Sodium cocoate (salt form)

[Peaceinc]

Hey guys, I’m new to this forum and am in some need of help. I’m looking for a US supplier of sodium cocoate in salt form that sells in smaller quantities. I’m using this to make a liquid chalk for rock climbing so it has to be the salt form and figured since it’s used in soaps, this would be a good place to get some info. Thanks everyone!

 

[Saponificarian]

Why not make some yourself? It’s quite easy to and maybe you can come to the dark side that is DIY

 

[DeeAnna]

Sodium cocoate is merely soap made from coconut oil. Soap is a salt, as chemists define the word.

If you don't care to make soap yourself, look for "cold water" soap or mariners/marine soap. Kirk's Castile soap is one place to start. Google tells me it contains Sodium Cocoate,Water, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Gluconate, Fragrance.

Glycerin is a natural byproduct of soap making.
Sodium chloride is table salt used in the soap purification process.
Sodium gluconate is a chelator that is used to increase the shelf life of soap.​

 

[Peaceinc]

Why not make some yourself? It’s quite easy to and maybe you can come to the dark side that is DIY

Is there a tread on this forum with a DIY I could follow? I’m having a difficult time finding one myself

 

[Peaceinc]

Sodium cocoate is merely soap made from coconut oil. Soap is a salt, as chemists define the word.

If you don't care to make soap yourself, look for "cold water" soap or mariners/marine soap. Kirk's Castile soap is one place to start. Google tells me it contains Sodium Cocoate,Water, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Gluconate, Fragrance.

Glycerin is a natural byproduct of soap making.
Sodium chloride is table salt used in the soap purification process.
Sodium gluconate is a chelator that is used to increase the shelf life of soap.​

That is correct but from my understanding there’s a process that dehydrates the fatty acids from sodium cocoate (saponified coconut with sodium hydroxide) into a salt form, which deprives oils from the finished product. I need them in this form to absorb the oils from the skin making the skin dry and reduce surface oils.

 

[DeeAnna]

You've changed the quest from sodium cocoate, as you asked in your original post, to what I gather is sodium cocoate that has gone through a chemical dehydration reaction. Or gone through a physical drying process. Or something.

In other words, I'm not at all sure I understand what you want. Please provide a link to some manufacturer's tech data or general literature on this product to provide more clarity.