Asian nomads are considered to be the first soaps of humankind to use a mixture of goat fat and wood ashes. The name Alkali is also derived from Kali.



Sodium fatty acids, used as soaps today, were already made around the first century.



By the eighth century, soaps were produced in large quantities and became widely used by the general public as detergents. In particular, many countries along the Mediterranean coast, such as Italy and Spain, made soap in bulk using olive oil and seaweed ash.



It was during the early 18th and 19th centuries that soap was established today as a chemical industry. The chemical composition of the fats and oils as a raw material was revealed by Schubert, and the technique of soap production was established by mass production of sodium hydroxide by the ammonia soda method invented by LeBlanc of France.





Experts say they can prevent various germs and viruses by just washing their hands.

Historically, as the price of soap dropped sharply after the British government abolished the tax imposed on soap in 1853, the number of patients coming for the first time in hundreds of years fell dramatically.



In the United States, nightingale sanitation laws were adopted during the Civil War, which greatly reduced the risk of soldiers becoming infected.



The washing soap helped us to extend our lives or increase our life expectancy.



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