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![]() | HI HAIR INSTITUTE LOW PH BAR STRAWBERRY SOAP 3 OZ ORIGINAL FORMULA SEALED HTF!!! Cleansers $11.19 End time: 07-Feb-12 20:17:29 PST |









What is the lowest pH that soaps can go? As in, pushed to the very minimal and still be effective?
Soaps realize use of something called a "Surfactant" which has a hydrophobic and hydrophilic end. Making it likely to covenant to oil on one end and water on the other forming "miscelles" which are washed away. That said it is not life-and-death for a soap to be basic only that it contribute these qualities. The longer the hydrophobic chain, the more basic the the sufactant is and the more favoured it is to be solid (good for soap).
However, low molecular weight (short hydrophobic end) tend to be diet acidic and liquids. Shampoos use this type of surfactant since basic solutions can destroy your hair's breadth by breaking the disulfide bonds in keratin (main protein in hair).
Female in doubt! regular soap kills needed bacteria in the feminine area, bacteria that kills other odor causing bacteria. the more i decontaminate with regular, the more i dont like the smell.
You raised a most luxurious question so I went hunting for it on the net, I am sure there is much more if you either google or yahoo PH soap
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen01/gen01715.htm
http://www.1stholistic.com/Knockout/skin/skin_cleaning-the-skin.htm