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Oils on human skin and hair keep them from drying out, but the oils can also attract and hold dirt. The oily dirt is a nonpolar mixture. So washing with water alone wont clean any of the dirt away. So that's where soap comes in! Soaps are salts of fatty acids, which are hydrogen molecules with carboxylic acids at one end...------ Soap has a ionic end that will dissolve in water a longg hydrocarbon portion that WILL dissolve in oily dirt. The dirt is removed from your skin and hair or fabric, suspended in the wash water and washed away:)
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Which is better to clean hands warm or cold water?
warm!
What Causes of water blisters on hands?
tooo much alone time.
Why do you use soap for bathing?
To clean off dirt better and to smell better. When you lather up soap on your body it picks up dirt and dead skin, breaks down oils and cleanses sweat from the body. Water alone can't do this.
Is Iceland's water clean?
i dont know you dimwit. leave me alone!
Is it possible to wash your hands in salt water?
Yes. It will clean them with the salt.
Should you turn off the water with your clean bare hands after washing them?
no
What happens if you waste clean water?
Clean water is very important. If we waste clean water, we are going to use dirty water for the next few centuries. Imagine yourself washing your hands with muddy, filthy water... YUCK!
Does soap work to clean your hands?
warm water and soap help pick up all the debris on your hands
Can you use water to clean cast iron?
Yes. If you were to clean to iron before cooling it, you could risk burning your hands.
How do Americans clean their hands?
soap and water. sometimes isopropyl alcohol hand sanitizer
How much water does a family of 4 consume daily to clean and wash hands after toilet?
20
When was Hands Clean created?
Hands Clean was created on 2002-01-08.
