Soap is still a steadfast staple in the shower

WASHINGTON POST
There are those few minutes -- post-alarm clock, treadmill and coffee; pre-bagel, ironing and school lunches -- that are a shrine to calmness: those spent in the shower. And where would the shower be without the soap?
Despite gels, scrubs and rubs, soap has remained a steadfast contender. It can take on almost any scent: aloe, jasmine, sandalwood, coffee.
Or, make up your own bars. Samia Patel's company, Sam Soap (www.samsoap.com), can customize any soap you can think up, from grassy-smelling exfoliators to a moisturizing base with goat's milk. "I've never been a beauty person ... but I've always been nuts about bath products," says Patel.