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the chemical reaction that turns fat and lye into soap, and every ester into a cautionary tale.
means a reaction where fat or oil reacts with a strong base to break the ester bonds, producing soap and glycerol.
from from latin sapo, meaning soap, supposedly named after mount sapo where romans found rain-washed animal fat and ash making a cleansing goop.
corpse chemistrybodies in wet ground can turn into adipocere, grave wax
byproductglycerol, the moisturizer hiding in your lotion
base requiredneeds lye, sodium or potassium hydroxide, not just water