Thursday, June 24, 2010

3) Base: Potassium Hydroxide















Potassium Hydroxide is the chosen substance. It has the formula of KOH. Potassium Hydroxide is used for cleaning in cleaning products. "Dettol shampoo" in the mart is one product that contains potassium hydroxide.

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Another example of cleaning product is soap. The saponification of fats with KOH is used to prepare the corresponding "potassium soaps" which are softer than the more common sodium hydroxide-derived soaps. Because of their softness and greater solubility, potassium soaps require less water to liquefy, and can thus contain more cleaning agent than liquefied sodium soaps.
















Potassium Hydroxide is also used as a cleansing agent in cosmetic, facial cleanser and moisturizer. There is presence of potassium hydroxide in "Garnier facial cleanser" product too which can be found in the mart, and uses it as a cleansing agent.

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