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Evolution of Soaps and Detergents by Paolo Gochingco is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document provides a historical overview of the soap and detergent industries from ancient times to the present. It discusses how soap gradually evolved from crude mixtures in ancient times and was produced as an industry starting in the 13th century. In the 1800s and 1900s, the industries underwent major changes including the development of synthetic detergents to replace soap due to raw material shortages in WWI. The industries continued innovating new detergent formulations in response to environmenta
- Author
- Paolo Gochingco
- Language
- EN