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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The ashes contain alkaline salts that react with the oils in the skin to produce a solution of soap. This is known as the saponification reaction. Therefore, option A is the correct choice.

Suggest Why People Once Washed Their Hands with Ashes