LOL Soap existed before modern medicine.
"Nini was born 4,500 years ago in what is now southern Iraq, perhaps in the ancient Sumerian city of Girsu, where the oldest written tablet detailing the manufacture of soap originates. Nini was born around the time of the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza, and other than being slightly shorter than the average person today was completely modern in appearance. Nini grew up in a bleakly patriarchal society according to the Mesopotamian scholar and author of
Women in Ancient Mesopotamia, Karen Nemet‐Nejat. Her father was the head of her household and exercised authority over her until he died or she was married, which may have happened when she was a teenager, or sometimes even younger."
A chance discovery 5,000 years ago changed the course of history
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Beginning with the Egyptians
The first civilization historians have documented using a toothpaste-like mixture to brush their teeth is the Egyptians. It is believed to have been used as early as 5,000 BC, though the first recorded formula dates back to 4 AD. Their simple mixture contained:
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