Lifestyle Chemistry
1. LIFESTYLE CHEMISTRY
-many consumer products have been developed because of increased understanding of chemical substances, chemical reactions & the biochemistry of human body surfaces
-some products are used as cleaning agents while others have been developed to act as barriers against environmental factors like wind and heat
-some products are mixtures, used for medicinal purposes, & require a different understanding of body chemistry & chemical interaction
-production of these substances on a commercial scale resulted from developments in chemical technology and an understanding of the different properties of chemicals and of chemical interactions
-these products include a range of different types of substances, mixtures & polymer molecules.
-many products are applied to the hair and skin, to keep them clean or offer some protection from the elements
-these products are designed to take into account the properties of water and alcohol, as solvents, and numerous aspects of body chemistry
-the different types of chemical substances and how they are combined to make mixtures depend upon their specific physical and chemical properties
-types of products used & the ways in which they are used have changed over time and are continuing to change as people become more aware of the environmental and health impacts of some of the synthetic substances produced
2.1 Physical and chemical properties of substances
-chemicals are used daily to make cleaning jobs easier, to beautify our surroundings, to control dangerous pests and to maintain our homes
-although there a millions of chemical compounds, they can be broadly grouped according to their use and some of these groups include: surfactant cleaners, degreasers, lubricants, pesticides, solvents, metal cleaners, body hygiene chemicals and cosmetics
Detergents
-surfactants are the main ingredients in detergents
-surfactants are synthetic chemicals which help water to wet a
-many consumer products have been developed because of increased understanding of chemical substances, chemical reactions & the biochemistry of human body surfaces
-some products are used as cleaning agents while others have been developed to act as barriers against environmental factors like wind and heat
-some products are mixtures, used for medicinal purposes, & require a different understanding of body chemistry & chemical interaction
-production of these substances on a commercial scale resulted from developments in chemical technology and an understanding of the different properties of chemicals and of chemical interactions
-these products include a range of different types of substances, mixtures & polymer molecules.
-many products are applied to the hair and skin, to keep them clean or offer some protection from the elements
-these products are designed to take into account the properties of water and alcohol, as solvents, and numerous aspects of body chemistry
-the different types of chemical substances and how they are combined to make mixtures depend upon their specific physical and chemical properties
-types of products used & the ways in which they are used have changed over time and are continuing to change as people become more aware of the environmental and health impacts of some of the synthetic substances produced
2.1 Physical and chemical properties of substances
-chemicals are used daily to make cleaning jobs easier, to beautify our surroundings, to control dangerous pests and to maintain our homes
-although there a millions of chemical compounds, they can be broadly grouped according to their use and some of these groups include: surfactant cleaners, degreasers, lubricants, pesticides, solvents, metal cleaners, body hygiene chemicals and cosmetics
Detergents
-surfactants are the main ingredients in detergents
-surfactants are synthetic chemicals which help water to wet a