The Ebers papyrus, a medical document from about BC describes combining animal and vegetable oils with alkaline salts to form a soap-like material used for treating skin diseases, as well as for washing. Many other ancient civilizations also used early forms of soap. Soap got its name from an ancient Roman legend about Mount Sapo.
Rain would wash down the mountain mixing with animal fat and ashes, resulting in a clay mixture found to make cleaning easier. By the 7th century, soap-making was an established art in Italy, Spain and France. These countries were early centers of soap manufacturing due to their ready supply of source ingredients, such as oil from olive trees. But after the fall of Rome in AD, bathing habits declined in much of Europe leading to unsanitary conditions in the Middle Ages.
The uncleanliness of that time contributed heavily to illness, including the Black Death, which occurred in the 14th century. Still there were areas of the medieval world where personal cleanliness remained important.
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Over the past fifty years, soaps and detergents expanded to include automatic dishwasher products, liquid soaps, laundry fabric softener , enzyme products, cold water detergents, concentrated powders, and most recently super-concentrated detergents, gels, and refills.
Why we use cleaning products is obvious, for personal cleanliness and health. From the very beginnings of washing off dirt and mud, to the start of the Middle Ages, most cleaning compounds were made from mixes of ashes, animal or plant fats, and oils. Your dish soap is most likely not actually a soap at all — it is a detergent. Detergents are made of synthetic molecules that pull grease away and hold dirt until it can all be washed down the drain.
Microfiber cleaning materials have become extremely popular because of how effective they are in trapping dirt and absorbing liquids. The modern microfiber was created in the late s by Japanese scientists working in the commercial sector. Microfiber is superior at cleaning because it can be split at a very fine level, which helps it absorb more liquid and pick up more dirt.
Most microfibers are made of polyester and other plastics, and can be cleaned and reused again and again. This is a huge source of pollution, which is why we recommend using plant based, natural and biodegradable materials whenever possible. Sustainable and earth-friendly materials include cotton, bamboo, and cellulose.
In the early s, people primarily used reusable fabric cloths to clean their homes — as well as their hands and noses. As you can imagine, this created big problems during flu season, and significantly increased the likelihood of germs passing between people. As the story goes, a school teacher came up with the idea to have students use a small piece of paper to wipe their noses, to prevent from spreading any bugs to each other.
The first paper towels were made from rejected toilet paper, and sold as disposable towels with the intention of being used once and tossed away. Within a few decades, paper towels became popular for their convenience.
Now, we can recognize that this convenience comes at a cost — waste.
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