Chlorinated solvents , such as stabilized trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene, are used to dissolve fats. Cleaning Products Surface cleaners contain sodium carbonate or percarbonate .
Caustic soda dissolves organic matter and can unblock pipes very quickly.
For Body Hygiene Soaps are made by saponifying fats with caustic soda .It takes approximately 150 kg of caustic soda to make one ton of soap. Some fine soaps are made from synthetic glycerin , supplied by Solvay, while natural glycerin can be treated with iron chloride . Diglycerin is used in the production of skin creams, while polyglycerin is used for sun tan oils. Shampoos contain sodium carbonate used as a pH modifier, and bath salts are made of sodium sesquicarbonate . Sodium carbonate precipitate is a soft abrasive used in toothpaste.