Chemistry:Sodium cocoate

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Sodium cocoate is a mixture of fatty acid salts (acid salts) of coconut oil that is used in some soaps.[1]

Sodium cocoate is produced by hydrolysis of the ester linkages in coconut oil with sodium hydroxide, a strong base.

References

  1. R. Marc Dahlgren. "Effects of Bar Soap Constituents on Product Mildness". in A. R. Baldwin. Second World Conference on Detergents. p. 127. 

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