Proverbs and interesting facts about soap.

We often use such expressions: “Change the awl to soap,” “Soap opera,” “I’ll soap it!” … Where did they come from? And here soap?

And so, “soap up your neck,” now it means scolding, punishing for some misconduct. But this expression went not from pleasant events, from the times when the death penalty was popular, and the rope for stitching was soaped that it would slip better.

At us the expression “soap up the neck” also means someone to scold, beat, punish, and to the Japanese – it means to admit it’s wrong and be ready to atone for it at the cost of one’s life.

Viraz “mienyati posed on the cute” axis zvidki. Previously, the sewing of a boule was crumbled from the hallway and the bank, and the yogo was cuddled with sweetness. Zarazec mean, ny yakshcho mnjati one potrybnu rіch on іншу потрібну in a robotі річ – all one will not cope.

“Milna opera”, in the context of the genre of television on television. Vin z’yavisya in the 1930’s rock on the American radio, with the appearance of the bagatoseriyny programs with unplanned sloozotochivimi plots. Їh sponsors vyprilili viribniki mila ta інших миючих засобів, so yak the basic auditorієyu tsikh of the program domehomodarki. Tom for radium, and zgodom і teleerialami zakripilos viraz “milna opera”.

The English pensioner Carol Vaughn has been collecting soap since 1991. In her collection there are samples from almost all countries of the world. And at the moment, Carol has more than 5,000 pieces of the most varied soap!

And of course there is the most expensive soap in the world. This soap is produced by Plank. It’s called “Cor” soap and costs $ 1041 per kilogram. Such a cost because of its composition:

-sericine or silk glue, is made from fresh silk fibers

-chitosan, which is obtained from the shells of red-legged crabs

-contains 4 kinds of different collagens

-and even silver

Soap, like cheese and wine, must also ripen. And with age, oddly enough, soap is also getting better. The “old” soap is softer, more foaming, less irritating to the skin. This only applies to solid soaps!

Often a small remnant we just throw in the trash. If left to dry, the soap residues will turn into functional tailors’ crayons. They leave clear lines which, unlike the lines left by ordinary chalk, are then easily washed off.

A piece of soap can give a new life to an old lightning. If the lightning began to slip badly – do not rush to carry a boot or an item of wardrobe in the atelier that it should be replaced. It is enough to rub the zipper along the entire length with dry soap and leave for a while. Then wipe dry with a soft cloth and try again zipper. The effect will pleasantly surprise you.

Like this. In your soap box there is not just a piece of soap, but a whole story with interesting facts!