A Little Soap History
... them, assuring you that you are up to 99.9% to be germ free, but the question is, “Are they really telling you the truth?” In the early days, humans were very self conscious about the odor they obtained. It is evident that around 2800 B.C., the people of Babylon used a clay-like ingredient that identified as fats boiled with ashes. A medical document from the Egyptians dating back to the 1500 B.C., illustrates merging an animal and vegetable oil with alkaline salt to form a soap-like substance. This following document was specifically recommended for treating skin disease and washing. Repeat: Since the beginning of time, cleanliness has been an important issue. Numerous amounts of experiments and inventions have been conducted to better our health. From using different products to perform things such as brushing our teeth to cleaning our clothes, killing away germs is the central idea. In this day and time, selecting a product for something as simple as washing your hands, can be very difficult to do. Soap has been the main usage in cleansing and so far it has been accommodating. So, are we going too far to be too clean? Most soap products today, have the word antibacte...