Brief 9th

grade

History of
Soap and
Detergent
Edlyn Joy B. Garcia
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ENRTDEETG DETERGENT

POAS SOAP

ATREW WATER
The origins of personal cleanliness date back to
prehistoric times. Since water is essential for life, the
earliest people who lived near water knew something
about cleanliness – rinsed mud off their hands.

A soap-like material was found in a

clay cylinder in ancient Babylon is
evidence that soap-making was
known as early as 2800 B.C.
Inscriptions in the cylinder say that
fat was boiled with ashes, a soap-
making method.
An Egyptian medical document describes
combining animal and vegetable oils with
alkaline salts to form soap-like material used to
treat skin diseases as well as for washing.

According to an Ancient Roman legend, soap

got its name from Mount Sapo, where
animals were sacrificed. Rain washed a
mixture of melted animal fat or tallow and
wood ashes into the clay soil along the Tiber
River. Women found this clay mixture and did
their washing with much less effort.
 Second Century

By the second century, a Greek physician,

Galen, recommended soap for medicinal and
cleansing purposes. Soap making was an
established craft in Europe in the 7th century.
Italy, Spain, and France were the early centers
for soap manufacturing due to their ready
supply of raw materials such as oils from
olive trees.
 Soap was a luxury enjoyed mainly by those
who could afford it. Manufactured bar soaps
were not available until the late 18th century
in Europe and the U.S. Widespread use of
soap during this period can be attributed to
advertising campaigns touting the relationship
between good personal hygiene and health.
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