SOAP HISTORY

Soap was manufactured with industrial processes by the end of the 19th century, though people in rural areas continued to produce soap at home. By 1890 many different types of soap were offered, with the five major companies being, Colgate, Morse Taylor, Albert, Pears, and Bailey. In 1933 the first household synthetic detergent was introduced by Procter and Gamble, and the first non-soap heavy-duty laundry product was invented in 1947 by Tide. Now in the 21st century, most soap bars found in the grocery store are actually synthetic detergents. Fortunately, there has been a revival of soap making by the old fashioned process... Soap is a product for cleaning made from natural ingredients that may include both plant and animal products, including items as: animal fat, such as tallow or vegetable oil, such as castor, olive, or coconut oil. Soap supposedly got its name from Mount Sapo in Rome. The word sapo, Latin for soap, first appeared in Pliny the Elder's Historia Naturalis. The first..