Purchases made through the links above may earn us and our publishing partners a commission. When was liquid soap invented? Liquid soap is not a modern invention. A crude form of liquid soap using a ...

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Walk into any beauty store with artisan soap and you may wonder what it would be like to craft your own.

Until around 1916, making soap at home was commonplace. Using wood or plant ashes and leftover animal fats, families produced their own soap for cleaning their clothes and themselves. During World War ...