel slippery when applied to the body. And because it contains oil, it often feels like the wash is just sitting on your skin rather ...

When it came to bathing in America, bars of soap reigned supreme for part of the 19th and much of the 20th century. But by the late 1980s, traditional solid bars of soap started getting some stiff ...

Every woman has her type once her clothes come off—but whether you're strictly a body-wash girl or forever loyal to your bar soap, new advances in both may make you consider cheating. "Bar soaps are ...

When I was growing up, every shower, sink, and bathtub in my house was stocked with the Dove Beauty Bar. It was my mom’s soap of choice (and my grandma’s before that), and pre-pubescent me always ...

During college orientation, there was no better way to peg someone's personality than by checking out the body wash in their shower caddy. Were they a SoftSoap-using traditionalist (my roommate), or a ...

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Hand-wash delicate garments with laundry bar soaps, like Fels Naptha, to keep your clothes looking newer for longer.

It's an alternative to traditional soap.

We've all been there: Lingering in the hygiene aisle of the grocery store for way too long, trying to weed through all of the brightly colored, strongly scented cleansers claiming to be the next best ...

Erin Gilbert is a practicing dermatologist in New York City. Here, she explains why she uses body wash instead of bar soap. Following is a transcript of the video. So when you're looking for a product ...