Why are soaps basic and shampoos acidic when they do the same thing?

Subject: Why are soaps basic and shampoos acidic when they do the same thing?

Date: Tue Mar 6 15:18:01 2001
Posted by Roger
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Falling Creek Middle School
City: Richmond State/Province: va Country: usa
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 983909881.Ch

Message:


I was confering with a fellow teacher and he said if they both do roughly the 
same job why aren't they both basic.

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