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Why does soap doesn t lather in hard water 2024?

Benjamin Wright | 2023-04-16 21:31:14 | page views:1437
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Mia Wright

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Soap is less effective in hard water since it reacts to form a calcium or magnesium salt of the organic acid in the soap and forms a grayish soap scum with no lather. Detergents, on the other hand, lather in both hard and soft water.
2023-04-24 21:31:14

Amelia Cooper

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Soap is less effective in hard water since it reacts to form a calcium or magnesium salt of the organic acid in the soap and forms a grayish soap scum with no lather. Detergents, on the other hand, lather in both hard and soft water.
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