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Things you Learn in my Vegan Soap Making Class 

You may have noticed that the adverts advertising hand wash which ‘kills up to 99.9% of bacteria’ have slowly disappeared in the last couple of years. That’s because scientists started speaking out about these antibacterial soaps, and how they’re contributing to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. There has also been no research which has found that antibacterial soap is more effective at cleaning than ordinary soap.

Liquid soap is a common sight today, but it only became an option fairly recently. It was first patented in 1865 by William Shepphard, but for the following century was used almost exclusively for industrial purposes. It wasn’t until the 1980s when it was first mass-produced, and became used domestically. To convince homeowners to buy liquid soap instead of soap bars, it had to be easy to use. And so, the pump dispenser was born.