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China News Network, September 9 (Zhongxin Financial Reporter Wu Tao) "Stop spending money in vain, change the name of the product to search, and the price of the purchased commodity is broken." "Recently, some social platforms have spread the hot commodity to replace the little trick, find the active ingredients of the product, and directly buy the spray chemical. Is this really reliable?
These chemicals are hot sellers and are also available in sacks
The logic of buying chemical replacement products is clear, for example, the main active ingredient of some washing products is sodium percarbonate, so why not buy sodium percarbonate directly?
Some chemicals are hot online. Screenshot of the e-commerce platform
Another example, "explosive salt", its main component is sodium percarbonate, plus some flavor enhancers, catalysts, etc., if you want to be more direct, there are also merchants selling bulk sodium percarbonate on the Internet, a few dollars on a large bag, 10 pounds, and even sacks.
There is also "DEET" stock solution, some consumers say, very effective, especially outdoors, no need to buy mosquito coils, insecticides. "It's easy to use and not expensive, plus flower dew and alcohol dilution, I got more than a dozen bottles of mosquito repellent in one go."
Similarly, oxalic acid is used instead of toilet cleaning products; Citric acid instead of descaler; Sodium hydroxide replaces kitchen heavy oil cleaners; Selenium disulfide lotion instead of shampoo; Calcium chloride granules replace dehumidifiers, dehumidifiers...
Of course, this is not to say that these laundry detergents are going to be eliminated, because netizens have developed new uses for them. "Dozens of pieces of laundry detergent can create a perfume-level experience" Remember the smell of a high-luxury perfume, and then go to the supermarket to smell it one by one, there is always a laundry detergent for you.
Behind consumer popularity: cheap price is the main reason
Why use these chemicals if you don't need to put fragrant laundry detergent? One major reason is that it is cheap. Some big-name laundry detergents are about 10 yuan for 50 pounds, while some bulk sodium percarbonate is less than 10 yuan for 20 pounds. Many chemicals are packed in 10 pounds, 20 pounds or even in sacks, and the price is not expensive.
Screenshots of social platforms
"If you learn chemistry well, you can't run without saving money; Failing chemistry and being slaughtered everywhere. Some netizens ridiculed that as long as you study chemistry, save money" topic immediately becomes "replacement" of saving money.
Some netizens have even felt out some replacement rules, in addition to looking at the main effective chemical components of the commodity to find the replacement, you can also find it in the same factory, because the technical route used may be the same.
Some consumers said that buying these flat chemicals can also experience the fun of DIY, buying the "DEET" stock solution can adjust the concentration, and adjust the concentration where there are many mosquitoes; The use of sodium percarbonate can also be accompanied by some washing powder, so that the washed clothes are clean and fragrant; Buy some calcium chloride, and make some empty boxes, and all kinds of dehumidification boxes in my house were born.
Pay attention to the safety of use and be alert to chemical hazards
However, some insiders remind that buying these chemicals must pay attention to safety in the process of use, for example, some of the above products require alcohol blending, and alcohol is flammable, beware of causing fire; Calcium chloride granules should also be prevented from being ingested by children.
The reporter noticed that on some e-commerce platforms, there are few chemicals labeled with safety instructions. However, some chemicals are already classified as hazardous chemicals, so you must be careful when using them.
Screenshot of the Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals (2015 Edition).
According to the "Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals (2015 Edition)", sodium percarbonate, sodium hydroxide, alcohol solutions containing more than 24% ethanol by volume, etc., are all in the above catalogue of hazardous chemicals.
It is understood that hazardous chemicals have dangerous characteristics such as explosion, combustion, poisoning, corrosion, etc., and improper management can easily cause safety accidents, cause serious harm to the human body, facilities, environment, etc., and even threaten public safety. And with the development of e-commerce, this issue has received more and more attention.
In 2022, the Ministry of Emergency Management and other 7 departments issued the Notice on Strengthening the Safety Management of Internet Sales of Hazardous Chemicals, which mentioned that in recent years, with the rapid development of e-commerce in China, the Internet sales of hazardous chemicals activities are increasing, and the resulting safety risks and hidden dangers cannot be ignored.
The above-mentioned notice stipulates that network service providers must not provide network access services for the release of hazardous chemical information to individuals or units that have not obtained a safety production license for hazardous chemical production enterprises or a hazardous chemical business license. (End)