Hygiene is considered to be something of a modern preoccupation, but there is evidence that soap was invented by ancient civilisations nearly 5,000 years ago. Archaeologists unearthed traces of it in ...

More and more people are using solid hand soap to keep their hands clean, but is it really the most hygienic option? Solid soap is often praised for being economical and environmentally friendly ...

Soap is more popular in liquid form than in bars in the UK - but there are good reasons to stick with the old-fashioned way of keeping clean, says Gareth Rubin. How do you like to scrub up? If you ...