About Ingredients

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Savon de Marseille French Soap Ingredient:

Origin:

Vegetal (RSPO palm oil derivative)

What is it used for?

Cleansing agent, emulsifier and surfactant

Sodium Palmate

Properties:

Emulsifier and surfactant

Description:

Sodium Palmate is used as a base ingredient in soap making and cosmetics and is a core ingredient in many types of soap. It is synthesized by reacting palm oil with sodium hydroxide. This process is called saponification. Saponification is a process that produces soap, usually from fats and lye and occurs when a fatty acid reacts with an alkali. Palm oil is the fatty acid and sodium hydroxide is the alkali. Sodium palmate is the end product of this reaction.