Despite its sweet-sounding name, sugar soap isn't a delicious pantry staple. It's a tough cleaning agent used to remove dirt and stains from walls and cut through grease in kitchens and bathrooms.
Typically, sugar soap is composed of sodium carbonate, sodium phosphate, and sometimes sodium silicate to act as a degreaser and a slight abrasive. Therefore, the name 'sugar soap' can be misleading, as this popular cleaner does not contain literal sugar. Instead, it gets its name from the granular, sugar-like texture of the powder when dry.
