Chemicals in everyday life

Chemicals in everyday life

All substances with certain chemical content Contained in chemicals in everyday life, a lot of chemicalsthat we can encounter in our daily life, such as food, household needs and so forth

In the bath, you use a soap that contains cleaning chemicals. When your uniform is dirty, you use chemicals to whiten it. So is the perfume that you use to scent your body also contains chemicals. At night when going to bed, you use mosquito repellent to repel mosquitoes. Mosquito repellent also uses chemicals

1.Cleaners

Cleaners work to clean things in the household from dirt. There are several types of chemicals that can be used as a cleanser. For example, body cleansers, hair cleaners, motor and car cleaners, plate cleaners, clothes cleaners, and floor cleaners. Cleansers are known generally with detergents. Detergent function is to help dissolve fat or oil. You need to know that water and oils / fats can not be mixed so that it requires a substance that helps dissolve the oil and fat in water that is detergent. The soap you use for bathing has a cleaning power that is not as strong as a detergent to wash dishes.

2. Bleach

The whitening product serves to whiten stained white clothing that is difficult to clean with regular cleaners. In addition to whiten clothing, there is also a whitening product that serves to whiten face or body.

Side Effects of Bleach Usage

      - Clothing bleach materials generally contain chlorine compounds that can damage fabric fibers and clothing colors.

- Chlorine compounds can also cause skin irritation.

- Skin whitening ingredients that contain mercury or excessive mercury can damage the nervous system

Prevention

Prevention that can be done for the use of bleach, among others:

- Avoid using bleach types containing mercury.

- Only use bleach products if dirt or stains are difficult to remove by soap or detergent.

Side Effects of Bleach Usage

      - Clothing bleach materials generally contain chlorine compounds that can damage fabric fibers and clothing colors.

- Chlorine compounds can also cause skin irritation.

- Skin whitening ingredients that contain mercury or excessive mercury can damage the nervous system

Prevention Prevention that can be done for the use of bleach, among others: - Avoid using bleach types containing mercury. - Only use bleach products if dirt or stains are difficult to remove by soap or detergent.

3. Fragrance Fragrance products are used to scent the room or body. There are liquid perfume products, such as fragrances, room, and clothing. This liquid deodorant product is used by spraying it on parts of the body and room or soaking the clothes in the liquid perfume. In addition to the liquid, there is also a solid, like mothballs. How to use fragrance dense product, that is by storing it in open space. The scents used in deodorant are usually floral or fruit scents.

5. Insect repellent Insecticide or insecticide products are used to kill insects that damage or disrupt humans, such as mosquitoes, flies, and cockroaches. Most of the insecticide products on the market are to eradicate mosquitoes. This product is commonly known as 'mosquito repellent'. Do you know products that can be used to eradicate mosquitoes or insects? This insecticide product exists in the form of solid and liquid. A liquid insecticide product is used by way of spraying it throughout the room with many insects.

6. Pesticides Pesticide-type chemicals are closely related to the lives of farmers. Pesticides are used to eradicate plant pests so as not to disrupt agricultural production. Pesticides commonly used by farmers can be classified according to function and target Its use, namely:

A. Insecticides, ie pesticides used to eradicate insects, such as grasshoppers, ladybirds, aphis, and caterpillars.

B. Fungicide, a pesticide used to eradicate and prevent the growth of mold or fungus.

C. Bactericide, ie pesticides to eradicate bacteria or viruses.

D. Rodenticide, a pesticide used to eradicate plant pests in the form of rodents, such as rodents.

 E. Herbicides, ie pesticides used to eradicate weeds (weeds), such as reeds, grasses, and water hyacinths.