How Soap Works

The science of how soap removes dirt and can break viruses apart

Farah Egby
Everyday Science
Published in
4 min readApr 28, 2020

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Photo by Ruby on Unsplash

Washing with soap and water

It’s easy to let advice to wash with soap and water wash over us without thinking too hard about it. Recently, however, it’s taken on a new significance as the world battles against a particularly dangerous strain of coronavirus.

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Farah Egby
Everyday Science

Software Agilist, Erstwhile Scientist, Music Dabbler and Amateur Human Being.