Hello! here is a paragraph you can use, that I type up to explain, make sure to not copy word for word of what I said. :)
What I use to wash up is soap. Soap has a certain ph level and includes acids and alkaline that enables water to mix and create soap foam to clean. Soap can come in many shapes and sizes, and can be either liquid, solid, or even foamy. I think soap works because when you use friction between your wet hands and the soap bar, you are rubbing the substances of the soap that clean your hands to clean your hands. I think the friction of the rubbing creates a layer of soap that can be used to clean, and when you increase friction the more change of the soap.
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