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Soap is a base. Many bases have the same slippery properties that soap does.
Marvin Schuster
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∙ 11y agoNo, soap does not contain acid.
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Which cosmetics contain acid?
Many cosmetics (creams, shavings, soaps, etc.) may contain fatty acids.
Does soap contain basic solutions?
Soaps contain sodium salts of weak carboxylic acids such as sodium stearate which show weakly alkaline behavior.
Why do potassium salts of fatty acids yield soft soap?
Potassium salts of fatty acids should yield soft soaps because they are more soluble in water than sodium salts of fatty acids (which yield hard soaps). They contain more water, so they are softer.
What is the acid present in soap?
The only acids that might be present in ordinary soap are unreacted fatty acids, but its just as likely to contain unreacted lye (which CAN actually burn the skin, fatty acids are harmless). If the soap was produced correctly there will be no unreacted components at all, it will be just a mixture of organo-metallic salts.Modern detergent "soaps" don't contain acids.
Are most soaps acids?
Quite the oppposite - most soaps are bases. Totally different pH balances.
What is the difference between a washing soap and a bathing soap?
Bathing soaps are calcium salts of fatty acids while washing soaps are magnesium salts of fatty acids. We making washing soaps and bathing soaps,including environmental friendly ingredients.
Acids give soaps their useful properties?
Nope, bases actually gives soaps their useful properties.
Is soap an example of acids?
No, soaps are either neutral or a base.
What things contain boron?
Sometimes soaps and detergents can contain boron.
Do acids give soaps their useful properties?
No, soap is a base actually.
Is soap a element or mixture?
Soaps are salts of fatty acids and hence are compounds.
Is Soap Element or Compound?
Soaps are salts of fatty acids and hence are compounds.
