-Soap is made of pin-shaped molecules, each of which has a hydrophilic head — it readily bonds with water — and a hydrophobic tail, which shuns water and prefers to link up with oils and fats.
-These molecules assemble themselves into little bubbles called micelles, with heads pointing outward and tails tucked inside.
-A virus like COVID-19 has lipid membranes that resemble double-layered micelles and the membranes contain with important proteins that allow viruses to infect cells.
-Soap molecules disrupt coronavrius’ chemical bonds that allow them to stick to surfaces
– When you rinse your hands, the damaged and trapped virus is washed away by soap molecules
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