WASHING PREPARATIONS

Under this head may be classed every article sold to take the place of soap. Washing Crystals are simply anhydrous carbonate of soda, sometimes rendered caustic by the addition of lime. Washing Fluids are generally based on similar material, with the addition of ammonia or borax. Some preparations are merely mixtures of soap, water and ammonia, being then best described as ammoniated soft-soap. See also Soap-powders, etc., in article on SOAP.