Tooth soap

Aromatic Antiseptic Tooth Soap,—Castile soap 1 lb. finely-powdered pumice, 1 oz, thymol, 20 grains oil of winter green, 30 drops. Shave the soap into ribbons, beat it into a paste with a little water, and add first the pumice and next the thymol and wintergreen dissolved in a small quantity of alcohol. 

These are the agents or mechanical aids which are available as tooth powder, paste, or gel and used with tooth brush to cleanse and polish natural teeth. They are prepared in the form of bulk powder and containing soap or detergent and mild abrasive agent which should have maximum cleansing efficiency with minimum tooth abrasion. 

Cedar.—The woed of the cedar emits an agreeable odor when burned, and on that account is sometimes made into sticks for lighting lamps. In a finely-ground state it may be employed as a body for sachet powders, for it is said to keep away moths. It gives On distilla- tion a fragrant volatile oil, occasionally used for scenting toilet soaps. The wood forms a crimson-colored tincture with alcohol, and may be thus employed to tinge and scent tooth-powders. 

A century ago, the personal care market consisted of just toilet soaps and tooth powder but, today, the consumer is offered a plethora of choices, with a product for every conceivable task. To illustrate this point, the major categories of personal care products available in the U.S. market are shown in Figure 1.11. 

Oil of sassafras is employed as a soap perfume and for tooth pastes. It is also used as a parasiticide, but in this connection it is not without danger, for it has been recorded that a dog treated with the oil for lice died after a week s treatment. When taken internally and absorbed, it exerts a poisonous effect on the liver, kidneys and heart. 

MAJOR PRODUCT APPLICATIONS paints (non-skid coatings, textured paints, flatting), chemical carrier, cleaning and polishing liquids, soaps, tooth polishing pastes and powders, cleaning electronic circuit boards... 

Products and Uses Usually in cleansers, scouring agents, fireproofing and insulating compounds, cosmetics for removing rough skin, heavy-duty hand soaps, facial cleansing and acne compounds, tooth polishes, and denture powders. Pencil erasers are composed of synthetic rubber and pumice. (It is the pumice that erases, not the rubber.) Various abrasive purposes. 

Fluoridation of drinking water is employed in many places to aid in the prevention of tooth decay. Typically the F ion concentration is adjusted to about 1 ppb. Some water supplies are also hard that is, they contain certain cations such as Ca that interfere with the action of soap. Consider a case where the concentration of Ca is 8 ppb. Could a precipitate of Cap2 form under these conditions (Make any necessary approximations.)... 

Classification Specially denatured alcohol Definition Ethyl alcohol (100 gal) denatured with glycerin USP (100 lb) and hard soap NF (20 lb) Uses Solvent for cosmetics, hand/face/body creams/lotions, toothpaste, tooth powd., shampoos... 

Every day, you use products containing substances that were developed and prepared by chemists. Soaps and shampoos contain chemicals that remove oils on your skin and scalp. When you brush your teeth, the substances in toothpaste clean your teeth, prevent plaque formation, and stop tooth decay. Some of the chemicals used to make toothpaste are listed in Table 1.1. 

Antimicrobials have been around for many years, but never as prevalent in the marketplace as they are today. Just walk into your nearest discount store and you might find many articles that have antimicrobial treatments (e.g., pillows, bed covers, towels, wipes, hand soap, cutting boards, tooth brushes, mop heads, etc.). When you book your next vacation ask the hotel if their sleeping rooms have antimicrobial treated shower curtains, carpet, bed spreads etc. Surprise treated articles can also be found here. On the other hand, pay attention the next time you find yourself in the hospital or visiting a loved one, you will find a number of treated articles in this environment, (e.g., O.R. drapes, surgical gowns, medical devices, gloves, bed linens, curtains, chair upholstery, carpet etc.)... 

Forms of Occurrence.—(1) Insoluble Salts.— Tricalcium phosphate calcium carbonate, calcium fluoride. In man, 84-90 per cent, of bone calcium is present as phosphate the rest is chiefly carbonate. Calcium fluoride is the characteristic salt of tooth enamel. Insoluble calcium soaps form most of the fsecal calcium, especially when the diet is rich in fats. 

Medium-chain (C]o-C]6) alcohol sulfates are used in some parts of the world for liquid shampoos and bubble baths, especially as the alkanolamine- instead of the Na-salt. The salts are also used in dishwashing formulations, - fire fighting foams, hand lotions and household cleaners. Because of their limited water solubility, the sodium salts are used in shampoos, hand cleaners, syndet soaps and foa-mers in tooth paste. 

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