Why does a bar of soap produce a great lather when it’s new, then not at all when it’s smaller?

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It’s supposedly the same soap through and through, all the way to the core of the bar, right? Why does it react so differently to water and being rubbed on skin when it is reduced to a sliver?

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Over time, evaporation and oxidation change the consistency, moisture content, and even chemical composition of a bar of soap. Over time the bar goes from a soft, easily lathered substance to something more resembling a hard wax.

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