I’ve been looking for ways to be more frugal for years! Luckily some of my frugal tips for stretching soap also come in handy to make your soap last longer when store shelves are bare. The kids and I have been ending the day with some science these days. We’ve really been enjoying Mark Rober on YouTube, and the other day he explained how soap works. It’s a one-two punch. First, soap breaks the cohesive properties of water, allowing the water to be more...

Up until a few months ago, I had my shower routine pretty much set since my teenage years to now in my 30s. The products might have changed throughout the years, but it's always been shampoo, conditioner, face wash, body wash, and sometimes a razor and shaving cream. But recently, I made a major change to my routine: I decided to get back on the bar soap train. I used to think bar soaps were outdated—something my grandma always had in her...

With disinfecting and sanitizing on everyone's mind, good old-fashioned bar soap has never been more necessary. We've all seen the pictures on Twitter (or experienced firsthand) the empty grocery shelves where hand soap and portable sanitizers and all kinds of disinfectant once lived. The panic-shopping due to the coronavirus pandemic is real, and will probably not slow down anytime soon. It's that herd mentality that kicks in whenever a bad storm or hurricane is predicted. And when we humans feel out of...

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I’ll admit it. For certain spots around the house, I like using bar soap. I know, liquid hand soaps and body washes are more popular: They’re easier and less messy to use and I often recommend them in my Good Housekeeping columns as a quick way to keep kitchen and bathroom areas clean. But at our kitchen sink and in the shower, it’s bar soap for me and my hubby. We just prefer it.  Because Yours Truly seems to be the only one in...