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Feed stock for stearic acid & sodium stearate
Is it true that it’s usually palm oil that is the feed stock (starting material) for stearic acid & sodium stearate?
A googles search etc. led me to that conclusion, BUT not everything we read from a googles search is true, thus my question.
Thanks for the responses!
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Why would it make a difference what sourced (triple pressed) stearic acid?
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This reply was modified 2 months ago by PhilGeis.
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I would rather not be buying sodium stearate or stearic acid from palm oil sources due to the deforestation that takes place before the “sustainable” palm oil plantations are created.
There is a company, Acme Hardesty, I think, that makes sodium stearate from tallow, and tallow is a waste product from the cattle industry. Yes, cattle fart out LOTS of methane, I know. I haven’t eaten beef since 1990 for that (& other environmental reasons), but that’s neither here nor there.
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Beef production is the major cause of Amazon deforestation now, not including the soybeans also grown there to feed the cattle.
onegreenplanet.org
The deforestation of the Amazon rainforest could have a devastating environmental impact. Is soy the major problem? Read more to find out.
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Unless you are gonna zap it with high pH, and use it as an emulsifier. Why not consider behenyl alcohol? Stearic acid is an easy workaround…and working around it…typically makes the product better. 😉
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I use the sodium stearate for stick deodorants. I have also “made” sodium stearate by adding stearic acid to a sodium hydroxide solution, and that deodorant turned out O.K. as well.
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Right - we’re all going to die and your efforts will save the planet.
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