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Title:Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste : The Chemistry of Household Ingredients
Author:Simon Quellen Field
ISBN:1556526970 : 9781556526978
Illustrations:b/w illus
Format:Paperback
Size:155x230mm
Pages:268
Weight: .376 Kg.
Published:IPG (Chicago Review Press) - November 2007
List Price: 11.5 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Consumer guides & advice: CHEMISTRY: Reference works


Explaining why antifreeze is a component of toothpaste and how salt works in shampoo, this fascinating handbook delves into the chemistry of everyday household products. Decoding over 150 cryptic ingredients, the guide explains each component's structural formula, offers synonymous names, and describes its common uses. This informative resource can serve curious readers as a basic primer to commercial chemistry or as an indexed reference for specific compounds found on a product label. Grouped according to type, these chemical descriptions will dissolve common misunderstandings and help make consumers more product savvy.