It can help clean up oily dirt. For instance, any dirt we get on our hands is oily because of the natural oils from our hands.
So I'm awestruck that soap has a molecule that attracts oil on one end, and attracts water on the other end. Oil and water don't mix usually, but introduce oil as a mediator, and the two can be bonded.
Bad deal for the oily stuff since it means it's going to be taken away wherever the water goes to.
Now the thing that really amazes me is that soap comes from oil!
I dont' really understand this "saponification" process, but I would like to. When I have time I will look it up.
Science helps us appreciate the wonders of Jehovah's creation even more fully.
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