bar soap
noun
plural bar soaps
: soap in the form of solid usually oblong or rectangular cakes
According to the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, cuts and scrapes actually heal better when cleansed with mild bar soap and water …—
Barbara Sande Dimmitt
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The collection includes two bar soaps and matching deodorants.
—Wwd Staff, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
Employees were using bar soap to wash hands instead of a soap pump.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Soap may be especially problematic if it’s not rinsed off thoroughly, which is more likely with bar soap than the liquid variety.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
What is the difference between bar soap and body wash?
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2025
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Wwd Staff, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
Employees were using bar soap to wash hands instead of a soap pump.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Soap may be especially problematic if it’s not rinsed off thoroughly, which is more likely with bar soap than the liquid variety.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
What is the difference between bar soap and body wash?
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bar soap
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“Bar soap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bar%20soap. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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