The film details the process of soap making, starting with Carl Mason's laboratory demonstration using fat and sodium hydroxide (lye). It explains the chemical reaction known as saponification, where ...

NORFOLK, Virginia — Norfolk resident Katie Smith has been using Nofo soaps for six years. She and her husband like the essential oil soaps. “I like that you can recognize every ingredient that’s on ...

Soap has a pretty simple formula and a long history. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There's nothing quite like the satisfaction ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. How does soap clean our bodies? – Charlie H., ...

Heman Bekele is not your typical high school student. Rather than spending his free time playing video games or staring at his phone, this 14 year-old from Fairfax, Virginia was calling professors and ...

Heman Bekele has just been named Time's 2024 Kid of the Year. As Time writes, "His accomplishment: inventing a soap that could one day treat and even prevent multiple forms of skin cancer. It may take ...

Soap may seem like a simple household item, but it's one of the most powerful tools in our fight against viruses and bacteria. Long before modern sanitisers and disinfectants became popular, soap was ...