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Grade upto college level Physical Chemistry

Why is bithional added to soap?

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12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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11 Years ago
RReason for adding bithional to soap
Bithional is added to the toilet soap to remove the bad odour produced by bacterial decomposition of organic matter on the skin.It act as an antiseptic agentBithionol (also called bithional) is added to soaps to impart antiseptic properties