SALT LAKE CITY — Laundry is one of those facts of life you just can't avoid. And like everything else, it's getting more expensive as the detergents we buy to keep our clothes clean keep going up in ...

For years I avoided bar soaps because I only associated them with my skin feeling tight and dry, something I wanted to avoid at any cost. Instead, I relied on liquid body washes or shower oils. While ...

For more than a year now, I've been hearing of people who make their own laundry detergent. Friends, relatives and even some of my co-workers have tried it. They rave about how inexpensive the ...