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How Does Soap Clean?

Soap Experiment - Water Jars
Soap Experiment - Colored Water
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How is it that soap helps things get clean? What's so special about it? Here's a simple, fun, experiment to demonstrate. (It's also a great experiment for children of soap makers - get them excited about soap young!)

Take two jars and fill them half full of water. Add a drop or two of food coloring and shake.

  1. How Does Soap Clean?
  2. Oil and Water Don't Mix
  3. Soap Makes Oil and Water Mix
  4. See the difference yet?
  5. Ahhh...Now You See the Difference!
  6. After Several Minutes

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