Editing Soap (section)

===Liquid soap===
Liquid soap was invented in the nineteenth century; in 1865, William Sheppard patented a liquid version of soap.<ref>{{cite patent|country=US|number=49561|title=Improved liquid soap|status=patent|gdate=1865-08-22|invent1=Sheppard, William}}</ref> In 1898, B.J. Johnson developed a soap derived from palm and olive oils; his company, the [[Colgate-Palmolive#History|B.J. Johnson Soap Company]], introduced "[[Palmolive (soap)|Palmolive]]" brand soap that same year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prigge |first=Matthew |date=2018-01-25 |title=The Story Behind This Bar of Palmolive Soap |url=https://www.milwaukeemag.com/story-behind-this-bar-of-palmolive-soap/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125175123/https://www.milwaukeemag.com/story-behind-this-bar-of-palmolive-soap/ |archive-date=2018-01-25 |access-date=2019-06-27 |website=Milwaukee Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> This new brand of soap became popular rapidly, and to such a degree that B.J. Johnson Soap Company changed its name to [[Colgate-Palmolive|Palmolive]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Colgate-Palmolive Company History: Creating Bright Smiles for 200 Years |url=http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/Corp/History/1806.cvsp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060502094906/http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/Corp/History/1806.cvsp |archive-date=2 May 2006 |access-date=17 October 2012 |publisher=[[Colgate-Palmolive]] Company}}</ref>

In the early 1900s, other companies began to develop their own liquid soaps. Such products as [[Pine-Sol]] and [[Tide (brand)|Tide]] appeared on the market, making the process of cleaning things other than skin, such as clothing, floors, and bathrooms, much easier.

Liquid soap also works better for more traditional or non-machine washing methods, such as using a [[Washboard (laundry)|washboard]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The History of Liquid Soap |url=http://www.blueaspenoriginals.org/liquid-soap.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201140608/http://www.blueaspenoriginals.org/liquid-soap.html |archive-date=1 December 2012 |access-date=17 October 2012 |publisher=Blue Aspen Originals}}</ref>