Good discussion of the science of soap

I’m a big fan of the website Reddit.

But I just learned they have a section called “Ask a Scientist” where scientists in specific fields answer reader’s questions.  I scrolled through a few and found a very good discussion on the chemistry of soaps and detergents.

Check out the discussion here.

Chemistry of soaps and detergents

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