SODIUM PALM KERNELATE
Sodium Palm Kernelate is a group of sodium salts made from the fatty acids in palm kernel oil. In practical terms, it is a soap-base ingredient: its fatty-acid portion associates with oily soil, while its sodium-containing portion helps that soil rinse away with water.
SODIUM PALM KERNELATE: what it is
Sodium Palm Kernelate is a group of sodium salts made from the fatty acids in palm kernel oil. In practical terms, it is a soap-base ingredient: its fatty-acid portion associates with oily soil, while its sodium-containing portion helps that soil rinse away with water.
It is not the same material as palm kernel oil used unchanged to give a formula an oily feel or body. Converting the fatty acids into sodium salts changes how the material behaves, turning an oil-derived feedstock into a soap ingredient. Palm kernel oil has a high proportion of lauric acid, a trait of the starting oil that helps distinguish this ingredient from sodium salts made from other vegetable oils.
SODIUM PALM KERNELATE: what it does in cosmetics
Sodium Palm Kernelate is chiefly used for cleansing. In bar soaps and other rinse-off products, it helps lift oil, residue, and particles from the surface so they can be carried away by water. As a surfactant, it also helps water and oily components stay mixed, which can make the formula less prone to separating during use.
It can also contribute to the body and lather of a soap base. Medium-chain fatty acids in palm kernel oil are associated with good foam formation in soaps, but the final result depends on the blend of salts and on the whole product. Findings about palm kernel oil itself do not establish a skin-treatment effect or the same benefit for every finished cosmetic containing Sodium Palm Kernelate.
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