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Tag: soap

Posted on March 27, 2023 by spotlessliving

The dirt on soap, part 1

The history of soap is long and fascinating. Soap has been made and used for thousands of years in various forms and by various people and much has been written about them all. However, it was really only from the 1800s onwards, as people began to understand the link between cleanliness and health, that the […]

Categories: Change, Household cleaning, Personal care
Tags: meat industry, soap, tallow

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