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I've always been wondering...Soap has a bitter taste, soapy feel and is an alkali right? But alkalis has a pH higher than 7. Does that make the soap; Johnson's pH 5.5 an acid or an alkalis? And why?
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First a fact:-
Soaps can be formed by the reaction between an alkali and a fat.
If you were to rub an alkili between the fingers (not advised with the strong ones), then it reacts with fats in the skin to form a soap and obvously, it feels soapy. It is not the alkali that feels soapy, it is the soap that is formed that feels soapy. Soap from any other source will also feel soapy, but that doesn't mean it is an alkali since no reaction has to take place with the skin.
First a fact:-
Soaps can be formed by the reaction between an alkali and a fat.
If you were to rub an alkili between the fingers (not advised with the strong ones), then it reacts with fats in the skin to form a soap and obvously, it feels soapy. It is not the alkali that feels soapy, it is the soap that is formed that feels soapy. Soap from any other source will also feel soapy, but that doesn't mean it is an alkali since no reaction has to take place with the skin.