Saponification Review

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What creates triglyceride molecules?

3 fatty acids attached to a glycerin molecule.

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What type of fatty acid gives a fluffy, but unstable lather?

Unsaturated because they don’t stack neatly at a molecular level and can slide around with a lot of gaps.

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Superfatting

Adding a bit less hydroxide than we need- enough to be safe, but not enough that the soap is too greasy.

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What product is the same in all saponification reactions?

glycerin

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How do mass produced soaps remove the extra glycerin?

They “salt out” the glycerin.