I’ve noticed when cleaning dishes that when the cleaning solution is “sudsy,” cleaning seems to happen more quickly (less scrubbing, etc.).
Is this because:
* The suds themselves help with cleaning
* The suds don’t help with cleaning but they indicate that the cleaning solution has a particular desirable property;
* The suds don’t help with cleaning and aren’t related to any desirable property.
A related question is: For any effective cleaning solution can one create a cleaning solution which is just as effective but has very little sudsiness?
In: Chemistry
To corroborate the other comments, there are in fact chemicals and stuff added to make suds specifically because of the generally false notion that suds equal *cleaning*. I actually had an Environmental Toxicology course that focused heavily on that sort of stuff, along with things like microplastics from the little scrub beads that get washed down the drain and stuff.
HOWEVER,
I do also want to reiterate what u/Ishidan01 said, because that is also true. Suds forming can be an indication that you aren’t doing too much, or have successfully cleaned something.
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