Active Ingredient(s) of Cleaning Products

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• In this time of pandemic, the
cleanliness of our home is very
important. Good housekeeping
requires high standard of
cleanliness or the absence of dirt
and its sanitation as well, or the
absence of disease-causing
organisms like bacteria.
• All housekeeping tasks need the use
of the right tool for the right job.
There are different kinds of cleaning products.
• laundry detergents
• bleaches
• dishwashing products
• mouthwash
• Active ingredients are found in different household cleaning products. They

may give different side effects to human
ACTIVE INGREDIENT(S)
OF CLEANING PRODUCTS
USED AT HOME
ALCOHOL
ETHOXYLATE (AE)
• C11H26O
• Alcohol ethoxylates are a class of compounds

that are commonly used throughout many
industrial practices and commercial markets.
Components
• (1) the hydrophobic, carbon-rich, fatty alcohol
• (2) the hydrophilic, polyoxymethylene chain.

ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATE (AE)
• Alcohol ethoxylate surfactants enhance the mixing and

solubilization of oil and water by having these contrasting
sections within the same compound.
• Because these compounds are surfactants, they can be used

whenever oily substances encounter water or a surface. It can
be used as detergents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, degreasers,
and emollients in many lines of commercially available products
and industrial practices.
SODIUM ALKYL SULFATES
• Sodium alkyl sulfate are members of alkyl sulfates. They

are water-soluble and can form soap bubbles. The
chemical formula is CnH2n+1OSO2ONa.
SODIUM ALKYL SULFATES
• It can be used in detergents, dish washing liquids,

shower gels, shampoos, hair conditioners and fabric
softeners.
• It can also be used as fire extinguishing agent because it
is not flammable. In the cosmetic industry it is used as
an emulsifier to mix oily and water-soluble compounds
for toothpaste or moisturizing products.
• It can produce irritating vapors when heated, consisting
of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and
others. As all detergents it can irritate skin and eyes. If
swallowed, it will cause nausea or vomiting.
AMINE OXIDE
• C15H33NO
• An amine oxide, also known as amine-N-oxide and N-

oxide, is a chemical compound that contains the
functional group R3N+–O−, an N–O bond with three
additional hydrogen and/or hydrocarbon side chains
attached to
AMINE OXIDE
• Long-chain alkyl amine oxides are used as nonionic

surfactants and foam stabilizers. Amine oxides are highly
polar molecules and have a polarity close to that of
quaternary ammonium salts.
• Small amine oxides are very hydrophilic and have an
excellent water solubility and a very poor solubility in
most organic solvents.
AMMONIA
• NH3
• Ammonia is a colorless, soluble alkali
gas that occurs naturally in the
environment. It is a chemical containing
one nitrogen and three hydrogen atoms
bonded together. It was traditionally used
in many household cleaners, though
today it's still found in glass cleaner, all-
purpose cleaners, and smelling salts.
AMMONIA
• When used in cleaning compounds, it’s called

“household ammonia.” Ammonia fumes are powerful
irritant, potentially harming your skin, eyes, nose,
lungs and throat.
• When found in oven cleaners and window cleaning
formulations, it is an irritant to the mucous
membranes.
• When working with ammonia, wearing heavy-duty
gloves, goggles, and a face mask are smart
precautions to protect your health.
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE
• Sodium hypochlorite also known as bleach is another

alkali disinfectant. Bleach works by oxidizing or breaking
down the molecular bonds of stains and germs.
• NaClO
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE
• Another useful but dangerous cleaner it also has strong

corrosive properties that may do serious damage to the
human body. Ammonia and bleach are a particularly
dangerous combination, creating potentially deadly
gases when mixed. Never store these two chemicals in
the same place.
• Bleach in the bottle is generally a five percent solution.
Toxic chlorine gas can be formed if bleach is mixed with
acids, such as bowl cleaners.
ETHANOL
Ethanol (also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking

alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic chemical
compound. It is a simple alcohol with the chemical formula
C2H6O.
ETHANOL
• Ethanol is a natural byproduct of plant fermentation and

can be produced through the hydration of ethylene. It
mixes easily with water and many organic compounds,
and makes an effective solvent for use in paints,
lacquers, and varnish, as well as personal care and
household cleaning products.
• Ethanol is highly flammable and should not be used near
open flames.
• Ethanol inhalation can cause coughing or headaches
PHENOLS
• Phenol, any of a family of organic compounds

characterized by a hydroxyl (―OH) group attached to a
carbon atom that is part of an aromatic ring. Besides
serving as the generic name for the entire family, the
term phenol is also the specific name for its simplest
member, monohydroxy benzene (C6H5OH), also known
as benzenol, or carbolic acid.
• Phenols are similar to alcohols but form stronger
hydrogen bonds. They are more soluble in water than
are alcohols and have higher boiling points.
PHENOLS
• Phenols occur either as colorless liquids or white solids at

room temperature and may be highly toxic and caustic.
• Phenols are widely used in household products and as
intermediates for industrial synthesis.
• For example, phenol itself is used (in low concentrations)
as a disinfectant in household cleaners and in
mouthwash. Phenol may have been the first surgical
antiseptic.
• Joseph Lister (1865) used phenol as an antiseptic to
sterilize his operating field.
QUATERNARY AMMONIUM
• The quaternary ammonium compounds (or quats) are a family of

low level disinfectants (according to Spaulding) with most quats
being derived from benzalkonium. Quats are reacted to provide a
variety of chain lengths and molecular structures so that the mix of
quats used in the disinfectant provide a wider range of efficacy
than a single chain.
QUATERNARY AMMONIUM
• Quats are generally used to disinfect

countertops, toilets and other high touch
environmental surfaces and floors. Quaternary
ammonium compounds are cationic
disinfectants. This means the quats chain
carries a positive (plus) charge on one end of
the molecule; many soils and soaps/detergents
carry an anionic or negative (minus) charge.
• Quats can also bind with, or be absorbed by, materials
and fibers including cotton (e.g., cleaning rags and mops).
Quats generally take 3-10 minutes to disinfect and should
be used with cleaning tools that are tested to be
compatible.
SODIUM PERCARBONATE
• Sodium percarbonate is a powder that releases

hydrogen peroxide, and very concentrated. It is a
granulated powder which can be nice for scrubbing
stains and stuck-on-gunk off dishes. Scouring powder is
made from hydrogen peroxide. It can be made into a
paste, too, and used on tile grout and tough stains.
SODIUM PERCARBONATE
• Sodium percarbonate is a powder that releases

hydrogen peroxide, and very concentrated. It is a
granulated powder which can be nice for scrubbing
stains and stuck-on-gunk off dishes.
• Scouring powder is made from hydrogen peroxide. It can
be made into a paste, too, and used on tile grout and
tough stains.
• In using this product, follow and read the instructions
carefully. Be very careful in handling all household
cleaning products.

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MENTIMETER

• Active ingredients are found in different household cleaning products. They

• Alcohol ethoxylates are a class of compounds

• (2) the hydrophilic, polyoxymethylene chain.

• Alcohol ethoxylate surfactants enhance the mixing and

• Because these compounds are surfactants, they can be used

• Sodium alkyl sulfate are members of alkyl sulfates. They

• It can be used in detergents, dish washing liquids,

• An amine oxide, also known as amine-N-oxide and N-

• Long-chain alkyl amine oxides are used as nonionic

• When used in cleaning compounds, it’s called

• Sodium hypochlorite also known as bleach is another

• Another useful but dangerous cleaner it also has strong

Ethanol (also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking

• Ethanol is a natural byproduct of plant fermentation and

• Phenol, any of a family of organic compounds

• Phenols occur either as colorless liquids or white solids at

• The quaternary ammonium compounds (or quats) are a family of

• Quats are generally used to disinfect

• Sodium percarbonate is a powder that releases

• Sodium percarbonate is a powder that releases

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