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The document discusses the various ingredients commonly found in household cleaning products, including builders, solvents, enzymes, fragrances, preservatives, pH adjusters, dyes, thickeners, foam enhancers, and antibacterial or disinfecting ingredients. Builders help surfactants work better by reacting with substances in tap water. Solvents keep ingredients mixed and give products the proper thickness. Enzymes break down stains. Fragrances provide scent. Preservatives and pH adjusters make products safe and balanced. Dyes add color. Thickeners control viscosity. Foam enhancers create suds. Additional ingredients can kill germs.

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Active Ingredients Students

The document discusses the various ingredients commonly found in household cleaning products, including builders, solvents, enzymes, fragrances, preservatives, pH adjusters, dyes, thickeners, foam enhancers, and antibacterial or disinfecting ingredients. Builders help surfactants work better by reacting with substances in tap water. Solvents keep ingredients mixed and give products the proper thickness. Enzymes break down stains. Fragrances provide scent. Preservatives and pH adjusters make products safe and balanced. Dyes add color. Thickeners control viscosity. Foam enhancers create suds. Additional ingredients can kill germs.

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Use of other ingredients

in household products

1.Builders
Builders are one of the important group of
ingredients that help make cleaning products
better. Builders give the surfactants a helping
hand. Builders help make the surfactant more
powerful by reacting with stuff found in tap water
2. Solvents
Solvents are chemicals that help ingredients
stay mixed and gives cleaning products the right
thickness, so they are easy to use. In addition,
solvents can help to prevent liquid products from
freezing in cold climates.
2. Solvents
Without solvents, a product will be very
thick. But for other products, we want the liquid
to pour out of the bottle.
3. Enzymes
Enzymes are powerful stain removing
ingredients. Their power is to break down stains
just like the enzymes in our digestive system help
break down the food we eat. Enzymes are not
living organisms but are created by naturally
occurring microorganisms, like bacteria and
fungi.
4. Fragrances
Fragrances are a group of ingredients that
provide the cleaning product with a pleasant smell.
They are not found in every product, and typically a
very small amount can make a large difference in
smell. In many cases, the fragrance is the driving
factor for why someone decided to buy a specific
product.
5.Preservatives
Just like it is important to prevent food from
spoiling, cleaning products need to be preserved
as well. Adding a small amount of a preservative
protects the product from microorganism
5.Preservatives
A preservative is a substance that is added to a
cleaning product in order to make it stable and
safe for a longer period. Without a preservative,
it is possible for bacteria or fungi to grow in the
product.
6. pH Adjusters
Every cleaning product needs to be “balanced” to
work well and to be safe for your skin. In order to
do this, chemists use pH adjusters to make sure
the product is balanced and safe for you to use.
The amount used depends on the other
ingredients in the formula.
6. pH Adjusters
pH is a measure of how acidic
(like lemon juice) or basic
(like baking soda) a solution
is. One way to measure this is
by using the pH scale. The pH
scale is read from 0 to 14 and
tells us if a solution is acidic
or basic. Pure water has a pH
of 7, which means it’s neutral
7.Dye
There are several other ingredients used in cleaning
products that help create a unique experience. For
example, dye can be used to give a product color.
8. Thickener
Thickeners give soap the
proper viscosity
(thickness), making sure
it can still flow out of a
bottle. Can you imagine
trying to wash your
hands with a soap that
feels like water? It would
run right off your skin!
9. Foam Enhancer
Foam Enhancers help create suds or bubbles.
While not necessary for effective cleaning, many
people feel bubbles show that a product is working.
10. Antibacterial or Disinfecting Ingredients Cleaning
washes away germs with any dirt and soil that is
removed, but a further reduction of germs can be
achieved by using additional ingredients that will kill
germs

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