Soaps

"Soaps" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acids. These detergent substances are obtained by boiling natural oils or fats with caustic alkali. Sodium soaps are harder and are used as topical anti-infectives and vehicles in pills and liniments; potassium soaps are soft, used as vehicles for ointments and also as topical antimicrobials.

Descriptor ID	D012915
MeSH Number(s)	D27.720.877.265.861 J01.516.872
Concept/Terms	Soaps Soaps Soap Soap Solution Soap Solution Soap Solutions Solution, Soap Solutions, Soap

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Specialty Uses of Chemicals [D27.720]
Surface-Active Agents [D27.720.877]
Detergents [D27.720.877.265]
Soaps [D27.720.877.265.861]
Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01]
Household Products [J01.516]
Soaps [J01.516.872]

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