Soap used to be made with animal fat and lye, but with the discovery of essential oils, it has been made without animal fat.

Ashley Abramson is a writer-mom hybrid. Her work, mostly focused on health, psychology, and parenting, has been featured in the Washington Post, New York Times, Allure, and more. She lives in the ...

Yes, we did. While it's not technically soap (a term for when lye is added to an oil, creating a product that gets you clean but can be stripping), it is a cleansing bar that deeply moisturizes ...