Does Adding Bubble Bath Affect Water Temperature?

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wolram
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As it is cold here abouts i wondered, if one adds bubble bath soap to the bath water, doe's the water cool down quicker due to the vast surface area increase, or doe's it stay warmer due to the captured heat in and under the bubbles.
 
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I think bubbles are fairly good insulators.