The Science Of Slipperiness

2025-03-19

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We've all had an experience where soap has made a wet thing slippery, but...why?

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To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:

- Surface tension: tendency of fluid surfaces to shrink into the minimum surface area possible

- Surfactants: chemical compounds that decrease the surface tension or interfacial tension between two liquids, a liquid and a gas, or a liquid and a solid

- Amphiphilic: having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts

- Hydrophilic: having an affinity or attraction towards water molecules

- Hydrophobic: tending to be repelled by water molecules

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REFERENCES

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Anzelc, M., Burkhart, C. N., Black, C. (2022). Preliminary Observations on Soaps Increasing Slipperiness and Bathroom Injuries. The Open Dermatology Journal (1). https://doi.org/10.2174/18743722-v16-e22201040

Preston, W. C., & Richardson, A. S. (2002). The surface properties of soap solutions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 33(8), 1142-1150. https://doi.org/10.1021/j150302a003