Let the cleaner soak into the stain for between 3-5 minutes. SOAP To create soap, sodium hydroxide is mixed with fat. Soap is a waxy solid that is used in cleaning that helps increase the cleaning ability of water. Soap is one of the most ancient chemical reactions for it was discovered over two thousand years ago. It helps keep skin healthy and people are also much less prone to skin diseases when they wash with soap.
Detergents have a similar structure to a soap molecule.
A soap molecule is a long hydrocarbon chain with either a sodium or potassium atom at one end. Detergents work well with hard water and scum that is formed on bathtubs and clothes. The scum is formed because soap molecules are attracted to the calcium and magnesium in hard water. The information was current as of week 3, period 10, fiscal year 99, or, November 24, 1998. For period ten 1081 units were sold.