What’s the difference between soap and detergents?

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Are they basically the same? Why can’t I wash my hair with dish soap and my clothes with shampoo? Would doing so clean said items better or worse?

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Soap has a legal term in order to be called soap, it must be made from fatty acids and an alkali, like lye.

Most things you see are detergents.

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