It would be like Amway diamonds getting their downline to make the soap for them instead of having to pay Amway for it.

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He said the lawsuit was a last resort to urge competing soap manufacturers to either make their standards greener, or take the misleading "organic" label off their products.

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Lucy Davis, 24, a radio soap actress, is set to make a full recovery after receiving a kidney from her mother, Hazel, at Birmingham's University Hospital.

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The NDRC has warned some companies about the dangers of inflation, pressuring firms that make products including cooking oil, food and soap to steer clear of rapid price rises.

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Things like the type of soap or the water temperature don't make as big a difference as you'd think.

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Best buys are babouches (traditional leather slippers), silver Berber jewellery, the famous blue-glazed Fassi ceramics, hand-sewn linen and cotton embroidery, Berber hendiras (traditional woven cloaks that make great wall hangings), argan oil (for cooking or in soap), saffron and other spices, brassware, and carpets of every type, style and quality.

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