The active ingredients in both laundry powders and liquids are "surfactants", also known as detergents (hence the product name). These are typically charged or "ionic" molecules that have two distinct ...

A little over a year ago, I stopped using liquid shampoo and conditioner and switched to shampoo and conditioner bars. In December, a friend I hadn't seen in months delivered one of the greatest ...

While the market is small, says research agency Kantar, which tracks household consumption, the pace of growth is rapid. Follow Us Savita Singh, a homemaker from Mumbai, finds it convenient to use a ...