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soap
A substance used for cleaning that dissolves dirt when combined with water. It is made from fats or oils and an alkali and is available as a solid bar or in liquid form.
Bitte wasch dir vor dem Essen die Hände mit Seife.
Please wash your hands with soap before eating.
'Seife' (soap) is the first part of many familiar words. A 'Seifenblase' (soap bubble) is a bubble made from soapy water, and a 'Seifenoper' (soap opera) is a type of television series.
Die Kinder lieben es, im Garten Seifenblasen zu machen.
The children love making soap bubbles in the garden.
'Seife' (soap) can be countable or uncountable. When you mean the material, it is uncountable. When you mean a solid bar, you can count it.
Wir brauchen noch Seife für das Badezimmer.
We still need soap for the bathroom.
A distinction is made between 'feste Seife' (solid soap, also 'ein Stück Seife' — a bar of soap) and 'flüssige Seife' (liquid soap). The typical sentence is 'sich die Hände mit Seife waschen' (to wash one’s hands with soap).
Ich bevorzuge flüssige Seife, weil sie hygienischer ist.
I prefer liquid soap because it is more hygienic.
shower gel
Seife and Duschgel are cleansing products used with water. Seife is the general term for the cleansing product and can be solid or liquid, while Duschgel specifically refers to a liquid product for washing the body in the shower. Seife fits a solid bar, while Duschgel is more suitable for the bottle in the shower.
Vor dem Duschen legt Mia ein festes Stück Seife an den Rand der Badewanne.
Before taking a shower, Mia places a solid bar of soap on the edge of the bathtub.
Vor dem Duschen stellt Mia eine Flasche Duschgel an den Rand der Badewanne.
Before taking a shower, Mia places a bottle of shower gel on the edge of the bathtub.
