Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Buffers are used in Commercial Products

A buffer prevents or separates potentially antagonistic entities. It is a substance that minimizes change in the acidity of a solution when an acid or base is added to a solution.  Overall the buffer balances and moderated the PH of the solution. 



("Shampoo, for example, contains buffers of citric acid and sodium hydroxide, which work to balance out the natural alkalinity of soap, which would otherwise burn the scalp." http://www.ehow.com/list_7645120_everyday-uses-buffers.html)


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