Albany has soap and detergent manufacturers. A soap is used on skin, for bathing or washing up. Detergents are used for clothes. Their chemical composition is quite similar, though detergents are better soluble in hard water than ordinary soaps. Soaps are also lighter in their effect since the human skin is more fragile than fabric. They are synthesized by a chemical process. Various additives as well as perfumes are also added. The manufacturer may be an assembly line produced of identical bars of soap or packets of detergent, or may be operating on a smaller scale with handmade soaps and organic detergents. Both these things have a large variety of types available in them, some of which may be manufactured in Albany.
