Guest guest Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Sounds like stearic acid used as one of the ingredients in the soap. There's a little stearic acid in most oils, generally more so in oils which are solid at room temperature. Palm oil is a common source for stearic acid (aka palm stearic, vegetable stearic), but not the only source. It's used as a hardener in candles and soap, a thickener in lotions, etc. It's listed in the MMS lye calculator. I haven't tackled liquid soaps yet, but I'd guess it just makes it thicker. HTH, Traci > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 02 May 2004 05:45:42 -0000 > From: " " <meltedcountry@...> > Subject: Saponified Stearin (from palm oil) --help please! > > I am trying to figure out what exactly this is. I have been using an > anti bacterial foam soap, and this is one of the listed ingrediants. > I would love to try and create t his on my own. > I understand the basic soapmaking process, but have no idea how this > would petain to making a liquid foam type handsoap. As you can > tell, I am pretty new to all of this. I would REALLY appreciate any > insight on this. Thanks SOooo very much for your time! > Angie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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