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General Chemistry 1
Activity Sheet
Quarter 1 – MELC 3
Week 1
Analyzing Consumer Products

REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS

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General Chemistry 1
Activity Sheet No. 3 - Comparing Consumer Products
First Edition, 2021

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 Introductory Message
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Name of Learner:__________________________________________________________
Grade and Section:_____________________________ Date:_____________________

GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1 ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 3

Comparing Consumer Products

I. Learning Competency with Code

Compare consumer products on the basis of their components for use,
safety, quality and cost (STEM_GC11MPIa-b-11)

II. Background Information for Learners

The human body is such a wonderful chemical symphony which has a

way of achieving a sense of balance through various life processes such as
excretion and catabolism. However, it is important to understand what you
put inside your body so as not to disrupt homeostasis. In order to understand
this, you need to look into the chemical components of products which you
use every day. The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Adverse
Event Reporting System (CAERS) has received a report of 4,427 cancer cases
caused by harmful chemicals found in cosmetic products, as cited in the
research conducted by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI)
Spectrum in 2018. While the number of cancer caused by consumer
products is already alarming, there are still a lot of injuries that may be
caused by blindly using chemical products, such as chemical burn and
allergies. Today, you are going to learn about the components of consumer
products, and compare them in terms of their use, safety, quality, and cost.

Consumer products are items often bought for day to day

consumption. From your TV set at home, to the toothpaste you use, all of
those you use every day are consumer products. There are, however,
categories of these products such as convenience (consumed by majority of
people routinely), shopping (such as TV, radio, washing machine, etc.),
specialty (products purchased from luxury brands), and unsought (products
which consumers do not think of buying unless necessary such as a funeral
service, or a life insurance policy).

In this learning activity, you will only focus on the convenience

products and the chemistry behind it.

The table below shows the types of convenience products, its uses,
property, active components and how safe these products are.

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 TYPES OF CONVENIENCE PRODUCTS

1. HOUSEHOLD CLEANING PRODUCTS

Use Property Active Safety
Component
BLEACH Cleans and • Destabilizes the 1. Chlorine • Mostly made
whitens chemical bonds bleach are made aqueous to
surfaces in stain up of NaOCl reduce the
molecules, and 2. Oxygen chance of
in effect, Bleach are made chemical
reduces the up of hydrogen burn when in
likelihood of peroxide (H2O2) contact with
these molecules skin and soft
to be colored tissues.
because of the
reduced
radiation
absorption in
the visible
region.

• Highly corrosive
when
concentrated
• It generally
works by
releasing
oxygen

SOAP AND Each has Contains Generally • Mostly not

DETERGENT specific use surfactants contains; harmful and
for a specific which lowers • Surface Active nontoxic but
need, such the surface Agents or watch out for
as a body tension of surfactants skin allergies,
soap for water allowing and respiratory
cleaning the it to penetrate May also complication
body, while a the regions contain; when inhaled at
dish soap is which needs excessive
used for to be cleaned.
• Water softener amount.
cleaning It also • Stain remover
dishes. Soap essentially • Enzymes
and loosens and Perfumes, etc.
detergents, disperse water
however, insoluble dirt
have such as grease
common and oil,
components. allowing it to be
washed away.

Personal care products/cosmetics are diverse group of materials used to

improve one’s appearance. they are generally used to cleanse and beautify.

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 Table 1: Common Examples of Consumer Products

Common Use Property Active Safety

Examples of Components
Consumer
Products
MAKEUP Applied Foundations • Talc – is a • some low-
externally to the are used to natural mineral grade talc
face to conceal give a which controls may
spots or bumps. flawless the caking of contain
skin the product, Asbestos
appearance and ensures which when
even inhaled may
distribution of cause a
makeup on the serious lung
skin. problem.
• may contain
parabens •Many
which serves cosmetics use
as antibacterial paraben (such
agent, and as
preservative methylparaben,
ethylparaben,
propylparaben,
and
butylparaben)
which are
proven to have
adverse effect
on the
reproductive
organ, and
increases the
risk potential
of developing
cancer
Lipsticks • wax • artificial dye
are used to • oil and may cause
color the lips moisturizer lip-cracking
• pigments • lead may cause
(dye) death when
pigments ingested even
may at small
contain amount
lead

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LOTION Used to Hydrates skin Glycerin, May contain
moisturize or through a preservatives, harmful
hydrate skin moisturizing thickeners, chemicals such
agent (mostly colorant, as parabens
glycerin). Some emulsifier (a
lotion may also catalyst used to
improve skin allow the mixing
whitening, and of oil and water
helps protect at low activation
the skin from energy)
harmful effects
of UV exposure.
SPF (Sun
Protection
Factor)
sunscreen
lotion works
like a reflector
of UV rays. It is
composed of
inorganic
compounds
such as
titanium dioxide
and zinc oxide
which deflects
UV radiation in
a process called
photoelectric
effect.

TOOTHPASTE Cleans teeth and Heterogeneous *Sodium fluoride * Fluoride are

gums. Anti- paste or gel *Tin (II) fluoride not harmful
decay *may contain when taken at
antibacterial enough
triclosan amount,
however, an
overdose may
cause skeletal
fluorosis or a
condition in
which the
bones become
brittle. Keep
high-fluoride
toothpaste
away from
children.

In a progressively more chemically reliant time, it can be remarkably hard

to know what’s inside all the products you bring into your homes. Some product
labels are more complete than others, but few list of every ingredient and some
barely list any. As consumers it is important to know the
substances/ingredients present in the product/s that you are using. It is

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important to understand and know which of those ingredients found in the
labels of the products are active and special ingredients.

Active Ingredients are substances added to a product which is

scientifically proven to produce a desired effect. While special Ingredients
are substances added to the product which do not directly contributes to its
function, but may increase consumer satisfaction, such as adding fragrance
to bleach.

III. Activity Proper

Activity 1:
Directions: Examine the ingredients of some consumer products you use at
home. Copy and complete the table below. Write your answer in a separate
sheet of paper.

Household Brand Name Active Special Possible

Cleaning Ingredients Ingredients Safety
Products Risks
1. Bleach

2. Detergent

3. Soap

Personal Care Brand Name Active Special Possible

Product Ingredients Ingredients Safety
Risks
1. Lotion

2. lipstick

3. toner

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Activity 2:

Directions: Visit a nearest convenience store, sari-sari store, or supermarket

(whichever is accessible to you). Select at least three (3) brands for each example of
available consumer products and complete the Consumer Product Comparative
Chart below. Number 1 is only an example. You are free to change it depending on
the availability of products.
Note: Be sure to follow the minimum health and safety protocol.

CONSUMER PRODUCTS COMPARATIVE CHART

Examples of Available Mass/Volume Price in Peso Active Special Possible

Personal Care Brands (per (per Ingredients Ingredients Safety
Products pack/container) pack/container) (if any) Risks

1. Antidandruff
Shampoo

2.

3.

Examples of Available Mass/Volume Price in Peso Active Special Possible

Household Brands (per (per Ingredients Ingredients Safety
Cleaning pack/container) pack/container) (if any) Risks
Products
1. Detergent

2.

3.

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Activity 3

Directions: Based on the Consumer Products Comparative Chart that you

have just completed, which brand do you think is the most cost-effective
and why?

FOR PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS:

1. ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
FOR HOUSEHOLD CLEANING PRODUCTS:

1. ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

IV. Reflection

Complete the statements below.

I understand_____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

I don’t understand_______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

I need more information about ___________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

V. Answer Key

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VI. Links and/or Other References

Bayquen, Aristea V., and Gardee T. Peña. Exploring Life Through Science Series:
General Chemistry 1. Quezon City: Phoenix Publishing House, 2016.

JNCI Cancer Spectrum. Cosmetics and Cancer: Adverse Event Reports Submitted to
the Food and Drug Administration. 2018.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6649728/.