Prepared By:

Mark Paulo D. Decena, RPh

 Household Hazardous Substances
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™ Substance or mixture of substances intended for
individual or limited purposes and which is
– toxic
– Corrosive
– an irritant
– a strong sensitizer
– flammable or combustible
– or generates pressure through decomposition, heat or
other means
 Household Hazardous Substances
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™ If such a substance or mixture of substances may
cause substantial injury or substantial illness during
or as a proximate result of any customary or
reasonably foreseeable ingestion by children but
shall not include
– agricultural fertilizers
– pesticides and insecticides
– and other economic poisons, radioactive substances, or
substances intended for use as fuels, coolants,
refrigerants and the like;

™ Household Hazardous Products (HHR-#)

 Liquid Hand Soap
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™ Cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or
animal fats
™ Formulated to clean or wash hands
™ Contains a detergent or surfactant
 Surfactant
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™ Compounds that possess a cleaning action.
™ Composed of a hydrophilic and a lipophilic part and
can be divided into four groups:
– Anionic (e.g. SLS)
– Cationic (e.g. Benzalkonium Chloride)
– Amphoteric
– Non-ionic
 HLB System
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™ Hydrophil-lipophil balance (HLB)

Activity Assigned HLB

Antifoaming 1-3
> 10 — hydrophilic
more polar Emulsifiers (w/o) 3-6
< 10 — lipophilic
less polar Wetting Agents 7-9
Emulsifiers (o/w) 8-18
Solubilizers 15-20
Detergents 13-16
 Formulation
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Ingredients Amount Used Amount Required
Sodium Laureth Sulfate 25.0g
Coconut diethanolamide 5.0g
Cocamidopropyl betaine 2.0g
Propylene Glycol 2.0g
Imidazolidinyl urea 0.10g
Fragrance 0.20g
Colorant q.s.
Water, q.s. ad 100.0g
 Procedure
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1. Heat Water to 60oC
2. Add sodium laureth sulfate and gently mix
3. Add coconut diethanolamide and gently mix
4. Add cocamidopropyl betaine and gently mix
5. Add propylene glycol and gently mix
6. Cool to 40oC, then add fragrance and colorant