How far back Soap was invented. For bathing and cleaning clothes what was the substitute of soap.?

We are using soap or detergents either in the form of solids,powders or liquids for different purposes like cleaning our body, clothes. or other materials.This must be not far away then this century so before this, what substance or material was used in place of the present day cleaners.How far back Soap was invented. For bathing and cleaning clothes what was the substitute of soap.?
Soap has been around for longer than you think. Take a look at this:





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Some plants contain sapoins (spelling) they can be used for washing.
I know there was some kind of plant that would have a sudsing affect when the stem was crushed. I don't remember what it was.
the roots of the YUCCA yielded a soaplike product used by southwestern native Americans.





The big pots being stirred by ';witches'; were probably for soap making. When people in the village were getting sick and these women were not, it was easier to blame a curse than lack of cleanliness.
The first 'soaps' were the leaves of certain plants that when crushed in water release suds and act as a cleaning agent.


These 'sapoderms' are still used today by indigenous tribesmen in Australia and Asia.
Ancient Romans bathed in olive oil and then scraped it off to carry away the dead skin and dirt.
im not sure but there is a plce called port sunlight, and centurys ago there was a man who made soap, and if you where lucky enough to be a servant, you'd get a house or whtever. it must have been expensive bck thn.
A soap-like material found in clay cylinders during the excavation of ancient Babylon is evidence that soapmaking was known as early as 2800 B.C. Inscriptions on the cylinders say that fats were boiled with ashes, which is a method of making soap, but do not refer to the purpose of the ';soap.'; Such materials were later used as hair styling aids.





Records show that ancient Egyptians bathed regularly. The Ebers Papyrus, a medical document from about 1500 B.C., describes combining animal and vegetable oils with alkaline salts to form a soap-like material used for treating skin diseases, as well as for washing