Fatty acid salts or insecticidal soaps can be a good choice against leafhoppers. They weaken the outer shell of leafhoppers but are safe to use on your plants and they don’t leave much of a ...

Soap (scientifically defined as a fatty acid salt) is a byproduct of the reaction that converts the fatty acids to triglycerides. The soap, along with other unwanted chemicals, is then removed ...

Sodium stearate is the most common fatty acid salt in today’s soaps. Common sources of the starting material, stearic acid, are vegetable triglycerides obtained from coconut and palm oils and animal ...

After the reaction, a fatty acid salt is formed, known as sodium tallowate. Some people think soap made from animal fat will have a strange smell or feel greasy compared with other soaps.

Lithium 12-hydroxystearate is a fatty acid salt commonly known as a “lithium soap”. It is the most common soap used to stabilize and thicken lubricating greases. Lithium salts are generally preferred ...