Supernatural Science

INTRODUCTION  The essential part of our daily lives which we often take for granted is cleaning and hygiene. Only chemistry could make this process of cleaning possible as from the soap we use to wash our hands to the shampoo we use to clean our hair,all involves complex chemical methods which could be explained by the complex chemistry. All these cleaning agents are an integral part of our lives thus it is important to understand their chemistry to be better aware of the products we use. The chemistry of soaps,shampoos and detergents is quite a field of fascination which involves study of surfactants,emulsifiers and other chemical compounds. These compounds are designed in such a way that they interact and manipulate the properties of water,oil and dirt thus making it possibleto remove the impurities and the surface gets cleaned. The crucial role is played by surfactants in the chemistry of cleaning. These molecules have both hydrophobic(water repellent) and hydrophili...