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  • A child washing his hands with soap and water: preventing diarrhoea in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.
  • A child washing his hands with soap and water: preventing diarrhoea in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.
  • The need for bones to be supplied to make glue, fertiliser, soap, and other products. Colour lithograph by D. Dekk, ca. 1946/1948.
  • The need for bones to be supplied to make glue, fertiliser, soap, and other products. Colour lithograph by D. Dekk, ca. 1946/1948.
  • Sunlight soap : the mother: "Good old Sunlight done dis job" : The boy: "Wish it would do mine" / Lever Brothers Ltd.
  • Manufacture of soap: (above) men are using long implements to work at the contents of a vat; (below) instruments. Engraving by Benard after Radel.
  • Manufacture of soap: (above) men are using long implements to work at the contents of a vat; (below) instruments. Engraving by Benard after Radel.
  • Convincing : it is impossible for any argument in favour of Sunlight to be more convincing than a trial of the soap... / Lever Brothers Ltd.
  • Soapine : for washing and cleaning everything, no matter what, Soapine works better than soap or anything else : use no other preparation with it ... / Kendall Manufacturing Company.
  • Soapine : for washing and cleaning everything, no matter what, Soapine works better than soap or anything else : use no other preparation with it ... / Kendall Manufacturing Company.
  • Soapine : for washing and cleaning everything, no matter what, Soapine works quicker, easier, cheaper and better than soap or anything else : one trial will convince you / Kendall Manufacturing Company.
  • Soapine : for washing and cleaning everything, no matter what, Soapine works quicker, easier, cheaper and better than soap or anything else : one trial will convince you / Kendall Manufacturing Company.
  • A woman is standing next to a bowl of soapy water, a basket of clothes and a packet of washing powder are nearby; advertising Chipso washing soap. Colour process print and letterpress, 1930.
  • Baldwin's celebrated dog soap : frees the coat from all kinds of pests, and keeps your pet in "show condition" : per 6d. tablet : Baldwin's mange dressing : quickly cures all kinds of mange...
  • Pears' shaving soap : 12 months of comfort for 12 pence : sold everywhere : a shilling stick lasts twelve months : Pears' transparent shaving stick, 100 years setablished as the cleanest and best preparation for shaving.
  • Pears' shaving soap : 12 months of comfort for 12 pence : sold everywhere : a shilling stick lasts twelve months : Pears' transparent shaving stick, 100 years setablished as the cleanest and best preparation for shaving.
  • "A friend in need is a friend indeed : Sunlight soap is a friend in need : it does double the work in half the time. It washes clothes easily and well. It is used in the Royal laundries. And brightens homes everywhere / Lever Brothers Ltd.
  • Advertisment for Calvert's Soaps
  • [Leaflet advertising Neal's Yard cosmetics, oils, moisturisers and soaps].
  • [Leaflet advertising Neal's Yard cosmetics, oils, moisturisers and soaps].
  • [Leaflet advertising Neal's Yard cosmetics, oils, moisturisers and soaps].
  • [Leaflet advertising Neal's Yard cosmetics, oils, moisturisers and soaps].
  • Use Calvert's carbolic fluid, powder & soaps : the most effective disinfectants / F.C. Calvert & Co.
  • Established 1831 : P. L. Cusachs, chemist and druggist, importer of perfumery, sponges, soaps and brushes, mineral waters, vichy, kissingen, soda and mead on draught.
  • Established 1831 : P. L. Cusachs, chemist and druggist, importer of perfumery, sponges, soaps and brushes, mineral waters, vichy, kissingen, soda and mead on draught.
  • Dianthus caryophyllus L. Caryophyllaceae Carnation, clove-gilliflowers - Mediterranean Culpeper (1650) writes that ‘Clove-gilliflowers, resist the pestilence, strengthen the heart, liver and stomach, and provokes lust.’ They smell strongly of cloves, and an oil made from the petals is used in perfumery, soaps etc. The petals are sometimes used as a garnish for salads. In herbal medicine they are used to make a tonic. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Brillantaisia ulugurica Lindau, Acanthaceae. Giant salvia. Tropical herbaceous plant. Distribution: Tropical Africa. Brillantaisia patula is used by the Yoruba in south Nigeria for small-pox medication, the roots being mixed with Bahia nitida and Marantolchloa leucantha, Piper guineense and snails. This is made into a soup and the snail piece eaten to protect against smallpox for a year (Neuwinger, 1994) which doubtless was effective after the global eradication of smallpox in 1979. Brillantaisia nitens is used in the Cameroons to treat cardiovascular disorders. Phytochemical screening of Brillantaisia species have shown antibacterial action, vascular smooth muscle relaxant properties. Kew reports their use as soap
  • Cleanliness is next to godliness.
  • Sultane savon : idéal pour tous les usages : voor alle doeleinden geschikt / Savonneries Réunies.
  • Sultane savon : idéal pour tous les usages : voor alle doeleinden geschikt / Savonneries Réunies.