Washing your hands more frequently? The best hand soap and lotion sets from Byredo, Aesop, and more will keep your skin moisturized.

Dettol Original Soap, Ghana’s trusted antibacterial bar soap, has been recognised as the Best Antibacterial Product at the 2025 Ghana Business and Innovation Awards (GBIA).

Our writer interviewed restaurateurs, hoteliers, and cool people about the hand soaps they’re using to find the next status hand soap. The verdict? It’s Loewe.

Alternatively, Ecover also offers hand soap refills and has more than 700 refill stations you can visit to top up.

Bottles of generic hand soap typically cost less than $2 a bottle. But many are splurging on luxury versions that cost between $40 and $75 each.

According to Dawn’s site, the green Dawn can be used on both one’s hands and dishes. “Dawn Ultra Antibacterial hand soap removes 99% of bacteria on hands when used as a hand soap.

Lidl Antibacterial Hand Wash Lidl Antibacterial Hand Wash costs 75p for a 500ml bottle, which works out to 15p per 100ml. I found this soap somewhat thin, almost as if it had been diluted.

Foaming hand soap is more efficient and easier to rinse off. Here's how I make it and save hundreds of dollars over store-bought every year.