Soapy Hollow

What’s the history?
The earliest known evidence of soap use are Babylonian clay cylinders dating from 2800 BC containing a soap-like substance. A formula for soap consisting of water, alkali and cassia oil was written on a Babylonian clay tablet around 2200 BC.
The Ebers papyrus (Egypt, 1550 BC) indicates that ancient Egyptians bathed regularly and combined [...]

June 27th, 2008 | Tags: education, history, Soap, soapmaking | Category: Definitions, Soap | Leave a comment