Question

what are soaps? how are they different from detergents?​

Answer 1

Answer:

. The fundamental difference between soaps and detergent is that soaps are produced from natural ingredients, while detergents are made from synthetic sources. 2. Soaps are made from fat and alkali by specification method and detergent are carbonic compounds which are not alkaline.

Answer 2

Soaps are biodegradable while some of the detergents are non-biodegradable. Soaps have relatively weak cleansing action whereas; detergents have a strong cleansing action. A detergent is a sodium salt of alkyl benzene sulphonate or of a fatty alcohol sulphate. A soap is a sodium or potassium salt of higher fatty acids.