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In hard water we find Calcium and Magnesium ions. These react with the Sodium stearate (soap) to form Calcium and magnesium stearate and Na+ ions

Sodium stearate+ Ca2+ +Mg2+ --> Calcium stearate + Magnesium stearate + Na+ ions

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The most common one is the saponification of naturally occurring fats by concentrated alkali metal hydroxides in aqueous solution. This produces a soap as an alkali metal salt of at least one long chain fatty acid.

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Saponification

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