Love this! I have been curious about soaps for some time. The lye application on hair was a potential resource for soaps imo, with natural hair oils. I had also considered the mass usage of oils/christing & the often used burnt offerings (brazier not sacrifices), because of some of the traditions of covering one’s self in ashes & oils for morning, for instance. I also considered smelting & quenching as a potential source. The washing people is an excellent idea for potential source. Thank you so very much for exploring this area of research.
It's interesting what people thought was going on. What were they trying to do? There is a germs v dirt question. Where people trying to remove dirt rather than anything to do with health? --- Sally - certainly the smartest person in the room. Lol
Love this! I have been curious about soaps for some time. The lye application on hair was a potential resource for soaps imo, with natural hair oils. I had also considered the mass usage of oils/christing & the often used burnt offerings (brazier not sacrifices), because of some of the traditions of covering one’s self in ashes & oils for morning, for instance. I also considered smelting & quenching as a potential source.
The washing people is an excellent idea for potential source. Thank you so very much for exploring this area of research.
It's interesting what people thought was going on. What were they trying to do? There is a germs v dirt question. Where people trying to remove dirt rather than anything to do with health? --- Sally - certainly the smartest person in the room. Lol