The following includes everything from basic tips to herbal formulas, soap lore to hair care, and the home environment. Between uses, make sure soap is kept dry.
Soap is 'hydrophyllic', or water-loving, and dissolves readily in any moisture.
Legend has it that soap was discovered when fat and ashes from sacrificial fires mixed as they flowed down Sappho Hill to the river below. Women doing laundry there noticed their clothes were cleaner when washed in the sudsy residue. Soap works by bonding on a molecular level with both dirt and water, thus allowing dirt to be rinsed away. He shared his findings with other doctors, who, much to his dismay, ignored his advice despite solid evidence that supported his findings. The chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides used conventionally on cotton have been shown to be some of the most dangerous to our health.