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'''Soap''' is a [[wax]]y substance used for cleaning things. It is traditionally made by a chemical reaction between [[lye]] and [[oil]]s, but now soap like [[detergent]]s have become more popular.
'''Soap''' is a [[wax]]y substance used for cleaning off oil-based substances. It is traditionally made by a chemical reaction between [[lye]] and [[oil]]s, but now soap like [[detergent]]s have become more popular.
==The chemistry==
Water and oil are fundamentally different. For this reason, they do not mix well. Washing something with water alone will remove the water-soluble substances, but leave behind most of the oil-based substances. Within these oily substances can be many toxins and pathogens, as well. Soap molecules are long chains with a curve at one end--one end is water-soluble, the other in oil-soluble. I cannot fulled dissolve in either one for these, but will try to attach to both oil and water molecules. When soap is applied to an oily surface, one end attaches to the oil molecules, but the other does not. When water is run over this surface, the other ends attach to the water, and usually end up flowing away with the water, taking its oil molecule with it. As the soap remove the oil, this reveals all the other pathogens and contaminants which where protected, and these then rinse away in the water.
== How To Make Soap ==
== How To Make Soap ==
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We use soap every day, but many people don’t realize that most commercial “soap” is actually made of harsh detergents that can irritate and dry out their skin. Since real soap has become hard to find, many crafters have started making their own. Soapmaking is easy to learn, and few things are more rewarding than taking a bath or shower with a bar of soap you made yourself.
We use soap every day, but many people don’t realize that most commercial “soap” is actually made of harsh detergents that can irritate and dry out their skin. Since real soap has become hard to find, many crafters have started making their own. Soapmaking is easy to learn, and few things are more rewarding than taking a bath or shower with a bar of soap you made yourself.