Health & beauty
21 Best Soaps
Sometimes the most basic necessities are the most luxurious beauty products -- see the top-rated soaps now
Now that phones can conduct video chats and "Internet cars" can read emails and Twitter updates to you while you drive (it's from the UK, so it must be true), beauty products are also joining the multitasking dream team of the 21st century. Sure, you may argue that soap isn't THAT innovative, but sometimes, the most luxurious novelties can be found and appreciated in the basics; namely, being able to wash off the day's dirt and grime with water and a good bar of soap.
See the 21 best soaps now.
So what's soap's grand upgrade? Considering soap's humble beginnings from the Roman bathhouses of 312 B.C. when they were made out of goat's tallow and causticized wood ashes with salt thrown in for hardening*, we've come a long way. Now we have bars of soap that can massage, exfoliate, moisturize and clean your body with just a few rubs in the tub. Readers say these soaps, whether they're liquid or solid, are packed with nourishing ingredients that soothe, moisturize and smooth while leaving your skin smelling great -- and not like wood ashes.
When choosing the best soap for you, check to see that it fits your skin's needs, whether your skin type is dry, oily or sensitive. Then, check this list to see which reader-approved cleansers blow all other sudsters out of the water. See the 21 best soaps now.
*Source: "Naturalis Historia", 1669 edition
SEE NEXT PAGE: No. 21: Lush Soap Cut of the Block, $7.60
See the 21 best soaps now.
So what's soap's grand upgrade? Considering soap's humble beginnings from the Roman bathhouses of 312 B.C. when they were made out of goat's tallow and causticized wood ashes with salt thrown in for hardening*, we've come a long way. Now we have bars of soap that can massage, exfoliate, moisturize and clean your body with just a few rubs in the tub. Readers say these soaps, whether they're liquid or solid, are packed with nourishing ingredients that soothe, moisturize and smooth while leaving your skin smelling great -- and not like wood ashes.
When choosing the best soap for you, check to see that it fits your skin's needs, whether your skin type is dry, oily or sensitive. Then, check this list to see which reader-approved cleansers blow all other sudsters out of the water. See the 21 best soaps now.
*Source: "Naturalis Historia", 1669 edition
SEE NEXT PAGE: No. 21: Lush Soap Cut of the Block, $7.60
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