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Depending on the type of detergent each one has a different function, also depending on what you are washing or cleaning. You wouldn't take a shower/bath with out soap would you? Whether you prefer bar soap, liquid soap, body wash, we use soap to help us clean, deodorize, and sanitize our bodies.

The same holds true with most detergents, they help clean the item you are washing, whether it is laundry or dishes, or whatever. Some detergents help soften material with fabric softeners, some detergents leave a pleasing smell on the item(s) being washed, while others sanitize and disinfect.

The main reason or function of any detergent is to help clean.

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Clothing detergent acts as an emulsifyer between the water and the oil. The detergent mixes the water and oil and pulls the oil from the clothing to the cleaner water.

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using the concept of polar and non-polar solvent.

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An organic salt similar to soap, except that detergeants do not form soap scum in hard water

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A cleansing substance that acts similarly to soap but is made from chemical compounds rather than fats and lye

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