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This question is perhaps a little confused.

A saturated solution means that no more substance can be dissolved into it. The solution itself therefore - saturated or otherwise - does not need to be dissolved.

The question remains that if we have a saturated solution, how do we dissolve more stuff into it? If I have a litre of water and put in 359g of salt, it is now saturated. You can find this information on wikipedia for most common substances, it's on the right-side under "Solubility in water".

Anyhow, how can we put in more than 359g of salt? We can raise the temperature of the water. That's easy but raising the temperature means you should be careful not to destroy your product or boil off your water.

You don't always have to use water, either. Some things dissolve better in other solvents. If you want to dissolve oil, water isn't going to do a lot for you, but Hexane might. That's why we use nail polish remover (Acetone) instead of just washing our fingers in water.

Polar things like to dissolve in polar solvents. And non-polar things in non-polar solvents. Things that are both polar and non-polar (amphiphiles) can be used to dissolve polar things into non-polar solvents and vice versa. This is why we use detergent to remove fats from dishes using water, which would otherwise not mix.

Finally, pressure can matter but that's really just for gases and is probably beyond the scope of this question.

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