Cleanliness is next to godliness’ is a well known quotation. Cleanliness can be achieved through washing and this is where soap plays an important role. Soap has been in existence since the year 200 BC and its role as a cleansing agent has been well established, so much so that soap processing has developed tremendously over the years.

Rapid development in soap technology has resulted in a variety of soap products. One of the soap product is transparent/translucent soap which is also known as glycerine soap because of its high content of glycerine. One of the well established soap is the ‘Pear transparent Soap’ which was manufactured in 1789, and can still be found in the market today.

Main Researcher: Dr Ainie, K