Quote Originally Posted by roguedog View Post
Actually, this is a somewhat timely thread because just the other day while I was washing my hands I was thinking..

"Why or how does using soap make our hands clean?" "Or maybe it's just that we think it makes our hands clean.." which made me kinda chuckle inside.
It dissolves fat and suspends particles long enough for them to get rinsed away by the water, I believe.