Loulougirl Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I wasn't sure which forum to put this in, so hopefully it's ok here!Maybe I'm dense, but I'm wondering... are fractionated coconut oil, and cocoamidopropyl betaine the same thing?TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 No, they aren't.FCO is a light coconut oil with a lot of qualities and isn't syntheticCocamidopropyl betaine is a synthetic surfectant derived from more than coconut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulougirl Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 Thank you Scented! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Fractionated coconut oil is caprylic/capric acid triglyceride.So it's an oil and it has applications in B&B, but it's not coconut oil and should never be used for soaping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulougirl Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 Thanks topofmurryhill! Those oils were mentioned in some other b&b recipes I had, and I get confused with the long names sometimes! :embarasse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Fractionated coconut oil is caprylic/capric acid triglyceride.So it's an oil and it has applications in B&B, but it's not coconut oil and should never be used for soaping.I agree it shouldn't be used in soaping.But it's not NOT coconut oil either. It's a "fraction" of coconut oil.I don't like to use wikipedia as a reference, preferring to track down ITS reference, but it's late so here goes:Fractionated Coconut Oil Fractionated coconut oil is a fraction of the whole oil, in which the long-chain fatty acids are removed so that only medium chain saturated fatty acids remain. Lauric acid, a 12 carbon chain fatty acid, is often removed as well because of its high value for industrial and medical purposes. Fractionated coconut oil may also be referred to as caprylic/capric triglyceride oil or medium chain triglyceride (MCT) oil because it is primarily the medium chain caprylic (8 carbons) and capric (10 carbons) acids that make up the bulk of the oil.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 You're right, it's a portion (about 15%) of the original CO that it's separated from, but it isn't coconut oil in any practical sense. I pointed that out because I feel the common name can be a little misleading.Similarly, you can buy oleic acid triglyceride that's fractionated from palm oil or lard or tallow, but it isn't really any of those things anymore.Unlike the oleic stuff, capric/caprylic triglyceride is the furthest thing from an oil you'd want to soap with, so you don't want to get it mixed up with coconut oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulougirl Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 Thanks so much everyone I'm learning so much here, it's great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 gotcha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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