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Prickly pear: where the soap belongs
Within the set, soap has a straightforward role: washing. Compare it with another soap first, even when it shares its name with an oil…
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Jasmine: start with the soap
A jasmine soap bar, a towel and somewhere to let the soap dry: a simple place to begin.
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Thyme by the basin, in a different setting
You may know a plant from cooking before finding it in a soap. Thyme is a useful reminder to begin with the product actually…
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Amber soap: making room by the basin
A bar spends only a few moments in our hands. Between washes, its place by the basin matters: within reach, able to dry and…
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Sulphur soap: what to know before washing
Sulphur can attract attention on its own. Choosing the soap calls for information about the whole preparation, any stated concentration and its precautions.
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A soap bar in a care routine: washing, rinsing and drying
Simple wash-off gestures, without transferring leave-on oil instructions to soap.
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Lavender soap in a shared bathroom
Two unwrapped soap bars can be hard to tell apart. Keep the name of each one, especially when several people share the bathroom.
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Rose beside the washbasin
Rose soap brings a floral choice to an everyday wash. Give the bar a place where it can dry between uses.
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