Spending $100 on groceries won’t fill up the shopping cart as much as it did five years ago. Inflation-battered shoppers now need to spend $137 for the same basket of staples that they were able to buy for $100 in 2019, according to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal. Soaring prices have become a … Read more
Many consumers, however, are now going back to the basics. According to Google Trends, the volume of searches for “bar soaps” grew 58 per cent between 2018 and 2023. Written soap recipes date back to civilisations thousands of years ago, including Mesopotamia and ancient Greece. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto Fewer ingredients, less stress One of the … Read more
Never underestimate the power of the best body wash: It can leave your skin softer — and possibly healthier — after a couple of uses, impart a can’t-get-enough-of-it scent, and tackle everything from bacne to errant bumps. (Not to mention, body wash can double as a shaving cream in a pinch.) Our Top Picks: Unlike … Read more
