Question

Why detergents also called soap less soaps?

Answer 1

Answer:

Generally, soaps are made from natural ingredients, while detergents are made from synthetic material.

Soaps are prepared by specification method of fats and alkalies while detergents are not made from salts and therefore, are not having a chemical composition as soaps.

Detergents are not salts but are simple surface active chemicals showing soap-like properties. Therefore, they are also called soap less soaps.

Answer 2

Answer:

Answer is so simple

Explanation:

Detergents are called soapless soaps becauses they resemble soaps in their cleansing action but they donot contain the usual chemical contents of soaps i.e., sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acids.