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Soaps and body care items probably touch your body more than any other single thing, except maybe water and/or clothing. Therefore, it is important to have all the information you need to choose the products that will work best for you. Some people make those decisions based on moral reasons (e.g. no animal products or testing); some decide based on specific physical needs (such as allergies); other people choose based on their own personal likes and dislikes, such as a preference toward a certain scent. I believe most people choose their products based on a combination of those reasons.

However you decide which soaps or cosmetics to put on your body, having all the necessary information available is the key. Hopefully within these links you will find the information to help you make your own decisions.

Note: When a link takes you to a different website, you'll notice it opens in a new window. This is so you can easily return to this page when you're done - just close that new window.

General

• Glossary of Terms
  

Soap

• How Is Soap Made?
• Commercial vs. Handmade Soaps
• Commercial Soapmaking Process
• A Brief History of Soap in America
• The Chemistry of Soap
• All That Lathers Is Not Soap (from the FDA)
• Soap Trivia

The Bath

• History of Ancient Roman Baths (from Kentucky Education Television)
• Article: History of the Bath

Cosmetics

• Cosmetics Q & A (from the FDA)
• Cosmetic Use and Safety (from the FDA)