Machines used in homes or businesses for cleaning and maintaining textiles such as clothes and linens are known as laundry appliances. Washing machines and dryers are the most popular kinds; they both automate the washing and drying of clothing, respectively. In washing machines, filth is removed by water, detergent, and mechanical agitation; in dryers, clothes are dried by condensation or warm...

Compounds called flavors and fragrances are added to a variety of consumer goods, including as food, drinks, cosmetics, personal care products, and household goods, to improve its taste and aroma. While fragrances are added to non-food products like detergents, soaps, and perfumes to give them a pleasing scent, flavors are mostly employed to enhance or replicate natural tastes in culinary...