acid

Hiii all! I’ve been researching into the acids made up in soap, oleic, palmitic etc. I’m hoping someone can confirm whether or not I’m correct in thinking a soap with a higher linoleic acid and lower oleic value is better suited to the face? And Oleic better for the body? Or am I talking...

I'm not sure if I should post this question here. If not, please notify me. I looked up some common soaps' ingredients, trying to analyze it for a friend and was a bit confused by the oil acids I see. Take ivory soap for example. I can see that the soap is basically made of coconut, palm...

A friend asked if I could figure out a way to make a bar of cold process soap that would remove the smell of chlorine. After swimming, he uses a shower gel made for this purpose, but wanted to know if it could be done in a bar. So, after looking around, it seems that citric acid or vinegar...