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This is probably the stupidest question many of you will encounter today, but: If soap has an extraordinary ability to destroy viruses on our skin ... can eating soap give us some of those benefits for viruses that are already in our bodies? I'm not seriously envisioning chowing down on bar soap or using liquid hand soap as a salad dressing. But are there ways to use the _properties_ of soap that make it good for kil…
This is probably the stupidest question many of you will encounter today, but: If soap has an extraordinary ability to destroy viruses on our skin ... can eating soap give us some of those benefits for viruses that are already in our bodies? I'm not seriously envisioning chowing down on bar soap or using liquid hand soap as a salad dressing. But are there ways to use the _properties_ of soap that make it good for kil…
Your question has been answered, but addressing this bit: > This is probably the stupidest question many of you will encounter today We should all be so lucky that a well-intentioned but somewhat naive question is the stupidest thing we read all day.
I understand soap molecules having polar and nonpolar ends, so that it can help nonpolar things dissolve in water. What I've never understood is, why doesn't soap clean off pine sap?
I don’t have a real answer for you but I will say that olive oil works well for this. I worked on a Christmas tree lot through my winters as an undergrad and olive oil always worked well. Of course then you need soap and water to remove the olive oil.
I'm a huge advocate for washing with soap and water, but this gave me pause: > washing your hands with soap and water is one of the most effective ways people can keep from getting sick, and from passing the [COVID-19] virus to others So not to doubt handwashing, but I thought we overwhelmingly determined that COVID-19 doesn't thrive on surfaces (very long) and its primary transmission vector is through the air, from…
Is it really something that needs to be advocated? Is there really someone for which washing hands is less obvious then breathing?
I understand soap molecules having polar and nonpolar ends, so that it can help nonpolar things dissolve in water. What I've never understood is, why doesn't soap clean off pine sap?
This is probably the stupidest question many of you will encounter today, but: If soap has an extraordinary ability to destroy viruses on our skin ... can eating soap give us some of those benefits for viruses that are already in our bodies? I'm not seriously envisioning chowing down on bar soap or using liquid hand soap as a salad dressing. But are there ways to use the _properties_ of soap that make it good for kil…
> I'm not seriously envisioning chowing down on bar soap
If you want to find out, my dog will happily chow down on a bar of soap. He tried to eat one a few days ago, and he happily drinks soapy water out of the tub when my kids are in the bath.
You can dog sit him and clean up the mess when the soap comes out the other end.
It was difficult to grok on the first couple watches because water was taking the role of lipids and air was taking the role of water, but a fascinating and visceral demonstration.
The best link I could find is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_1RfqMH-KM
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don’t have a real answer for you but I will say that olive oil works well for this. I worked on a Christmas tree lot through my winters as an undergrad and olive oil always worked well. Of course then you need soap and water to remove the olive oil.
Coffee grounds or that mechanic paste might do pretty well also
“Magic All Natural Industrial Hand Cleaner (with walnut shells)”
Is downright the best thing I’ve ever encountered for cleaning anything on the hands. Anything sticky, greasy, non-newtonian… etc. it scrubs right off. Person who’s worked in grimy machine shops for 30 years introduced me to it. Fast Orange is a complete & utter disgrace comparatively.
Coffee grounds are nice, but walnut grounds are far superior.