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so you can clean the stains off your clothes

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Do I need to wash my baby bedding in any special soaps or detergents?

Most detergents will work well, but bleach may damage it!


Are detergents mixtures or substances?

Detergents are mixtures.


How will plants die from the detergents?

Plants Will Die From The Detergents By The Detergents Suffocating The Plants Then Leaving The Plants To Die.


What is the difference between HE laundry detergents and regular laundry detergent?

HE laundry detergents are High Efficiency detergents. They are designed to make fewer suds than regular detergents and to work in clothes washers that use less water. Regular laundry detergents create a higher amount of soap suds and need more water to rinse the detergent out of the clothes being washed. The cleaning power of the two types of laundry detergent is about the same. However, you need to use the proper detergent for the type of washer you are using so that the washer can clean the clothes to the best of its ability.


Advantages of modern detergents?

* Detergents can produce high performance in hard water as well as salt water. * Detergents do not decompose in acids, because they are the salts of strong acids. * Detergents produce best results in acidic water too. * Detergents have high advantages and strength than soap. * During washing of clothes, normally scum is formed, but when washed with high concentrated detergents, there is no scum formation. The main advantage is this reduces repeated washing. * Detergents are produced from the petroleum products and chemicals are the main advantages, so that the need for the fatty acids and oils is greatly reduced. Hence the consumption of fatty acids and oils becomes low. * Detergents are cheaper than soaps. * Detergents are used to remove any type of dirty stains is also the main advantages. * Detergents are more soluble in water comparing soap.


Are detergents considered as water pollutant?

Detergents are not considered as water pollutants since the use of phosphates in detergents was outlawed.


Are detergents laundry supplies?

"Yes, detergents are laundry supplies. Detergents are needed when washing laundry to remove stains from clothing. Also, chemicals from detergents clean clothes while they are washing."


What are the effects that detergents have on the environment?

Dumping detergents in open soil can lead to soil deterioration. Detergents have string chemicals mixed in it which can harm our environment. Detergents should never be dumped in water.


Why are most laundry products detergents instead of soaps?

They are the same thing, just with differing names. Soaps are detergents and detergents are soaps. The names have become associated with their different uses. Soaps are now primarily used to refer to soaps/detergents used on the body, while detergents have comes to mean soaps/detergents used for things other than cleansing the body, such as dish detergents.


Give an example of biodegradable and non-biodegradable detergents?

Detergents that can be degraded by bacteria are called biodegradable detergents. Such detergents have straight hydrocarbon chains. For example: sodium lauryl sulphate Detergents that cannot be degraded by bacteria are called non-biodegradable detergents. Such detergents have highly-branched hydrocarbon chains. For example: sodium -4- (1, 3, 5, 7- tetra methyl octyl) benzene sulphonate


Do luandry detergents kill bacteria?

well if you need to now then there are two options YES and No take your pick


Are green detergents less toxic than conventional detergents?

yes