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I wonder if some soaps are better than others at destroying the virus. Dawn is famously good at cutting grease, used for cleaning up oil spills off birds, etc.
by smcameron 7y ago
I wonder if some soaps are better than others at destroying the virus. Dawn is famously good at cutting grease, used for cleaning up oil spills off birds, etc. I wonder if it's also better than other soaps at destroying the lipid layer of the virus, or if something like Lava or GoJo would be even better.
- cat199 7y ago> I wonder if some soaps are better than others at destroying the virus. not in any related field, but from what I understand the more basic ph the soap the better, modulo additional added enzymes and chemicals
- twic 7y agoShampoo might be best. Most shampoos contain sodium lauryl sulphate, also known as sodium dodecyl sulphate, which is the gold standard for destructive protein-unravelling detergents in laboratory work. Might!
- isbwkisbakadqv 7y agoMy sense is that all soaps are the same from a chemistry/physics perspective. But of course they could be in different concentrations. Maybe Dawn has more amphipathic molecules per liter aka is more concentrated?
- toufka 7y agoThere are 'sufficient' soaps, 'dilute' soaps, and 'specific' soaps. Most soaps are some concentration of SDS/SLS - with various additives to make it smell good, be nicer on your skin, but are otherwise the same, or very similar from an active ingredient perspective. There are concentrated and dilute versions of those soaps. Then there are soaps (like fancy laundry detergents) that are supplemented with various enzymes to specifically target certain kinds of contaminants commonly found in clothes.