Soap is one of the most used elements for personal hygiene and cleaning, perhaps the most basic and necessary since it can be used for the entire body unlike other products that only serve the hair, face or some other section of the body. Soap is a product created artificially by man from different elements and today it can be found in a wide variety of colors, sizes, aromas and formats. There are also decorative soaps that serve more than anything as design elements and are therefore not worn or used. Finally, the name soap can also be used to refer to products that are used to clean other items such as dishes, clothing or furniture.
The main function of soap, whatever its shape, color or destination, is to clean and remove dirt from a certain type of surface. To make the structure of a soap, two main chemical elements must be mixed: an alkaline and a greasy one. Both combined generate a reaction that allows the resultant to become a detersive or cleansing element. These two main elements are then added other additives such as colorants, flavorings and even decorative objects that can be worn away with water while using the soap.
Soaps have been present for a long time with the human being, being one of the main elements through which to ensure some type of cleanliness and hygiene. Many written records tell us of objects similar to today's soap already in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Sumer and Arabia. Today, most of the soap production is carried out in an industrial way, which allows lowering costs and allowing many people to access a product that was previously considered an exclusive luxury. At the same time, the artisanal soap production is destined to generate special and different soaps, with vivid and unique aromas and colors.
