What’s the process that makes it good at something so far off from its composition?
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Actually, it’s expressly because it’s made of oil!
Water and oil don’t tend to mix well; they got different chemistry ;). But this means it can be really hard to wash food grime with just water; fat sticks to the plate, and tells the water to beat it.
But, soap is a cool compound. One half of it is fine touching water, and the other end is good with oils like fat! So soap is essentially the best cleaning middleman you could ask for!
You can cover the fats in soap, then dissolve the soap in water, and because the fat and water aren’t touching eachother, everything’s cool!
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