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What is used to make soaps from oils ? |
| Answer» The most commonly used soap making process is the\xa0saponification\xa0of oils and fats.This process involves heating oils and fats reacting them with a liquid alkali to produce soap plus water plus glycerine.SaponificationThe other soap making process is with the neutralization of fatty acids with an alkali. Oils and fats are hydrolyzed with high-pressure steam to yield glycerine and crude fatty acids. | |