system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: If I thoroughly wash my hands with soap to get rid of grime and germs and oils, why does the fragrance remain?
gpt
When you wash your hands, some of the fragrance from the soap is absorbed in to your pores. So while you have removed grime and oils, through washing and rinsing, the soap smell lingers cause it was absorbed into your skin.