Glycerol is added to soap. It functions ….
a. As a filler
b. To increases leathering
c. To prevent rapid drying
d. To make soap granules
Ans. c
Explanation : Glycerol is added to shaving soap to prevent rapid drying while to enhance the leathering property of soap a gum called rosin is added to them It forms sodium rosinate which lathers well soap granules are dried miniature soap bubbles. Builders / fillers make the soap act more rapidly.
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