What history does the soap that keeps our clothes and body clean contain? The first soap of mankind was made in the ancient kingdom of Babylon around 2800 B.C. In Mesopotamia, where the kingdom of Babylon was located, it is said that fabrics were washed away from lump made by mixing ash and the citrus flavor with water. This lump became soap, and at that time it was not used to wash people's bodies, but only clothes.

In ancient Rome, there was a custom of burning animals, to sacrifice them for the gods. After the ritual, people washing mops that were used to clean the place up, found out that the more the mop towels were black ash-stained, the better the dirt came out. Ash is an alkalic substance and it had the effect of breaking down proteins, the main component of laundry. Getting to know this, later, the business of making soap using ash gradually developed. The place where the Romans caught animals and held rituals was Sapo Hill, and it is said that the name of the hill became the etymology of soap.

Like this, we could see how soaps we use now were first made by recycling the leftover ash from rituals.