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    This document summarizes an experiment on herbal soap-making through saponification. [1] It discusses the process of saponification where fats react with lye to form soap. [2] Soap acts as a cleansing agent by using its hydrophilic and hydrophobic ends - the hydrophilic ends are attracted to water and loosen dirt, while the hydrophobic ends are attracted to dirt. [3] During washing, the soap molecules form micelles that encapsulate dirt and carry it away from surfaces.

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    This document summarizes an experiment on herbal soap-making through saponification. [1] It discusses the process of saponification where fats react with lye to form soap. [2] Soap acts as a cleansing agent by using its hydrophilic and hydrophobic ends - the hydrophilic ends are attracted to water and loosen dirt, while the hydrophobic ends are attracted to dirt. [3] During washing, the soap molecules form micelles that encapsulate dirt and carry it away from surfaces.

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    EXPERIMENT NO.

    14: SAPONIFICATION: HERBAL SOAP-MAKING (CHEM


    31.1)

    CLARICE MAE B. DACASIN
    2013-70206 BS Community Nutrition
    Date Performed: 5 May 2014
    Date Submitted: 12 May 2014


    ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

    1. Show and briefly discuss the mechanism and process of saponification.



















    2. How do soaps act as cleansing agents?

    Soap is made by the reaction of fats with NaOH solution or lye.
    Soap is known to dissolve in water. By dissolve, a soap loosens,
    emulsifies and holds dirt in suspension until it is rinsed. The
    hydrophilic part of the molecules (ionic head of the long
    hydrocarbon chain of soap) in soap is, of course, attracted to
    water while the non-polar ends, or hydrophobic ends, are
    attracted to dirt, or anything that isnt water/ polar. By rubbing
    your hands, dirt is loosened where it allows the soap to get most
    of the dirt. During washing, the mentioned ionic head takes a
    micelle form, a spherical structure with the polar portions of
    molecules on the surface with a non-polar center is attracted to
    water and carried away from the surface.

    REFERENCES
    Institute of Chemistry (2008). Organic Chemistry Laboratory Manual, 2008 Edition. University of the Philippines, Diliman:
    Institute of Chemistry.
    Fieser, L. F., & Williamson, K. L. (1992). Organic Experiments, 7
    th
    ed. Canada: D.C. Heath and Company.
    McMurry, J. (2011). Organic Chemistry with Biological Applications Second Edition. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, Cengage
    Learning.
    Figure 1. Molecule of Soap

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