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a substance used for cleaning
a little soap and water should clean this in no time
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Recent Examples of soaps
Their healthy soaps, body butter, and creams provide the quality of a corporate skincare brand while maintaining the authenticity of a homemade product.
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Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
These substances should be avoided alone or as an ingredient in skincare products, soaps, and shampoos.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
Antimicrobial soaps are indeed better at lowering the amount of germs on a person’s hands than plain soap — but in most situations, the risks aren’t worth that benefit.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
These soaps contain additional ingredients that are particularly effective at slicing up the fatty compounds in germs’ outer walls, exposing the tiny organ-like structures on their insides and rendering them dead.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
Every design element is sourced from local Australian suppliers, from the concrete bathtubs and basins to the limestone tiles, ceramic beakers, and handcrafted lotions and soaps.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
Luxury soaps don’t have to break the bank, after all, which is why L’Occitane’s also has a spot in our winner’s circle.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 30 Dec. 2024
Use Liquid Hand Soap Bar soaps are great but can leave a sticky mess on the counter or in the soap dish.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
All Creed soaps are hand-milled in France and are available in many scents, including their Aventus or Aventus For Her collections and some fresh fragrances such as Green Irish Tweed and Silver Mountain Water.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
These substances should be avoided alone or as an ingredient in skincare products, soaps, and shampoos.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
Antimicrobial soaps are indeed better at lowering the amount of germs on a person’s hands than plain soap — but in most situations, the risks aren’t worth that benefit.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
These soaps contain additional ingredients that are particularly effective at slicing up the fatty compounds in germs’ outer walls, exposing the tiny organ-like structures on their insides and rendering them dead.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
Every design element is sourced from local Australian suppliers, from the concrete bathtubs and basins to the limestone tiles, ceramic beakers, and handcrafted lotions and soaps.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
Luxury soaps don’t have to break the bank, after all, which is why L’Occitane’s also has a spot in our winner’s circle.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 30 Dec. 2024
Use Liquid Hand Soap Bar soaps are great but can leave a sticky mess on the counter or in the soap dish.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
All Creed soaps are hand-milled in France and are available in many scents, including their Aventus or Aventus For Her collections and some fresh fragrances such as Green Irish Tweed and Silver Mountain Water.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Soaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soaps. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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