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The Director of the Mutter Museum turns his attention to the Soap Lady for this week’s Mutter Minute video:

Every Monday The Director of the Mütter Museum takes a minute to showcase an item from our collection. This week Robert showcases the soap lady. Buried in the early 1800s and her skin in the ground had decayed and turned into a soap like substance.

Fun fact: The Soap Lady only cost $15 to procure! People, that’s a steal.

In case you’re new to the concept of adipocere—basically, that’s when dead people turn to soap—I’ve got more posts about it here.

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    …one of these days I need to actually go check out the Mutter when I’m back home. It’s something I’ve been meaning to do...
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    Ahhhhhhhhh I love the soap lady. O_O
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