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Question
Make a list of detergents that you use.
Solution
- Natural detergents like ritha and shikhakai are used to wash hair.
- Manmade detergents like soaps like Dettol, dove, lifebuoy, etc., for bathing.
- Detergents like Surf Excel, tide, etc. are used to wash clothes.
- Alkaline detergents are used for hard surface cleaning.
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