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Alphabetic list of substances and groups

Here is an alphabetic list of the substances and groups mentioned in the section ‘Functional groups’ with links to the associated pages for further information:

· Acetic acid - Fabric softeners

· Alcohol ethoxylates - Surfactants

· Alkane sulphonates - Surfactants

· Alkali - see Other Groups

· Alkyl benzene sulphonates - Surfactants

· Alkyl phenol ethoxylates (APEO) - Surfactants

· Alpha-isomethyl Ionone - perfume - Other Groups

· Amyl cinnamyl - perfume - Other Groups

· Amphoteric surfactants - Surfactants

· Anionic surfactants - Surfactants

· Anise alcohol - perfume - Other Groups

· AOX - Bleaching agents

· APEO - Surfactants

 

· Benzyl alcohol - perfume and preservative - Other Groups

· Benzyl benzoate - perfume - Other Groups

· Benzyl cinnamate - perfume - Other Groups

· Benzyl salicylate - perfume - Other Groups

· Biocides - Other Groups

· Bleaching agents - Bleaching agents

· Borates - Bleaching agents

· Butylphenyl methylpropionate - perfume - Other Groups

 

· Carbonates - Bleaching agents

· Carboxy Methyl Cellulose (CMC) - Other Groups

· Carboxylates - Complexing agents

· Cationic surfactants - Surfactants

· Chelating agents - Complexing agents

· Cinnamal - perfume - Other Groups

· Cinnamyl alcohol - perfume - Other Groups

· Citral - perfume - Other Groups

· Citrate - Complexing agents

· Citronellol - perfume - Other Groups

· CMC - Other Groups

· Complexing agents - Complexing agents

· Coumarin - perfume - Other Groups

 

· DADMAC - Fabric softeners

· Di-alkyl di-methyl ammonium chlorides (DADMAC) - Fabric softeners

· DSDMAC - Fabric softeners

 

· EDTA - Complexing agents

· Enzymes - Other Groups

· Esterquats - Fabric softeners

· Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acetate (EDTA) - Complexing agents

· Eugenol - perfume - Other Groups

· Euvernia prunastri (Oakmoss) extract - perfume - Other Groups

· Evernia furfuracea (Treemoss) extract - perfume - Other Groups

 

· Fabric softeners - Fabric softeners

· Farnesol - perfume - Other Groups

· Fatty alcohols - foam reducer - Other Groups

· Flouroscent Whitening Agents (FWA) - optical brightener - Other Groups

· Foam reducers - Other Groups

· FWA - optical brightener - Other Groups

 

· Geraniol - perfume - Other Groups

· Gluconate / Gluconic acid - Complexing agents

 

· Hexyl cinnamal - perfume - Other Groups

· Hydrogen peroxide - Bleaching agents

· Hydroxycitronellal - perfume - Other Groups

· Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxyaldehyde - perfume - Other Groups

· Hypochlorite - Bleaching agents

 

· Isoeugenol - perfume - Other Groups

 

· LAS - surfactants

· Limonene - perfume - Other Groups

· Linear alkyl benzene sulphonates (LAS) - Surfactants

· Linalool - perfume - Other Groups

 

· Methyl 2-octynoate - perfume - Other Groups

 

· Nitrilo Tri Acetate (NTA) - Complexing agents

· Nonionic surfactants - Surfactants

· Nonyl phenols - Surfactants

· Nonyl phenol ethoxylates (NPEO) - Surfactants

· NPEO - Surfactants

· NTA - Surfactants

 

· Optical brighteners - Other Groups

· Organo chlorines - Bleaching agents

· Oxalic acid - Complexing agents

 

· Per-acetic acid - Bleaching agents

· Per-borates - Bleaching agents

· Per-carbonates - Bleaching agents

· Perfumes - Other Groups

· Phosphates - Complexing agents

· Phosphonates - Complexing agents

· Phosphone acids - Complexing agents

· Poly acrylates - foam reducer - Other Groups

· Preservatives - Other Groups

 

· Sodium hypochlorite - Bleaching agents

· Sodium hydroxide - alkali - Other Groups

· Silicates - alkali - Other Groups

· Silicone oils - foam reducer - Other Groups

· Surfactants - Surfactants

 

· TAED - bleach activator - Bleaching agents

· Tartrate - Complexing agents

· Tetra Acetyl Ethylene Diamine (TAED) - bleach activator  - Other Groups

 

· Zeolites - Complexing agents