EPISODE · Jan 20, 2022 · 28 MIN
035.5 Bonus - Soap is Made of Fat
from The History of American Food · host Margaret Hardin
Soap - Just what is soap, and what makes soap... soapy? How do you make it? Is it better or worse than chemical detergents? And how were people getting clean before soap? I look into all that and more, and express my love for the 90's Comic Masterpiece _The Tick_.But seriously - Chemicals are not The Enemy - profiteering off fear is.Books and other info I promised:The Tick v. Dinosaur Neil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J8HxakmkWUScientific Soap Making: https://www.soapguild.org/cart/books/78/scientific-soapmaking.phpLab Muffin - Make Your Own Soap!: https://labmuffin.com/make-your-own-soap-part-1-the-chemistry-behind-soap-making/Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: [email protected] Twitter: @THoAFoodInstagram: @THoAFoodMusic Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot comThreads: @THoAFoodInstagram: @THoAFood& some other socials... @THoAFood
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