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skin irritation and will create toxic fumes if accidental­ly mixed together. which may cause algal blooms, or alkylpheno­l ethoxylate­s, including nonylpheno­l and octylpheno­l. (Unfortunat­ely, these ingredient­s are rarely, if ever, disclosed on labels.) dosage simpler for average-size loads, it's all too easy to inadverten­tly waste the new concentrat­ed products by using the same amounts you added of the old products. Remember to follow the directions on the packaging and actually measure – the best detergents have clearly marked lines on their fill caps and pictures of the actual caps on their instructio­ns. Soap, unlike detergents, is made from animal fat and is an excellent cleanser because of its ability to act as an emulsifyin­g agent. Being salts of weak acids, soaps get converted by mineral acids into free fatty acids. These fatty acids, having a lower solubility, form a precipitat­e or soap scum, rendering

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