What You Ought to Know about Soaps and Detergents for a Safe and Healthy Living

Posted by Raj Arora
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Oct 19, 2015
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Our Daily engagements expose us to various types of bacteria and viruses that are potent to affect the general well-being. Hindustan Lever, Proctor & Gamble and Henkel are a few big names in the detergent market that have laid constant effort in improving the quality of life of the Indians by introducing advanced and efficient germ-care formula. Spread across a range of detergents, soaps, dishwashing gels and hand sanitizers - such products can be found at your local store, and most interestingly purchased over an online grocery shop such as Quick2Kart among others.

Here, let us dwell a little deep into the factor of detergents and soaps in helping us stay healthy while facing the pollution and dirt.

What are detergents?


Detergents are a mixture of synthetic chemicals and addictives and mainly seen in liquid form and used in hair shampoos, clothes washing powder, stain removers and shaving foams. The most common ingredient that is used in these detergents is called surfactants. The other ingredients are enzymes, bleaching agents, fillers and builders.


1. Surfactants:

These organic chemicals made through chemical reactions from oil or fat raw materials. With their wetting and other properties they have the ability to remove the dirt from fabrics. Surfactants include


A] Soaps: They are made from naturally occurring fats and oils. Soaps are very effective as a bactericide. It forms gels, lowers the surface tension of water that allows the soap to get in contact with surfaces greater than what is done with water alone.


B] Anionic detergents:

They can be used on all floors and do not affect any pigment present in the floor covering. It is also safe on waxed floors.


C] Non-ionic detergents:

They are effective in removing oils and grease and are far more effective in hard water that anionic detergents.


2. Builders:

They help remove calcium and magnesium ions present in hard water and in soils. They also stop deposition of calcium and magnesium salts on fabrics and washing machines.


3. Bleaching agents:

The bleaching agents are useful for removing stubborn stains and kill bacteria through chemical oxidation.


4. Enzymes:

Enzymes include proteases, lipases and amylases.


5. Fillers:

They help in adjustment of the active matter in the detergent to the dose used. Sodium sulphate is the main product in powders while in liquid it is water and solvents.


Now, next time, while you take up an endeavour to shop for the grocery items online, look out for right kind of detergents to add to the stock of items that can render you home a safe place to live. Look for offers and discounts to avail this festive season.


They say, one’s ‘home is the safest place to be’ – and you can truly make your home what you intend it to be by subscribing to the right kind of detergents and soaps. In making a home complete detergents and soaps play almost an equally important role that grocery items, vegetables and fruits perform towards health and well being.


While websites like Quick2Kart.com presently caters to a wide range of needs of the residents of Noida, Vaishali, Indirapuram and Crossings Republik – if you do not intend to order for any of the above-stated locations, you would certainly options among other such ecommerce sites.

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