Cleaning over time

  • 2800 B.C.
    2800 BCE

    2800 B.C.

    Found Babylonians soap scum inside clay vessels. This proves that soap was being used before we even knew.
  • 1500
    1500

    1500

    Scotland use human urine to clean laundry
  • 1782

    1782

    First washing machines rotating drum wooden rods toss laundry
  • 1886

    1886

    Josephine Cochran was upset at her housekeepers leaving her china in the sink so she designed the first dishwasher.
  • 1904

    1904

    Scott Paper Company shows the first paper towel to stop germs from reusable cloths in the bathrooms.
  • 1912

    1912

    Lysol comes to America from Germany
  • 1933

    1933

    Proctor and Gamble advertise oxydol soap powder
  • 1965

    1965

    Women spend more time on house work 55hrs a week more than their grandmothers did.
  • 1980s

    1980s

    Dawn maker donate dish soap to help clean oil covered wildlife. 75,000 animals saved
  • 2012

    2012

    Washing machines 98% dishwasher 101% more energy than 20 yrs ago.