Stuff You Should Know cover image

How Soap Works

Stuff You Should Know

00:00

Should You Wash Your Hands?

No one in Ireland invented Irish spring, it was actually invented in Germany in 1970. It made its way to the United States in 1972. Initially for the first decade that Irish spring was around, on the package, it said a manly deodorant soap. They couldn't call it German spring either because that sounds like some kind of nazzy offensive or something.

Play episode from 30:55
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app