Fats And Oils Used For Soap Making

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]Industrial Chemistry > 5. Saponification is an important organic industrial process > Fats And Oils Used For Soap Making >[/cs_text][cs_text style=”color: #800000;font-family: “Oxygen”,sans-serif;”]Gather, process and present information from secondary sources to identify a range of fats and oils used for soap making[/cs_text][cs_text]Some of fats and oils used for soap making:

  • Coconut oil
    • An oil derived from the dried fruit of the coconut palm tree
    • Helps in cleansing the skin, however can cause drying in high amount
  • Olive Oil
    • Contains oleic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid and stearic acid
    • Helps in cleansing, conditioning and moisturizing of the skin
  • Palm Oil
    • An oil obtained from the fleshy fruit of the palm trees
    • Has longer chains compared palm kernel oil.
    • Has similar properties to tallow
  • Palm Kernel Oil
    • An oil derived from the nuts of the palm tree
    • Has similar properties to coconut oil.
  • Tallow
    • A fat obtained as a by-product of beef or sheep processing in abattoirs.
    • typical source of animal fat used in soap manufacture
    • Helps in the stabilizing creamy foam effect of soap

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