00:24We're good at cleaning dishes, we're good at washing hair
00:32Whenever you have dirty hands, you need us there
00:37You'll find us in the bathroom, and in the kitchen too
00:42With plenty of warm water, there's so much we can do
00:48What are we?
00:51We're soap
00:53Hello, me dears, it's washing day today
01:23Come on Pippin, hand me the pecs
01:29Thank you Pippin
01:48You're a great help, aren't you?
01:55I think it's high time you had a bath
01:57Oh dear, I forgot, I've run out of soap
02:17I've only got this
02:19I can't give Pippin a bath in washing powder
02:21Oh no, that would never do
02:24I'll just have to go out and buy some more
02:27Pippin?
02:37Pippin?
02:37Pippin?
02:45Where's she gone?
02:57I know
02:58I bet she's hiding
03:00She hates having a bath
03:04But she must
03:06We must keep her clean and healthy
03:10So
03:11We'll just have to go out
03:14Without her
03:16She's just looking at her
03:41There are so many different kinds of soap, and they all have different jobs to do.
04:08There's soap for washing dishes, soap for washing clothes, a gentle liquid, a box of powder, I've got one of those, soap for in the bath, shampoo for your hair, toilet soap to wash your face.
04:27There's soap everywhere.
04:30Ah, this is what I want, a bar of soap, with some warm water, it'll get Pippin nice and clean.
04:48It'll get Pippin nice and clean.
04:55I know what we'll do, we'll go and find out how they make soap.
05:07I know what we'll do, we'll go and find out how they make soap.
05:21Pippin, it's time to fly.
05:28Is she still hiding?
05:34Never mind.
05:35We shan't be long.
05:36I know.
05:52No, no, no, no, no, no.
06:22There it is, the soap factory.
06:52There it is, the soap factory.
07:22This is where it all begins, in these giant pans, they're like huge cooking pots.
07:37They pour in some oil made from plants, some water, some salty water, and some things that
07:52are called caustic soda.
07:54They're all mixed together and heated to make soap.
07:59It's just like cooking.
08:04When the soap's ready, it goes into a big dryer where the water's taken out and the soap gets
08:24cooler.
08:25As it gets cooler and drier, it gets harder, and it comes out like this.
08:32These little pieces of soap are called noodles.
08:39They're quite squashy.
08:45Then, the noodles are poured into a huge bag.
08:52Here come the noodles, and now Alex putting in some colour.
09:17And then, some curfew.
09:24Mmm, smells nice.
09:30In here, the noodles are squeezed and squashed together to make one long piece.
09:40It's called a billet.
09:45This machine cuts round bars of soap out of the billet.
09:59And the bits left over go back to be used again.
10:04And there it is, a bar of soap.
10:08Now all that's left to do is put them in boxes ready to sell at the supermarket.
10:17And now you know all about soap.
10:21Five little monkeys, lazy little monkeys, they thought washing was a chore.
10:28Then one found some powdered soap and dipped it in the water.
10:33Soon he got the washing done.
10:35And that left four.
10:37Four little monkeys, grimy little monkeys, all as dirty as can be.
10:47Then one found shampoo could make a lovely sudsy lather.
10:51Soon she had the cleanest hair.
10:54And that left three.
10:59Three little monkeys, grubby little monkeys, could not think of things to do.
11:06Then one found a bar of soap just sitting on the bathtub.
11:10So he washed from head to toe.
11:13And that left two.
11:18Two little monkeys, mucky little monkeys, with breakfast dishes to be done.
11:25Then one found the liquid soap and put it in the water.
11:30Soon she'd done the washing up.
11:32And that left one.
11:37One little monkey, happy little monkey, always looking for some fun.
11:44He loved blowing bubbles.
11:46He could blow the biggest bubbles.
11:48And then the biggest bubble burst.
11:51And that left none.
11:53Oh dear.
11:58I got caught in the rain.
12:01My washing's hanging out to dry.
12:07Pippin.
12:19Oh, you were only trying to help, weren't you?
12:24But I'll have to wash them all over again, though.
