035.5 Bonus - Soap is Made of Fat

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_.<br />But seriously - Chemicals are not The Enemy - profiteering off fear is.<br /><br />Books and other info I promised:<br />The Tick v. Dinosaur Neil: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J8HxakmkWU" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J8HxakmkWU</a><br /><br />Scientific Soap Making: <a href="https://www.soapguild.org/cart/books/78/scientific-soapmaking.php" rel="noopener">https://www.soapguild.org/cart/books/78/scientific-soapmaking.php</a><br />Lab Muffin - Make Your Own Soap!: <a href="https://labmuffin.com/make-your-own-soap-part-1-the-chemistry-behind-soap-making/" rel="noopener">https://labmuffin.com/make-your-own-soap-part-1-the-chemistry-behind-soap-making/</a><br /><br />Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle<br />Show Notes: <a href="https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener">https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/</a><br />Email: <a href="mailto:TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com">TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com</a> <br />Twitter: @THoAFood<br />Instagram: @THoAFood