By which one among the following mechanisms, soap removes dirt (soil) from cloth?

• A. Soap dissolves the soil as such
• B. Soap reacts with soil and converts them into soluble silicates
• C. Soap takes away the oily part of the soil and thus separates the soil from the cloth
• D. The soap molecules bind with the soil, lift the soil and keep it suspended which can then be rinsed away