Sudsy History
These people recorded the first soap recipe
Who are the Babylonians?
The process of combining fatty acids with an aqueous base that forms soap.
What is saponification?
Concentrated extracts from plants.
Found in the round pulp of tree nut, this oil is now found in more than 1/3 of all oils used in the world.
What is Palm oil?
Used to clean hair, commercial ones are based on detergents, while artisanal ones are made from soap.
What is shampoo?
This soap is still made in Syria in the traditional way, using the floor as the mold. It's made of olive oil and lye, with added laurel oil.
Used in making bar soaps
This way of using essential oils is avoided, though some companies encourage it.
What is ingesting oil?
A common oil that requires about 100 lbs of flower buds to make 1 pound of this essential oil.
What is lavender?
An herb that contains anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory properties for use in the hair and scalp.
What is rosemary?
It is made by running water through wood ashes. It was the fore runner of the lye used now.
What is potash?
Used in making liquid soaps
What is potassium hydroxide?
A very strong essential oil used to kill fungus, microbes and sterilize surfaces. It can be irritating unless is diluted in a carrier oil.
What is tea tree oil?
Argon oil is gathered by women and processed into oil. Without these animals, it would not be possible for the oil to be harvested.
What are goats?
A solid collection of fats that is used to smooth and create shine in hair.
What is a conditioning bar?
This event precipitated the development of synthetic detergents, due to a shortage of raw materials for soapmaking.
What is World War II?
The scale of acid to basic substances, of which 7 is considered neutral.
What is the pH Scale?
While lard is used as the term for pig fat, other types of animals are often referred to as this.
Aloe, apple cider vinegar, coconut oil and black seed oil are used as alternatives.
What are some alternatives to a conditioning bar?
His germ theory drove an increase in the sales of soap after 1861.
Who was Louis Pasteur?
It now regulates body products and food safety, but it started as part of the USDA's patent office.
What is the Food and Drug Administration? (FDA)
The "King of Oils," often referred to in the Bible.
What is frankincense?
Soaps made without animal fats, lanolin, milk, honey or beeswax.
An oil that soothes irritated skin, and aids in healing. It also serves to discourage insects, dissipate dandruff and calms stress, which can contribute to hair loss.
What is lemongrass?