Soap is a consumer good consumed by five different population tiers: As a basic need of 
Workers and 
Artisans; and as a lifestyle need of 
Farmers, 
Engineers, and 
Elders. By default, it can be produced only in the Old World.
For a detailed look into the profitability of Soap as a consumer good, see Profitability of Consumer Goods.
Usage[]
Basic need[]
Soap fulfills a basic need of Workers and Artisans.
| Consumption | Influx | Income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workers
|
0.000138889 | 2 | +5/+4.5/+4 |
| Artisans
|
0.000277778 | 4 | +15/+13.5/+12 |
Lifestyle need[]
Soap fulfills a lifestyle need of Farmers, Engineers, and Elders.
| Consumption | Influx | Income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers
|
0.00005833333 | 1 | +1.875/+1.6875/+1.5 |
| Engineers
|
0.0005208334 | 2 | +7.5/+6.75/+6 |
| Elders
|
0.0001666667 | 2 | +3.75/+3.375/+3 |
Expeditions[]
Soap can be used during expeditions, it grants 15 bonus points to medicine skill and 30 bonus morale per 50 tons.
Trade[]
Soap can be passively sold for 96
or purchased for 240 per ton. It can be actively sold to Eli Bleakworth for 384 coins. No neutral trader sells soap for a special price.
Production[]
Soap is produced in a Soap Factory from 
Tallow. All regular production chains involving Soap are listed below.
Soap[]
Soap
-210
-60
-130
-21
2750
20
15
12
Supplies:
• 240 Workers Residences (up to 4800 Workers)
• or 120 Artisans Residences (up to 3600 Artisans)
Tourist Season DLC[]
Shampoo[]
Shampoo
-1110 -60 -130
-100
-70 -31
57850 50 55 28
15
15
Supplies:
• 4 
Hotels (up to 2000 
Tourists)
The High Life DLC[]
Shopping Arcades[]
Soap is also used at Shopping Arcades in the following patents:
Toothpaste
Drug Store Patent
Affects All Old World Residences except Scholar Residences:
• Happiness: +1 
• Income: +6%
• Consumption reduction:
-25% • 
-10%
-2100 -280 -150
-960 -20
-100 -42
127600 308 515 264 320 140
Alternatives[]
Soap can be also obtained in the following production chains when particular items are equipped in a 
Trade Union.
Using Wood instead of Tallow[]
 Perfumier PrunellaEpic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prunella first made her soaps in the garden shed. How far she has come since! | ||
 Equipped in Trade UnionAffects  Soap Factory |
Effects Replaced Input Instead of  Tallow, the building processes  Wood.Attractiveness: -100% |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +40 Medicine: +20 |
Soap
Perfumier Prunella
Supplies:
• 480 Workers Residences (up to 9600 Workers)
• or 240 Artisans Residences (up to 7200 Artisans)
Town Hall items[]
There are no Town Hall items which involve soap in any way.
