toilet soap

American  

noun

1. a mild and usually perfumed soap for washing the hands and face and for bathing.

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toilet soap British  

noun

1. a mild soap, often coloured and scented, used for washing oneself

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Etymology

Origin of toilet soap

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

And other common goods like hair oil, toilet soap and shampoo will be taxed at a marginal 5% instead of 12% or 18%.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025

Each citizen also received a ticket for two bars of toilet soap a year, and one of laundry soap per month, and there were ration cards for cooking oil, flour, sugar and sweets.

From Time Magazine Archive

The University of Virginia's Dr. Clayton E. Wheeler, writing in the current G.P., the magazine of the American Academy of General Practice, offers simpier advice: use ordinary toilet soap.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fine toilet soap is something every woman appreciates.

From Time Magazine Archive

Our playmates’ families exchanged their unwanted food for sugar, coal oil, spices, potted meat, Vienna sausage, peanut butter, soda crackers, toilet soap and even laundry soap.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou