Chemical composition of everyday products

1. Soaps and laundry products -- Personal cleansing products : bar soap -- Synthetic detergents : surfactants -- Laundry aids -- Builders -- Bleaches -- Enzymes -- Fabric softeners -- Optical whiteners (fluorescers) -- Automatic dishwashing detergents -- 2. Cosmetics and bathroom products -- Blush makeup -- Body lotions and creams -- Antiwrinkle creams -- Deodorant/antiperspirant -- Eye shadow -- Face masks -- Face powder -- Hair coloring -- Hair conditioners -- Hair gel -- Hair growth products -- Hair removal products (depilatories) -- Hairspray -- Lipstick -- Lip treatments -- Liquid foundation makeup -- Mascara -- Mouthwash -- Nail polish -- Nail polish remover -- Permanent waving of hair -- Shampoo -- Shaving cream preparations -- Sunless tanning products -- Sunscreens -- Toothpaste -- 3. Health and medical products -- Allergy treatments (antihistamines) -- Analgesics -- Antacids -- Antidiarrheals -- Antiflatulence agents -- Antifungus foot treatments -- Cold sore treatments -- Contact lens cleaning solution -- Corn and callus foot treatments -- Cough medications -- Decongestants -- Diuretics -- Ear drops -- Eye drops -- Feminine hygiene treatments (1) -- Feminine hygiene treatments (2) -- Hemorrhoid treatments -- Insomnia treatments -- Laxatives -- Magnetic resonance imaging -- Motion sickness treatments -- Premenstrual syndrome drugs -- Pruritus (itch) treatments -- Spermicide (birth control product) -- Topical antibiotic treatments -- Topical anti-inflammatory treatments -- Vitamins -- Vitamin A -- Vitamin D -- Vitamin E -- Vitamin K -- B complex -- Vitamin C -- Wart removers. 4. Baby products -- Baby oil -- Baby wipes -- Diaper rash treatments -- 5. Cleaning products -- Ammonia-based all-purpose cleaners -- Drain cleaners -- Glass cleaners -- Metal/jewelry cleaners -- Oven cleaners -- Scouring powders -- Toilet bowl cleaners -- 6. Lighting -- Candles -- Fluorescent lights -- Glow sticks -- Halogen lights -- Incandescent lights -- Light-emitting diodes -- Neon lights -- 7. Common household and lawn products -- Aluminum cans and foil -- Fertilizer -- Fire extinguisher -- Insecticides -- Water softeners -- 8. Automotive and general repair products -- Air bags -- Fuel additives -- Gasoline -- Motor oil -- Radiator fluid -- Superglue -- Synthetic motor oil -- WD-40 -- Windshield wiper fluid -- Wood glue -- 9. Common materials and office supply products -- Alkaline batteries -- Correction fluid -- Pencils -- Pens -- Polarized sunglasses -- Rechargeable batteries -- Recycled paper -- Recycled plastic -- Rubber cement -- Spray paint -- Tinted windows -- Appendix : laboratory exercises -- Density determination -- Evaluation of an endothermic reaction -- Growing crystals with seed crystals -- Influence of salt on the freezing point of water -- Making slime -- Making your pennies more valuable : turning copper into silver and gold -- Paper chromatography of M & M colors -- pH determination of everyday products -- Testing an herbicide's effect on photosynthesis -- Testing antacid effectiveness -- Glossary.