Lye Soaps

Throughout the early 1800's to the early 1900's, lye soaps were used to wash the body; as well as clothes. It was used to preserve deceased bodies. I is a very powerfull chemical. I recommend it for clothes washing, house cleaning and bathing. It is mandatory not to get lye in the eyes. Lye soap also healed many wounds as well as destroyed parasites on he body. A short description of lye soaps is written in Wikipedia under "Lye".