The mystery of the appearance of the first grade of soap became known from ancient manuscripts. About three thousand years ago, the ancient Romans held funeral rituals and sacrifices on Mount Sapo. One day it rained heavily and washed away all the ashes and fat from the mountain to the riverbank, where women washed clothes and linen. The women quickly noticed that the laundry began to wash faster, and it became much cleaner. Since then, the mass that was washed away by the rain from Mount Sapo, was used for washing and bathing exercises. It was then from the Roman root "sapo" that the word "soap" appeared in the English language, in the Turkish "sabun", in the Italian "sapone" and in the French "savon". All these words in Russian mean "soap".
Similar to the household soap we used in Egypt, Babylon and ancient Sumer. It was obtained by mixing water with tree ash and adding it when cooking fat. After cooking, the resulting mass was poured into molds, then waited for drying and cut into pieces. Used soap for washing and bathing. In the 18th century, around the age of 30, the soap industry began to develop quite actively. And this was due to the discovery of the method of obtaining a caustic soda by chemists in France. And according to the decree of the Russian Emperor, soap has become, along with matches and salt, an important strategic product.
What are the peculiarities of ordinary household soap? It is known that this soap contains many alkaline compounds. They are not only that they can quickly dissolve the pollution, but they are also capable of destroying the pathogenic microflora. It can be safely used as a good antiseptic. Household soap is simply irreplaceable in the economy, everyday life, in any sphere of services, in production. Such soap is the cheapest, but at the same time universal, remedy, which stands out against the background of a variety of household chemicals. Household soap does not contain cosmetic additives and perfume fragrances, it is an environmentally friendly product that does not cause allergies and side reactions.
Household soap, its useful properties and medicine.
If there is a risk of infection when contacting an infected patient, and there are no rubber gloves at hand, you can soap your hands with soap and wait until the foam dries. Remaining on the hands of a film of soap will significantly reduce the risk of infection. After contact with the patient, it is necessary to wash hands under running water.
If wounds or cuts or scratches are formed, you can lubricate them with soap, so that the healing is faster, and the infection does not penetrate the body.
If a dog bites and blood flows, you can moisten the tissue in a soapy solution and attach it to the wound.
If there was a bruise, then you can anoint this place with soap, so that there are no bruises and swelling.
If you have a runny nose, you can use a cotton swab dipped in soap solution to treat the nose inside. Not to say that the procedure is pleasant, but, nevertheless, it is quite effective. You can also do this so that you do not get sick with the flu, and when you have the first symptoms.
This soap will also help with abscesses. In equal parts it is necessary to mix laundry soap, previously softened, sugar and onion, grated. We mix everything well and lay it on the affected area for the night, fix the bandage with a band-aid. Such a procedure can be done until the wound is cleansed of pus.
Fungal diseases can also be treated with soap. Soap off the foot, go through it with a brush, let the foam dry and wash off. We put on the skin a solution of iodine.
To avoid shaving irritation, it is necessary to soap the laundry after laundry with laundry soap, allow the foam to dry and wash off.
Light household burns can also be treated with soap.
To get rid of thrush and other fungal lesions, gynecologists advise washing with soap.
If there is a sweating or other skin irritations, you need to wash with this soap a couple of times a day.
In the economic soap there are no allergens, it has antibacterial properties, so it can, and even, as they say, need to be used when washing newborns.
If you wash dishes with soap, this is also quite useful, because after washing, no surface active substances (surfactants) remain on the dishes.
Personal care and hygiene items can also be disinfected with a soap solution.
Thick hair and hair with dandruff should be washed with laundry soap and rinsed with broths of various herbs, acidified with citric or acetic acid.
To get rid of pimples a couple of times a week you have to wash yourself using soap.
To skin longer remained beautiful, you need to wash a couple of times a week with soap, and then apply a skin cream on the skin.
To get rid of natoptyshes and cracks on the heels, you have to do the baths with soda every day. Add the shavings from the household soap. Take a couple of liters of hot (not boiling water) water, a teaspoon of soda and a large spoonful of laundry soap (shavings). After the tray, lubricate the skin with a fat cream and put on socks made from natural fabric.
To get rid of constipation, you need to cut a small piece of soap and, like a candle, put in the rectum.
If you suffer from frequent dislocations of the ankles, you should periodically put your feet into the pelvis with hot water (not boiling water, so that the foot "tolerates") and massage the affected area with laundry soap for 30 minutes. The hot water should be constantly poured into the pelvis. Then, with egg white, we impregnate the gauze and apply a compress on the joint. Leave to dry. This procedure should be done all week every day.
In order not to catch salmonella, you need to wash the hens and eggs with a soap solution.
Today, a lot of different personal care products are produced, but only laundry soap, being a traditional remedy, is the most economical and harmless in the fight against a variety of diseases.