Question

how do you make melt&pour soap base which are being use in melt&pour soap making?

Answer 1

how do you make melt&pour soap base which are being use in melt&pour soap making?

Solution: Melt&pour soap are potassium salts of fatty acids: $\mathrm{C_{17}H_{35}COOK}$ , where $\mathrm{C_{17}H_{35}-}$ is radical of the

following acid $\left(\mathrm{C}_{17} \mathrm{H}_{35} \mathrm{COOH}\right)$

To prepare it you need adipose, KOH and water. You need to mix them and boil. As adipose is a glycerin ether of the acid $\mathrm{C_{17}H_{35}COOH}$ , the following reaction occurs: