Cocamidopropyl Betaine is an ingredient synthesized from coconut milk most commonly found in cleaning solutions and appliances as a source of foam booster. Perhaps the most frequent use of Cocamidopropyl Betaine is shampoo, giving it the extreme capability to bubble and foam. Since many cleaning products result in the production of foam, they include Cocamidopropyl Betaine. More recent products have started to find alternative foaming compounds, but Cocamidopropyl Betaine still remains the most widely used source of foaming.
Cocamidopropyl Betaine has grown in use in recent years. It is now used in numerous products including shower gels, bath foam, liquid soaps, skin care products, and hand wash detergents. In all these products, it’s purpose remains constant; to provide the foam with a boost thus making the cleaning solution more effective. Aside from being a foam booster, Cocamidopropyl Betaine fulfills many more purposes. It can be used as an anti-static agent, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent, surfactant - cleansing agent, and viscosity increasing agent (source: Environmental Working Group).
In one molecule of Cocamidopropyl Betaine there can be found “both anionic and cationic structures” ( heraproject.com, 2005, p.5). At a low pH, the cation has the greater effect. It has a very high boiling point, 760 degrees Celsius. It has five H bond acceptors, two donors, and 16 freely rotating bonds. This bond ratio is responsible for the high boiling point. As displayed by the name, Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a betaine. All betaines contain a four bonded Nitrogen atom. They always have two functional groups with opposite electrical charges. Because of this characteristic Betaines are often regarded as inner salts. Ot...
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The purpose of the Unknown White Compound Lab was to identify the unknown compound by performing several experiments. Conducting a solubility test, flame test, pH paper test, ion test, pH probe test, conductivity probe test, and synthesizing the compound will accurately identified the unknown compound. In order to narrow down the possible compounds, the solubility test was used to determine that the compound was soluble in water. Next, the flame test was used to compare the unknown compound to other known compounds such as potassium chloride, sodium chloride, and calcium carbonate. The flame test concluded that the cation in the unknown compound was potassium. Following, pH paper was used to determine the compound to be neutral and slightly
Antiarrhythmic agents are used to suppress abnormal rhythms of the heart. Many attempts have been made to classify antiarrhythmic agents. There is a problem from the fact that many of the antiarrhythmic agents have multiple actions, making any classification accurate. Betapace (sotalol) comes in tablets and solution for oral a...
Conclusion: In support of my hypothesis, it is found that the mystery powder is one of the five known compounds. Through experimenting the chemical reaction in spot plates, it is concluded that the mystery powder is icing sugar. It was fairly straightforward because we just have to see which substances matched the reaction of the mystery powder. All in all, my hypothesis is correct and through researching the interpretation, icing sugar is the mystery substance.
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Stiffness The effect that this additive has on the polymer in terms of stiffness is that the fillers are very useful because it makes the polymers very strong and stiff. This makes it hard to break.
One of the primary alternatives to chlorine in swimming pools is Bromine. Bromine is an extremely effective pool sanitiser, successfully killing harmful bacteria found in pools. The compound can only be added in one of two very specific methods – making it very expensive. As Missouri Department Of Health And Senior Services Section For Environmental Public Health, 2014 (p. 14, 15) describes; ‘For pool sanitation, bromine compounds are sold in two solid forms - a two-part system that uses a bromide salt dissolved in water and activated by addition of a separate oxidizer; and a one-part stick or tablet that contains both bromine and an oxidizer and is dispensed by an erosion-type feeder.’ Once the Bromine is in the pool, it reacts with the water to form hypobromous acid which further dissociates into hypobromite ions through the following equation;
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Solid A was identified to be sodium chloride, solid B was identified to be sucrose, and Solid C was identified to be corn starch. Within the Information Chart – Mystery White Solid Lab there are results that distinguishes itself from the other 4 experimental results within each test. Such as: the high conductivity and high melting point of sodium chloride, and the iodine reaction of corn starch. Solid A is an ionic compound due to its high melting point and high electrical conductivity (7), within the Information Chart – Mystery White Solid Lab there is only one ionic compound which is sodium chloride, with the test results of Solid A, it can be concluded that is a sodium chloride. Solid B was identified as sucrose due to its low electrical
The isomerization procedure was done in order to create dimethyl fumarate from dimethyl maleate. Dimethyl maleate and dimethyl fumarate are cis and trans isomers, respectively. This procedure was done via a free radical mechanism using bromine. The analysis of carvones reaction was done in order to identify the smell and optical rotation of the carvone samples that were provided. The odor was determined by smelling the compound and the optical rotation was determined using a polarimeter.
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Ceramide is an important physiological compound. Ceramide is a precursory molecule used in forming various sphingolipids, which are a major component of the phospholipid bilayer (Slotte, 2013). Sphingolipids, and by extension ceramides, appear connected to several physiological conditions and disease states. These include neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, immune-mediated diseases, metabolic disease states, and cancer (Huang). A thorough understanding of many of these mechanisms are yet to be completely understood (Kolter). These connections with physiological conditions make ceramide an interesting area for further research.
Thickening agents or binders to keep the toothpaste together. They include mineral colloids, natural gums, seaweed colloids or synthetic cellulose.
In its own way, it enhances the penetration of your toner, moisturizer and hyaluronic acid by sloughing off the dry, aged and dead skin cells on the surface.
Due to its effectiveness, professionals in the clinical field have put trust in TCS in antibacterial soaps to fend off microbes from spreading among patients in clinical workers. A study by Jones, Jampani and Lee (2000), shows that the transmission of nosocomial pathogens – pathogens that are easily spread in clinical environment – could be reduced and controlled thanks to the existence of TCS in antibacterial soaps (p. 190). Its efficiency in reducing pathogens spreading via human contact has been well known in healthcare settings, making it less likely to cause any harm if be used in community settings. One of the intrinsic properties of TCS is its inhibitory effect towards bacterial activity. According to McMurry et. al, TCS in antibacterial soaps has a property that inhibits the enzymatic activity of bacteria in reducing fatty acids (as cited in Glasier, p. 13, 2004). Fatty acids, based on the study, essential as building blocks and growth of the bacteria, could be inhibited by TCS. This property is significant in differentiating antibacterial soaps and conventional soaps, putting antibacterial soaps in a better position than conventional soaps as an agent for hygiene and cleanliness