Download or read book Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste written by Simon Quellen Field and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Selection of the Scientific American Book ClubExplaining why antifreeze is a component of toothpaste and how salt works in shampoo, this fascinating handbook delves into the chemistry of everyday household products. Decoding more than 150 cryptic ingredients, the guide explains each component's structural formula, offers synonymous names, and describes its common uses. This informative resource can serve curious readers as a basic primer to commercial chemistry or as an indexed reference for specific compounds found on a product label. Grouped according to type, these chemical descriptions will dissolve common misunderstandings and help make consumers more product savvy.