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  2. Carbolic soap - Wikipedia

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    Bar of carbolic soap, demonstrating the rich red colour that gives the soap its alternative name, red soap. Carbolic soap, sometimes referred to as red soap, is a mildly antiseptic soap containing carbolic acid (phenol) and/or cresylic acid (cresol), both of which are phenols derived from either coal tar or petroleum sources.

  3. Trisodium phosphate - Wikipedia

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    Trisodium phosphate was at one time extensively used in formulations for a variety of consumer-grade soaps and detergents, and the most common use for trisodium phosphate has been in cleaning agents. The pH of a 1% solution is 12 (i.e., very basic), and the solution is sufficiently alkaline to saponify grease and oils.

  4. Saponification - Wikipedia

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    Some soap-makers leave the glycerol in the soap. Others precipitate the soap by salting it out with sodium chloride. Skeletal formula of stearin, a triglyceride that is converted by saponification with sodium hydroxide into glycerol and sodium stearate. Fat in a corpse converts into adipocere, often called "grave wax".

  5. Ajax (cleaning product) - Wikipedia

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    The Ajax brand was extended to a line of household cleaning products and detergents, which enjoyed its greatest success in the 1960s and beginning of the 1970s. Ajax All Purpose Cleaner with Ammonia, introduced in 1962, was the first major competitor to Procter and Gamble's Mr. Clean (debuted 1958). Ajax's success as the so called "White ...

  6. Phosphates in detergent - Wikipedia

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    The advantage of using phosphates in a consumer laundry detergent or dishwashing detergent is that they make detergents more efficient by chelating calcium and magnesium ions. [1] The disadvantage of using phosphates is that they remain in wastewater and eventually make their way to a natural body of water. [ 1 ]

  7. Sodium dodecyl sulfate - Wikipedia

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    For example, it is found in higher concentrations with industrial products including engine degreasers, floor cleaners, and car exterior cleaners. [ citation needed ] It is a component in hand soap, toothpastes, shampoos, shaving creams, and bubble bath formulations, for its ability to create a foam (lather), for its surfactant properties, and ...

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    Give your ride a professional clean for less than the cost of lunch. Back in stock: This $4 sudsy wash makes your car look like it was detailed — grab it while it's nearly 70% off Skip to main ...

  9. Soap - Wikipedia

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    A handmade soap bar Two equivalent images of the chemical structure of sodium stearate, a typical ingredient found in bar soaps Emulsifying action of soap on oil. Soap is a salt of a fatty acid (sometimes other carboxylic acids) used for cleaning and lubricating products as well as other applications. [1]