Sodium palmate

Sodium palmate (CAS 61790-79-2), also known as sodium palm oil fatty acids, is the sodium salt of palm oil fatty acids produced through saponification. It functions as a primary surfactant and cleansing agent.

This material forms the structural base of solid soap bars and contributes lathering and hardness to finished formulations. In personal care manufacturing, it is the dominant fatty acid soap used in bar soap production.

It delivers firmness and a stable lather profile that formulators balance against softer soap components. Home care products such as laundry bars and heavy-duty cleaning blocks rely on it for grease-cutting performance.

The compound ensures product integrity at ambient temperatures during storage and use. Textile processing operations use it as an emulsifier and scouring agent to remove oils and sizing agents from raw fibers.

This process is essential ahead of dyeing to ensure uniform color application. In leather processing, it supports degreasing and fat-liquoring preparation steps where consistent saponification value is a key specification.

Sodium palmate is supplied as white to off-white flakes or powder for industrial use. Consistency in the fatty acid chain profile remains a primary quality benchmark for professional chemical buyers and manufacturers.

Technical and soap-grade specifications are standard across the market for this versatile ingredient. Iodine value and saponification value are used as key quality parameters to ensure performance in final applications.

Supply volumes are typically available in 25 kg bags through to bulk quantities for large-scale production. This material provides a cost-effective and reliable base for a wide variety of industrial cleaning products.