Chemistry Behind the Soap We Use(For Week2)

Imagine if no one showered or cleansed themselves each day with soap or didn’t wash their hands? Neither of those things would be possible without chemistry! There is chemistry with how soap cleanses us. Yeah, makes you really appreciate chemistry. If chemistry wasn’t around and we didn’t know how to use it we would not be able to create soap that was actually successful at cleaning. Chemistry stands behind many things in our everyday lives, one of which would include soap.
Soap is formed by molecules, the hydrophilic which looks almost like a “head” you could say and the hydrophobic chain that comes off of it. The hydrophilic head enjoys/likes water, where as the hydrophobic chain dislikes it. Due to this double team of hydrophilic head and hydrophobic chain, the soap molecules act like a diplomat, improving the relationship between that water and the dirt the water just could not get off alone! Therefore, when soap is added to water the hydrophilic head of the molecules stay in the water, while the long hydrophobic chain circles and entraps the dirt (to escape the water); which forms circular groups named micelles(electrically charged group of molecules) that absorbs the dirt. Then, an emulsion(suspense of something with liquid within another liquid) is formed, which means the dirt becomes suspended and dispersed into the water. The emulsions can then be removed by the rinsing and cloth materials. Thus, the general idea of how soap cleans.
When I read this article from a website with a Chemistry of Daily Life section I was quite amused to learn about how the chemistry used within soap to clean was. It certainly made me appreciate soap. Considering, I for one, do not want to be by someone who smells and is not clean. Therefore, chemistry I thank you for the kindness you do for my nose by cleaning the stench. The chemistry within soap is something I am happy to have in my everyday life.