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An ingredient that serves primarily to reduce the concentration of the other ingredients. |
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An ingredient used in detergents to increase foam production and stabilize lather. |
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An ingredient that helps keep soils from redepositing onto clothing in the wash water after they have been removed. |
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An ingredient that helps a finished product maintain a consistent pH. |
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An ingredient that has the ability to complex with and inactivate metallic ions, which stabilizes the finished product. |
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An ingredient that prevents or retards microbial growth or chemical degradation of other ingredients and thus protects finished products from spoilage. The use of more than one preservative can sometimes increase efficacy due to synergism. |
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An ingredient that prevents or retards microbial growth or chemical degradation of other ingredients and thus protects finished products from spoilage. The use of more than one preservative can sometimes increase efficacy due to synergism. |
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