And you thought the bubblys only came in champagne

For those of you who thought the remote control was the ultimate in laziness I have two words for you “Pre-lathered soap”

I know that at this point I should go into a rant about how our society is going to the outhouse and we’re getting lazier and lazier by the minute but I’m loving the stuff. It’s soft it’s creamy it smells nice and minimizes globs of unused soap in the sink. I imagine it’s profusely cost efficient and better for the environment as well. Dial soap advertises its bubbly scented goodness under the assumption that “few people are really good at lathering” and just in case you’re wondering how to do it right… viola:

Rub hands together vigorously for about 20 seconds, washing wrists, front and
back of hands, between fingers and under nails. 20 seconds is the equivalent to
one verse of "Happy Birthday" or "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." Be sure to use a
clean disposable towel to dry hands thoroughly.

So soap, apparently around since Babylonian times(2800 BC), is basically some kind of an oil/ fat mixed with sodium hydroxide.

Are you getting visuals of Tyler Durden and Edward Norton stealing fat in a large plastic bag from a hospital? Is it all making sense now?

Detergents and soap are called surfactants or surface active agents. They reduce surface tension of water making “water wetter”. As you probably know, water molecules have a tendency to bead up on surfaces. Take away or decrease the molecule’s ability to stick together and you can get water to spread, soak and wet better. If the water can get to more places in combination with its placement and displacement over a garment or hands then the higher its ability to push away unwanted “dirties”.

So there you have it, the basic constituents of soap and how it’s made.