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MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--April 28, 2003--Indulgent but practical, bath and body products have become a perennial favorite for gift-givers, especially on Mother's Day. In fact, twice as many Americans plan to buy fragranced products for Mother's Day than for Christmas, the other peak season for such purchases. "Bath and body items are more prevalent in American homes than ever, thanks to growing availability in non-boutique stores and attractive pricing," said Rick Leto, executive vice president of merchandising who oversees bath and body products. "These are personal gifts that are appropriate for many gift-giving occasions. People love them because it makes gift-giving easy. It's a great way to say you care about someone." This Mother's Day, Kohl's is launching its bodysource(R) Spa line, which features a revitalizing, fresh scent made of ingredients such as green tea, lemongrass and soy protein. The products are designed to ...

Whether you use it in the bath or in the shower, most of us wash using shower gel or bubble bath every day. Particularly in the winter months, nothing could be nicer than settling back in a tub overflowing with soothing soapy suds . But when the average bottle of shower gel costs less than £2, it begs the question: what are you really putting onto your skin? Effervescent bath products have been around for an extremely long time , with the first fizzing bath salts appearing in the early 20th Century . Early bubble bath was made using soap flakes but by the mid-1930s, surfactants had arrived. Surfactants are a chemical compound, mostly made from synthetic materials (although some are derived from palm or coconut oils), which are usually found in industrial detergents, washing power and latterly, bath products. One commonly held misconception about bath and shower gel is that it is little more than a runny type of soap. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Not only are cheap sho...