Detergent is a strategic technology products, as it has become part of everyday life of modern society from domestic to industrial.
In general, the detergent contains the following ingredients:
Surfactants (surface active agent) which serves to lower the surface tension of water so as to release the dirt on the surface of the material. Surfactants in laundry detergent clothes categorized as anionic, generally composed of alkyl benzene sulfonate branched chain (ABS), alkyl benzene sulfonate linear (LAS) and Alpha Olefin Sulfonate (AOS).
Builder (shaper) which serves to enhance the work efficiency of surfactant. One builder that is widely used is phosphate.
Filler (filler), which serves to increase the quantity of detergent products.
Additives which serves to enhance the appeal of products such as deodorant, bleach and dye.
The use of detergents may have a risk to health and the environment. The risk of mild detergent in humans in the form of irritation (hot, itchy and even flaking) on the skin, especially in areas in direct contact with the product. This is because most of the products currently available detergent has a degree of acidity (pH) level. Under conditions of irritation / injured, let alone use smoothing products that contain fragrance, it will make skin irritation worse.
In the long term, drinking water that has been contaminated waste detergent as one potentially cancer causing (carcinogenic). The process of decomposition of detergent will result in residual benzene when reacted with chlorine to form chlorobenzene compounds are very dangerous. Contact benzene and chlorine are very likely to occur in drinking water treatment, given the use of chlorine (which it contains chlorine) as a germ killer in the chlorination process.
The use of phosphate as a builder in detergents need to be revisited, since these compounds may be one cause of the process of eutrophication (excessive nutrient enrichment) on the river / lake that is marked by explosive growth of algae and water hyacinth can indirectly harm aquatic biota and the environment . In some European countries, the use of phosphates have been banned and replaced with a substitution compounds are relatively more environmentally friendly.
According to the Consumer Protection Act, consumers have the right to obtain information of a product clearly, the right to vote and the right to sue / sue manufacturers if their products do not conform with regard to consumer rights claim, the required transparency from manufacturers regarding product content detergent produced in the form of raw material composition labeling.
Public perception that the detergent that produces abundant foam has a good power washing is not true. To change that perception, it needs participation from both consumers and producers. On the one hand, konsumenharus know that there is no connection between the power washer and foam overflow. On the other hand, manufacturers should no longer use the 'foam overflow' in promoting their products.
Standards, as one product regulation, the current and used as a reference for detergent products are more than 15 years old and no longer suitable to the demands of environmentally sound products, so it needs to be revised, along with the development of technology and the development of environmental standards.
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