In 1962 a Swiss chemist named Paul Zuppinger was working for Ciba-Geigy in Basel Switzerland when he invented and patented the soap net.
Passing his design down through his family, the product has since been perfected and in 2009 was launched as the "Simply Body Soap Net."
His grandson Ian currently runs the company in Sanibel Florida, where the product is made and shipped throughout the world!
To the right is the original product mockup, displaying the "Soap Net" (Netzseife in German).