Monthly Archives December 2014

Oxidation

Oxidation is a bleaching action. You have probably heard the term Oxy as in Oxyclean® etc., Oxidation occurs by chemical reaction such as bleach, chlorine (strong bleach), hydrogen peroxide or any other bleaching agent. Bleaching agents are called oxidizers. Unknown to some is that the sun bleaches or oxidizes surfaces, hair and many other things that are left out in the sun for prolonged periods of time. Technically, oxidation is a result of a loss of electrons in the atomic makeup of material, but that is beyond the scope of this writing. For the scope of this post we will
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