Friday, September 19, 2014

Can We Live Without Chemicals


Along with advances in industry and technology,human needs in adequate facilities increasing,one means it is a chemical,which right now there are various kinds of products that contain chemicals,which we use in every day life,a variety of materials chemicals that we use in every day life,such as chemicals that found in cleaning agents, bleach, fragrance materials, insecticides, and chemicals that contained in foods and drinks.

  We use the soap for bathing every day,but did you know if the active ingredient in the form of soap is natrium hydroxide?that is made from a weak acid,and a strong alkali which serves to clean the fat in our body,every day we are always washing clothes,and we always use a detergent,and did you know if the detergent which we use to wash contain the active ingredient,the active ingredient which contain in detergent is surfactants,surfactant is a surface active agent that has a different end,it is a hydropobic and hydropilic,this active ingredient serves to lower the surface tension of water,so as to release the dirt on the surface of the materials,every day we rub the teeth with toothpaste,did you know if the thoothpaste which are used every day contain chemicals materials such as fluoride,sodium bicarbonat,and baking soda,and shampoo also contain the chemical materials.

  Food and drinks that we consume every day,may also contain chemicals,substances which added in food during the production process,packaging,or storage for a particular purpose is called additives,addition of additive in food is based on the consideration that the quality and stability maintained food,food additives can be differentiated into two types,namely natural and synthetic additives,natural additives are example of salt,which is used for curing,while example of synthetic additives is monosodium glutamate,which is used for flavoring food,natural additives do not cause adverse effects to human health,while the synthetic additives when used in excess can lead to cancer.

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