Suggest Why People Once Washed Their Hands with Ashes

question 78

Multiple Choice

Suggest why people once washed their hands with ashes.

• A)The ashes act as a base and reacts with skin oils to produce solutions of soap.
• B)The ashes act as an acid and reacts with the skin oils to produce soap.
• C)The oils on the skin act as a base and reacts with the ashes to produce soap.
• D)After being burnt in the fire,the acids and bases of the log are neutralized,making it a gentle material to use on the hands.

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