Coconut Oil and Derivatives in Detergents

Coconut oil is an edible oil derived from the wick, meat and milk of the coconut palm fruit. Coconut oil is a white solid fat that melts at a warmer room temperature of about 25 °C (78 °F), and in warmer climates during the summer months, it is a clear, thin liquid oil. The unrefined variety has a distinct coconut flavor.

Coconut oil is widely used in industrial applications for detergent production. Unlike other vegetable oils that contain mainly monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, coconut oil contains a much larger proportion of saturated fatty acids, up to 92%.

Coconut oil saponification price is high (251 - 264), iodine price is low ((7-10), is a typical non-drying oil, the most suitable for the manufacture of soap, in the production of soap at the same time, can obtain more by-products of a glycerol.

WhiteCat has added natural coconut oil into its “Whitecat Cube Soap” series, which has a strong cleaning effect and does not hurt the hands when cleaning clothes. Coconut oil extract is also a surfactant, and by lowering the pH with coconut oil, the product foams less. This makes it easier to rinse off surfactants, stains and dirt while still providing a high level of cleaning power.