EXPERIMENT # ------ SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES OF SOAP …
CHEM 1100 2 History of Soap The discovery of soap dates back to about 6000 years ago. Around 2800 B.C.E, the ancient Babylon excavations uncovered cylinders with inscriptions for making soap.1 In 1500 B.C.E, records from ancient Egypt described how animal and vegetable oils were combined with alkaline salts to make soap.