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How Soap Cleans

By David Fisher, About.com

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Ahhh...Now You See the Difference!

After about a minute

After About a Minute

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After only a minute or so, you'll start to see the jar with just oil and water in it start to re-separate. The jar with the soap in it is still mixed together.

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