Soap was first brewed in ancient times. Therefore, scientists can only put forward hypotheses about who really created the soap. Of course, in ancient times, soap was significantly different from modern soap.
Soap history
One of the versions ascribes the discovery of soap to the Gauls tribes. The Roman scientist Pliny in his writings said that the Gauls used a special ointment to cleanse the hair and heal the skin. They made it from bacon and beech wood. With this ointment, the Gauls also dyed their hair. According to this researcher, the Gallic tribes in the second century AD adopted the recipe for soap from the Romans, adding their own ingredients to it. In the Roman Empire, ash was used as a soap, which was brewed in boiling water with the addition of the juice of the soapwort plant.
According to another historical version, the invention of soap belongs to the ancient Romans. From this theory it follows that after the rain, a mixture of ash from fires and fat from sacrificed animals got into the Tiber River. As a result, the water began to foam, and the clothes that were washed in the waters of this river began to be better cleaned. However, for hygienic purposes, the Romans began to use soap only in 167 AD. As the Roman physician Galen wrote, soap was then made from a solution of lime and ash. And the foam appeared due to the addition of fat. Later, the profession of a soap-maker appeared.
However, these theories were still refuted. During excavations, Sumerian tablets made of clay were found. They eloquently described the whole process of making soap, its discovery and creation. And since the tablets were dated 2500 BC, it means that neither the Romans nor the Gauls were the first inventors of soap.
Soap was reinvented in England and France in the thirteenth century. However, this was an individual preparation of soap for members of noble families. This procedure was trusted only by pharmacists. It was they who became the inventors of the backlash soap. Bathing at that time was considered a mandatory procedure.
The modern history of soap
Nowadays, the beneficial properties of soap are undeniable by history itself. However, today consumers and its compilers have begun to return to ancient recipes for soap, which was made only by hand and using exclusively natural ingredients.
The soap-making process becomes a mysterious procedure. For an individual customer, soap can be made according to an individual recipe. The handmade soap bar is currently an exclusive work that requires natural base oils and essential oils, as well as natural extracts, to be successful.
