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Four classes of glycerides have been discussed as raw materials for soap. They are the animal fats, for example tallow and grease; the lauric acid oils, for example coconut oil and babassu oil; the oleiclinoleic acid oils, for example cottonseed oil foots and palm oil; and the marine oils, for example hydrogenated whale oil. Soybean oil foots is still another class, representing the linolenic acid oils. No single fat has a fatty acid composition which would make it generally useful in soap making, and it is the usual practice to blend the raw materials.
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Stirton, A.J. Raw materials for soap. Saturated and unsaturated fats. J Am Oil Chem Soc 29, 482–485 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02632635
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