When was soap invented?

fghthty545y · Post by **fghthty545y** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:06 pm

I've heard soap was invented in ancient times. I've also heard that soap was invented in the middle ages, and that the Romans bathed with bath oil, not soap.
Has anyone seen documentation for when soap as we think of it appeared?

Derian le Breton · Post by **Derian le Breton** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:22 pm

A reasonable place to start (with the usual encyclopedia & wiki caveats):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap

-Derian.

EnglishSteel · Post by **EnglishSteel** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 6:40 am

Soap has been arround since someone accidentally dripped some fat onto the ashes of the cooking fire.