NORFOLK, Virginia — Norfolk resident Katie Smith has been using Nofo soaps for six years. She and her husband like the essential oil soaps. “I like that you can recognize every ingredient that’s on ...

Thousands of years ago, our ancestors discovered something that would clean their bodies and clothes. As the story goes, fat from someone’s meal fell into the leftover ashes of a fire. They were ...

Did you know that dirty, stinky barbarians invented soap? Watch our video to see how it changed hygiene forever. Tag a soap maker you love and share this history with them! Soap making can be traced ...

Soap making can be traced back to a few ancient precursors, specifically the Mesopotamians and Egyptians, but the Gauls really sent it-- mixing animal fat and beech or elm ash to make paste that gave ...

While many ninth graders are navigating the challenges of high school, a student from Virginia developed a cancer-killing soap that potentially encourages the body to fight off skin cancer. Heman ...

Researchers show that one of the most promising substances for designing longer lasting lithium batteries form micelle-like structures like they do in soap. When it comes to making batteries that last ...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A 14-year-old Virginian recently won a national science prize after developing a new kind of treatment for skin cancer patients. Heman Bekele moved from Ethiopia to ...

Any other soap-makers around? I've just returned to the hobby after a prolonged absence. Good soap and good coffee are two of my only material indulgences so I'm always interested in meeting other ...