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  Posted by mindycheng on June 29, 2018 at 5:08 pm

  I’d like to learn more about Fractionated Coconut Oil. From what I understand, Caprylic/Capric Triglycerides uses a combo of C8 and C10 and is mistakenly called Fractionated Coconut Oil, although it is a fraction of coconut oil. My question is, does there exist a raw material that only uses C10, i.e. Capric Triglycerides? Is that what Medium Chain Triglycerides is (MCT)? If so, does anyone know of a source to buy it?  I’m looking to make a facial oil and I would like to use true fractionated coconut oil but can’t seem to understand the differences nor can I seem to find a raw material source.

  Thanks in advanced.

  LisaS replied 5 years, 10 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  EVchem

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  July 2, 2018 at 3:15 pm

  MCT (Medium Chain Triglycerides) is a ratio of caprylic and capric triglycerides.  Different companies will have different production methods and therefore different ratios. Some companies are kind enough to tell you what the ratio is (ex. Jedwards sells 60/40 MCT so 60 C-8 40 C-10). I think it would be very expensive/difficult to separate those two kinds of chains because chemically they aren’t very different.

  Why do you want to use “true” fractionated coconut oil? 

  Here’s a quick article that lacks sources but provides a good description of MCT vs fractionated coconut oil 

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  Gunther

  Member

  July 2, 2018 at 5:33 pm

  @EVchem there’s so much plain BS at chemicaloftheday.squarespace.com that it beats EWG pseudoscience.
  i.e. they claim that Titanium oxide can oxidize Benzyl Alcohol to formaldehyde

  Can react with titanium dioxide to form aldehydes, including formaldehyde. (Source)
  http://chemicaloftheday.squarespace.com/todays-chemical/2009/7/22/benzyl-alcohol.html

  You can read the whole study they cited for free here:
  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228679032_Photocatalytic_oxidation_of_aromatic_alcohols_to_aldehydes_in_aqueous_suspension_of_home-prepared_titanium_dioxide_1_Selectivity_enhancement_by_aliphatic
  Click on the ‘Download full-text PDF’ blue box on the upper, righthand corner.

  ‘ In this case the typical intermediates of methanol oxidation, such as formaldehyde and formic acid, were not detected in the slurries of HP0.5 catalyst and CO2 was the only product detected…’

  Do they even read the links they post?
  I don’t think they do. They just type out of their … imagination.
  lol @ Benzyl alcohol as a formaldehyde releaser.

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  EVchem

  Member

  July 3, 2018 at 7:15 pm

  Wow good to know. I hadn’t been on that site before but it seemed fine for their MCT description. The paper they cite disproves their own point…never a good look

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  LisaS

  Member

  November 14, 2018 at 3:01 pm

  @Gunther did you let him know? I think someone should! That’s pretty embarrassing 

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