CONSUMER

PRODUCTS
Module 2

Submitted by Johannes Andrei Philippe V. Ong

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 TOOTHPASTE

Toothpaste is generally used for brushing your teeth to

Uses: keep it smelling fresh, white, and clean. But it also works
exceptionally well as a cleaner for various surfaces.

Toothpaste is mainly composed of water, abrasives,

detergents, and Flouride. When you brush your teeth, the
abrasives and detergents react with water to create foam
How it works which easily brushes off debris left in the teeth. Meanwhile
the Flouride in the toothpaste helps with maintaining your
teeth to stay pretty.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/toot
hpaste
https://www.thefactsabout.co.uk/how-toothpaste-
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 LOTION
Lotion moisturizes our skin which creates a shiny surface
on our skin when applied. It smooths out our skin to
Uses: maintain a certain look. And it can also make you smell
good with the help of its scent.

Our skin gets damaged when it is too dry. Lotions repair it

by moisturizing it. Lotions are composed mainly of water
and lipids to be able to temporarily clog pores and keeping
How it works the skin moisturized. But water and oily lipids cannot mix
homogenously, so lotions are also composed of surfactants
to be able to mix the two together.

https://www.everydayhealth.com/skin-beauty/7-
body-lotion-benefits/
https://www.virtualbeauty.co.nz/resources/moisturise
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 DEODORANT
Deodorants are usually applied to the armpit before going
outside. This is because deodorants help keep our armpits
Uses: smelling fresh and good, plus it also prevents sweat buildup
in the armpits.

Deodorants are mainly composed of Aluminum or zinc

salts. These are the main ingredients that have the most
impact in deodorants. They prevent sweat buildup by
How it works clogging the pores, and if there is no sweat buildup, there is
no bad odor. Fragrances are also a main component, as it
adds a good smell to your armpit.

https://www.chemistryviews.org/details/ezine/11012
500/The_Chemistry_of_Deodorants/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-
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sciences/deodorants#:~:text=Deodorants%20contain%
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 PERFUME
Perfumes are mainly used by us humans to apply it to
certain parts of our body in order to maintain a desired
Uses: smell throughout an entire day. It can also be applied to
different surfaces and achieve a similar result.

Perfumes are mainly composed of a base which is 78 to

95% ethyl alcohol depending on the manufacturer. And the
remaining percentage is composed of essential oils that
add the desired smell to the perfume. All of these
How it works ingredients form together to produce different stages of
scent in a perfume. When perfume is applied, the main
smell from the essential oils are almost immediately
noticeable. But after a certain period of time, it reaches a
base scent which lasts for a very long time.

https://sciencing.com/chemistry-perfume-
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https://science.howstuffworks.com/perfume2.htm