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What kind of soap/shampoo was used in medieval Japan (circa 1600 AD)?

Asked by timothykinney (2743points) July 9th, 2008

There is reference to soap and shampoo in James Clavell’s “Shogun”, a historical fiction novel about medieval Japan. I am curious if this is historically accurate, and if so, what the substances were. It would surprise me if they rendered soaps from animal fat.

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