A soap suds enema is a medical procedure that involves administering fluid with soap or mild detergent into the rectum to flush out the contents of the bowel. The procedure may help treat ...

Surfactants lower the surface tension of the water and act as foaming agents. Once the soap suds of regular soaps enter water bodies, they can damage the mucus layer of aquatic animals.

“Do people in the UK really not rinse the soap off their dishes?” I texted. The native Brit replied, “I don’t know anyone who doesn’t wash the suds off.” The American expat ...