From:	Keith Duthie psycho@*********.co.nz
Subject:	Salty Chocolate Recipes (2 cups Sweaty Poo)
Date:	Wed, 7 Jun 2000 22:19:47 +1200 (NZST)

On Wed, 7 Jun 2000, J. Keith Henry wrote:

> Water is a base??? Distilled water is as close as I recall anything being
> to "neutral pH". Salts are acid-scale functions, and water itself
> (especially water within the body) is a mildly acidic scale on the pH.
> Again, hence the reason that the VAST majority of anti-perspirants are basic
> in nature/pH level.
NaOH [base] + HCl [acid] = NaCl + H2O is a classic example. Salt water is
neutral. Sweat may or may not be, I don't know much biology, but salt
water is neutral.

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