Fun Facts About Soap
Most of the cleansing bars that you buy at the store are detergents-and not soaps at all. They are called syndet bars, or synthetic detergent bars.
The first soaps were formed by boiling animal fat (or olive oil around the Mediterranean) to dryness with ashes from a wood fire, which contain potassium hydroxide.
The first literary reference to soap as a means of cleansing was by the Greek physician Galen in the second century A.D. By 1700.
The early soaps were generally used for cleaning clothes and for curing animal hides. The Romans used soap on their bodies as part of bathing.
By 1890 many variations of soap were offered, with the five major companies being, Colgate, Morse Taylor, Albert, Pears, and Bailey.
Murphy's Oil Soap is the chemical most commonly used to clean elephants.
The first soaps were formed by boiling animal fat (or olive oil around the Mediterranean) to dryness with ashes from a wood fire, which contain potassium hydroxide.
The first literary reference to soap as a means of cleansing was by the Greek physician Galen in the second century A.D. By 1700.
The early soaps were generally used for cleaning clothes and for curing animal hides. The Romans used soap on their bodies as part of bathing.
By 1890 many variations of soap were offered, with the five major companies being, Colgate, Morse Taylor, Albert, Pears, and Bailey.
Murphy's Oil Soap is the chemical most commonly used to clean elephants.
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