sodium cocoate

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Sodium cocoate is a mixture of fatty acid salts (acid salts) of coconut oil that is used in some soaps.{{Cite book | title = Second World Conference on Detergents | editor = A. R. Baldwin | chapter = Effects of Bar Soap Constituents on Product Mildness | author = R. Marc Dahlgren |display-authors=etal | page = 127 }}

Sodium cocoate is produced by hydrolysis of the ester linkages in coconut oil with sodium hydroxide, a strong base.

The CAS number for sodium cocoate is 61789-31-9.