Subject: Why does my skin feel soapy if I get sodium hydroxide on it?
Date: Tue Nov 28 17:17:52 2000
Posted by Richard
Grade level: grad (science)
School: No school entered.
City: Sheffield State/Province: South Yorkshire
Country: United Kingdom
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 975449872.Ch
Message:
Just hoping that you come up with the answer that free fatty acids in oils
on the surface of my skin are saponified to form soaps. This would end a
bit of a dispute with a colleague. Am I right? Hope so. Would love to be
sure.
Re: Why does my skin feel soapy if I get sodium hydroxide on it?
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