However, the soap was known long before that. Archaeologists have found that even 6,000 years ago, there was a fairly well-established production of soap from the alkaline salts, plants, ash, animal fat. In the ancient world soap from goat or bovine fat mixed with beech, ash was three varieties: hard, soft and liquid. They could not only wash, but the hair dye in yellow, pink or red color. And the Gauls who inhabited the territory of modern France, used to create the hairstyles of his long hair a special blend of vegetable oil and red earthen colors. Cost to get a mixture of water, as form dense foam. It remained wash - and here they are, clean, shiny, fluffy hair! Scythian women did the washing powder from cypress wood and cedar, then mixed it with water and incense. By the received soft ointment, which had a delicate flavor, they rubbed the whole body. Then the solution was removed by scrapers, and the skin becomes clean and smooth. Although soap has been invented, many people still long continued to enjoy liquor, bean flour, glue, pumice, barley and yeast clay. Even the famous Arab physician Ibn Sina, who lived in the XI century, advised to use soap and water only for washing the lepers. Healthy, he suggested clay.
By the way, handy tools, replacing the soap, people use so far. Land one of the islands in the Aegean Sea contains cleansing agent through which the people are struggling with mud. When the rain comes, the whole island is covered with lather. But back to the history of soap. In the Middle Ages the main suppliers in Europe, it was the city of Naples and Marseilles. Gradually learned the craft of cooking of soap and other places. The ratio for this craft was the most serious.
In 1399 in England, King Henry IV founded the Order, a special privilege of whose members consider ... washing in the bath with soap. In this country a long time, under pain of death, a member of the guild soap-boiler forbidden to sleep under the same roof with the masters of other crafts - in order not to betray the secret. In the second half of XVII century in France, was issued a royal decree allowing brew of soap just in the summer and only from the ashes and olive oil.
In Russia, the soap started to do in times of Peter I, but until the middle of the XIX century it was used only know. Farmers washed and washed liquor - wood ash poured boiling water and stew in the oven. The main center of soap making was a city of Shuya, its emblem depicts, even a bar of soap. It had a firm and Moscow - Ladygina factory, factory Alphonse Rally Rally and K "and a perfume factory Brocard, Equipment Factory Brocard initially consisted of three boilers, wood-burning oven and a stone mortar. But he managed to become a recognized "King of perfume," releasing a cheap, penny soaps for all segments of the population. Brokar tried to give an inexpensive product attractive appearance. For example, his soap "cucumber" so this seemed like a vegetable, that buying even out of curiosity.