Defend that “detergent is more useful than soap”

Why is detergent more useful than soap?

Why is detergent preferred over soap?

Following points defend that detergent is more useful thant soap :-

1. Solubility of detergent in water is greater than solubility of soap in water. This makes detergent better than soap for washing purpose in hard water.


2. Detergents don’t give scum in hard water while soaps give scum in hard water.


3. Detergents have stronger cleansing effect than soap.


4. Usage of washing detergents is more economical than soap. That is why for industrial and large amount use detergent is preffered over soap.
5. Detergent is also suitable to use with acidic water.

Detergent and soap
Differences between soap and detergents