Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soap-making has a rich history and is a blend of art and science. While traditional soap recipes call for ingredients like oils ...

On the morning of Feb. 4, 1991, a local man took a shower with some pieces of old soap bars. After about a minute, he found he had something that looked like a rock in his hand made from the soap ...

Bar soap has a rich, alluring history — the earliest recorded recipe was found on a tablet in ancient Babylon, dating from 2200 BC, which consisted of three basic ingredients: water, an alkali (also ...