In our regular Please Explain feature, Cheryl Mendelson, the author of Home Comforts, and Kim Kostka, Chair of the Chemistry department at the University of Wisconsin, help us figure out how to get things really clean.
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» Read an article on the history of soap from the Journal of Chemical Education (PDF)
Music: Kim Kostka & Cheryl Mendelson interview: Sonatine – track #6.
» More on our regular Please Explain feature
» Read an article on the history of soap from the Journal of Chemical Education (PDF)
Music: Kim Kostka & Cheryl Mendelson interview: Sonatine – track #6.
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