Saponification: The process of Making Soap - MeitY OLabs

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Saponification: The process of Making Soap :-
The term saponification is the name given to the chemical reaction that occurs when a vegetable oil or animal fat is mixed with a strong alkali. The products of the reaction are two: soap and glycerin. The name saponification literally means "soap making". Different oils are used in saponification process. Coconut oil creates lots of glycerin, makes big bubbly lather, and is very stable. Olive oil has natural antioxidants and its soap makes a creamier lather. The alkali used in soap is either potassium hydroxide, which is used to make soft soap or liquid soap because of its greater solubility, or sodium hydroxide, which is used to make hard soap.

This video explains the preparation of soap by saponification reaction.