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Transcu sees growth in cosmetics, green energy

Life sciences firm Transcu Group <TRSU.SI> expects a 10% rise in its 2011 revenue on the back of higher sales of its mineral-ore based soap as it moves away from mail-order delivery to shop-based retail.

The company plans to increase the number of shops in Japan, where the soap and other cosmetic products are mainly available, to 1,000 from 270 within two years.

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Jennifer Aniston’s secret to age-defying skin – £1.99 soap

Former ‘Friends’ star Jennifer Aniston has revealed the secret to her age-defying skin – a 1.99-pound soap. Aniston, 41, revealed that she owes her fresh-faced look to Neutrogena soap bars, which are available in supermarkets and on high streets across the UK. “I’ve used it since high school,” the Daily Express quoted her as saying [...]

5 Insider Secrets from the Soap Opera World

Sometimes you’ve got to get dirty before you can get clean. The soap world may be a daily part of millions of lives around the world, but behind the gripping plot lines and much loved characters, lies a secret world of off-screen politics, competitive courting, cliquey casts and cynical producers. Ahead of a new book [...]

Christopher Cazenove Is Second “Dynasty” Star To Die This Week

Another Carrington has gone to the Great Land of Primetime Soap Operas in the Sky.
Christopher Cazenove, the British actor best known for his role as Ben Carrington in the 1980’s soap Dynasty, died Wednesday after a month-long battle with the blood infection septicaemia. He was 64. Cazenove’s death comes just days after Dynasty patriarch [...]

Julianne Moore Returns To Soap Roots On “As The World Turns” Monday

Hey Soap Fans, Celebrate Easter Monday with a blast from the past: Julianne Moore on As The World Turns….

Like Meg Ryan, Marisa Tomei, and various other stars, the gorgeous redhead began her career in soap operas: Julianne played identical half-sisters Frannie and Sabrina Hughes on ATWT from 1985 to 1989. She won a Daytime Emmy [...]

Julianne Moore “As The World Turns” Return In The Works

Is Julianne Moore returning to her soap roots? We hear the Oscar-nominated star is in chats to reprise her roles as identical half sisters Frannie and Sabrina Hughes.

Moore got her start on ATWT in 1985. Her portrayal as The Hughes Sisters earned her a Daytime Emmy in 1988, her final season with the departing soap. [...]

Frances Reid, “Days Of Our Lives’” Alice Horton, Dies

Soap opera legend Frances Reid — who played matriarch Alice Horton on NBC’s long-running daytime drama Days of our Lives for 42 years — passed away on Wednesday.

The actress began her career with a small role in 1938 movie Man-Proof, before landing a string of jobs on Broadway. The actress was initially accept [...]

Indian woman divorces over soap opera ban: report

An Indian woman successfully divorced her husband after he refused to allow her to watch television soap operas, a report said Tuesday. The Daily News and Analysis newspaper said the situation led to daily arguments between the couple from Pune, southeast of Mumbai, and she filed for

Victor Newman Leaving “The Young & The Restless”

Victor Newman has bid farewell to Genoa City and actor Eric Braeden is opening up about his famous character’s controversial exit from the CBS soap opera The Young & The Restless.

The reason? Money. Eric’s days as a soap legend are done after the 68-year-old refused to take a paycut for his role as the ruthless [...]

How to Clean Walls and Ceilings

Walls and ceilings are to be found in every room of the house, so it is important to know how to clean them thoroughly. Once you have clean walls, your whole house will take on a new, fresh feeling. Walls accumulate more dust than you might imagine, no matter what the finish. Take down the [...]

Deanna Neil: Soap, Schools and Swine Flu

No soap. Not even a dispenser. Enraged, I walked out into the hall. There, standing in perfect contrast, was a laminated poster explaining each step of how to properly wash your hands.