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Soap & Detergent - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Builders
        
        sodium phosphate, added to make the water more basic
        
        effectively soften the water
        
        removed extra magnesium and calcium ions from the hard water, no scum will form
      - Anti-redeposition agents
        
        Sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) was added to give the fabric a small negative charge, which repelled the negatively charged dirt/grime and soil particles
        
        prevents fine soil particles from attaching to the fabric, allowing them to rinse freely out of the wash
      - Optical Brighteners
        
        used to make white clothing whiter
        
        can be noticed when UV light is shone on white clothing and it will "glow bluish-white'
        
        optical brighteners are very complex rganic molecules that absorb UV light and the give it off as a visible light (fluorescence)
      - Inert Fillers
        
        Sulfate compounds were added to make the detergent powder flow freely
        
        without it, detergent will stick together and become one big block
      - Anti-Corrosion Agents
        
        Chemicals such as sodium silicate were added so that metal objects like buttons and zippers would not rust or corrode
      - Perfumes
        
        Organic molecules with pleasant smells were added to give the clothes aromas such as floral, summer breeze, lemon, etc.
      - Enzymes
        
        Enzymes are organic compounds thatattack or breakdown proteins
        
        These compounds would clean grass and blood stains by destroying the proteins found in them