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2. 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]

3. Saponification - Wikipedia

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   Depending on the nature of the alkali used in their production, soaps have distinct properties. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) produces "hard" soaps; hard soaps can also be used in water containing Mg, Cl, and Ca salts. [5] By contrast, potassium soaps (derived using KOH) are "soft" soaps. The fatty acid source also affects the soap's melting point.

4. List of cleaning products - Wikipedia

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   A bar of carbolic soap A puck of shaving soap in a ceramic bowl In chemistry , a soap is a salt of a fatty acid . [ 2 ] Household uses for soaps include washing , bathing , and other types of housekeeping , where soaps act as surfactants , emulsifying oils to enable them to be carried away by water.

5. Fels-Naptha - Wikipedia

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   Fels-Naptha is an American brand of laundry soap manufactured by Summit Brands. The soap was invented in 1893 by Fels and Company. The soap was invented in 1893 by Fels and Company. It originally included the ingredient naphtha , effective for cleaning laundry and removing urushiol (an oil contained in poison ivy).

6. Sodium stearate - Wikipedia

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   Sodium stearate is produced as a major component of soap upon saponification of oils and fats. The percentage of the sodium stearate depends on the ingredient fats. Tallow is especially high in stearic acid content (as the triglyceride), whereas most fats only contain a few percent. The idealized equation for the formation of sodium stearate ...

7. Soapstone - Wikipedia

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   Soapstone is sometimes used for construction of fireplace surrounds, cladding on wood-burning stoves, [26] [27] and as the preferred material for woodburning masonry heaters because it can absorb, store, and evenly radiate heat due to its high density and magnesite (MgCO 3) content.