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Cleaning

Shower glass

Drains

Ingredients

Companies refuse to disclose what’s in their cleaning products. But you might see “anionic” and “nonionic surfactants”.

Surfactants: cleaning agents, like soap. Chemicals with two opposing ends, one soluble in water, the other in fat. So it can help mix oil and water. When there’s liquid on top of oil, there’s a lot of surface tension, and surfactants can reduce this tension by mixing the two, helping wash away oily and water-based stains.

“Ionic”: charged. “Anionic” negatively, “cationic” positively, “amphoteric” both.

“Nonionic”: no charge. Less likely to form ‘soap scum’. Generally less effective, but less skin irritation.