History – Soap Through the Ages

Soap isn’t just a humble bar in your shower – it’s a time traveler. From ancient Babylonian brew pots to medieval soap guilds and the scandalous French aristocrats who bathed way too little, the history of soap is anything but squeaky clean.

In this corner of Savage Soapers, we dig into the weird, wonderful, and sometimes downright filthy past of soapmaking. Who were the first soap rebels? What did people scrub with before lye and oils met in a cauldron of alchemical genius? And how did soap go from a luxury for the elite to an everyday essential?

Expect lost recipes, historical deep dives, and maybe a few shocking hygiene confessions from history’s most famous (and infamous) figures. Because knowing where soap came from makes crafting it today even more satisfying.

Lather up – we’re going back in time.