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Soap | Detergents |
1.Contains Sodium or potassium salts | 1.Contains ammonium or sulphonate salts |
2.Soap cannot be used in hard water. | 2.Synthetic detergents can be used in hard Water. |
3.Soap is made from vegetable/edible oils | 3.Synthetic detergents are made from by Products of petroleum industry which helps to conserve valuable edible oils. |
4.Soaps cannot be used in acidic medium as This would precipitate the fatty acids. | 4.Synthetic detergents can be used in any Medium including acidic medium. |
5.Soaps have weak cleansing action. | 5.Synthetic detergents have strong Cleansing action. |