Saponification-The process of Making Soap (Theory) : Class ...
Since this reaction leads to the formation of soap, it is called the Saponification process. The soap molecule has two parts: a polar group (-COO-Na +) and a non-polar group (R-hydrocarbon part). The polar group is called the head and the non-polar group is called the tail. Thus, the soap molecule has a polar head and a non-polar hydrocarbon tail.