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Overview of animal fats and oils


Nowadays, when soap / washing bars are made of synthetic materials and have nothing to do with “real” or natural soap, the use of oils and fats from nature has become alien to us. The idea that simple olive, rapeseed or sunflower oil from the kitchen could be used to make soap, which can be used not only for cleaning but also for body and hair, usually provokes disbelief in the head. Disgust is particularly great when using animal fats and oils. Let us think mainly of slaughterhouse waste, rotten meat and the animal.And yet, many soaps from supermarkets and drugstores contain animal fats / oils. Soaps with animal fat are characterized by a high cleaning effect and strong fat dissolving power.Beef tallow, also known as INCI, is to be found in the ingredients as “Sodium Tallowate”. Mainly in cleaning soaps such as curd soap or gall soap.


The use of sebum has a very long tradition. Animal fats and oils were already an important component in soap production around 2300 years ago, especially in Central Europe. The first peoples who are known to produce soap with animal fats and oils are the Germanic peoples and the Celts. At that time one could not afford to waste any raw materials and so the entire animal was used. Therefore, you mainly used deer, sheep, goat and beef tallow, which mainly came from bone fat and waste, as the basis for your soap recipe. Saponified with potash creates a very soft soap paste that was used for body cleansing or as a pomade by men. Pliny the Elder described them in his work "Historia Naturalis". The Gauls used a similar recipe. However, due to its high alkaline value, this was too hot for the body and was therefore used to wash out wool fat (lanolin) and bleach (redden) hair. Sources for this ancient soap can be found in the writings of Galen of Pergamon.


Use of animal fats and oils in body soap:



Animal fats and oils from A - Z


B                                                                                


Badger Fat / Roof Fat

INCI: Badger Fat / Roof Fat

German: Dachsfett

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.139 / KOH 0.195

* Unsaponifiable:

* Iodine number: 71


Bear Tallow:

INCI: Bear Tallow

German: Bärenfett

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0,139 / KOH 0,195

* Unsaponifiable:

* Iodine number: 92


Beef tallow:

INCI: Adeps Bovis

German: Rindertalg

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.143 / KOH 0.200

* Unsaponifiables: 0.3

* Iodine number: 45


Breast milk:

INCI: Breast Milk Fat

German: Muttermilch

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.148 / KOH 0.205

* Unsaponifiables: 0.3

* Iodine number: 42


Butter, Cow:

INCI: Butter, Cow

German: Butter, Kuh

*Verseifungszahlen: NaOH 0,164 / KOH 0,230

*Unverseifbares: 0,4

*Jodzahl: 30


C                                                                                


Chicken Lard:

INCI: Chicken Fat

German: Hühnerschmalz

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.139 / KOH 0.195

* Unsaponifiables: 0.1

* Iodine number: 69


Chamois fat:

INCI: Chamois Fat

German: Gämsenfett

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.147 / KOH 0.204

* Unsaponifiable:

* Iodine number: 25


Clarified butter, Cow / Gee :

INCI: Gee, Cow / Clarified Butter

German: Butterschmalz, Kuh / Gee / geklärte Butter

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.162 / KOH 0.227

* Unsaponifiable:

* Iodine number: 30


Clarified butter, goat:

INCI: Clarified Butter, goat / Gee, goat

German: Butterschmalz, Ziege

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.167 / KOH 0.234

* Unsaponifiable:

* Iodine number: 30


Claw Oil:

INCI: Neatsfood Oil

German: Klauenöl

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.128 / KOH 0.180

* Unsaponifiable:

* Iodine number: 90


Cod liver oil:

INCI: Gadi Lecur Oil

German: Lebertran (Dorsch)

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.133 / KOH 0.187

* Unsaponifiable: 1.2

* Iodine number:


D                                                                                


Deer tallow:

INCI: Deer Tallow

German: Hirschtalg

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.138 / KOH 0.193

* Unsaponifiable:

* Iodine number: 31


Duck Fat, flesh and skin:

INCI: Duck Fat, Flesh and Skin

German: Entenschmalz

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.138 / KOH 0.194

* Unsaponifiable:

* Iodine number: 72


E                                                                                


Emu Oil:

INCI: Dromiceius Oil

German: Emuöl

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.135 / KOH 0.190

* Unsaponifiables: 0.2

* Iodine number: 60


Eel Oil:

INCI: Eel Oil

German: Aalöl

*Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.139 / KOH 0.195

* Unsaponifiables: 0.8

* Iodine number: 118


F                                                                                


Fallow Deer Tallow:

INCI: Fallow Deer Tallow

German: Damhirschtalg

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.140 / KOH 0.196

* Unsaponifiable:

* Iodine number: 24


G                                                                                


Goat tallow:

INCI: Adeps Caprae

German: Ziegentalg

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.137 / KOH 0.192

* Unsaponifiable:

* Iodine number: 40


Goat milk fat:

INCI: Adeps Caprae

German: Ziegenmilchfett

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.165 / KOH 0.230

* Unsaponifiable: 0.5

* Iodine number: 30


Goose Lard:

INCI: Goose Fat

German: Gänseschmalz

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.137 / KOH 0.192

* Unsaponifiables: 0.4

* Iodine number: 65


H                                                                               


Hare fat / Field hare fat:

INCI: Rabbit Fat

German: Hasenfett / Feldhasenfett

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.144 / KOH 0.201

* Unsaponifiable:

* Iodine number: 85


Horse fat:

INCI: Horse Oil

German: Pferdefett

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.140 / KOH 0.196

* Unsaponifiable: 0.5

* Iodine number: 79


L                                                                                


Lanolin

INCI: Lanolin

Englisch: Lanolin, liquide Wax

Deutsch: Lanolin / Wollfett

*Verseifungszahlen: NaOH 0,760 / KOH 0,106

*Unverseifbares: 42

*Jodzahl: 27


Lard:

INCI: Adeps Suillus

English: Lard, Pig Tallow

German: Schweineschmalz

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.141 / KOH 0.198

* Unsaponifiables: 0.2

* Iodine number: 57


M                                                                               


Mare's milk fat:

INCI: Mare's Milk Fat

German: Stutenmilchfett

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.163 / KOH 0.228

* Unsaponifiable:

* Iodine number:


Marmot Oil:

INCI: Marmot Oil

German: Murmeltieröl

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.139 / KOH 0.195

* Unsaponifiable:

* Iodine number: 110


Milk fat, cow / buffalo:

INCI: Milk Fat, any bovine

German: Milchfett, Kuh / Büffel

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.162 / KOH 0.227

* Unsaponifiables: 0.4

* Iodine number: 30


Mink oil:

INCI: Mink Oil

German: Nerzöl

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.140 / KOH 0.196

* Unsaponifiables: 0.4

* Iodine number: 5


Moose fat:

INCI: Moose Fat, Elk Fat

German: Elchfett

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.138 / KOH 0.194

* Unsaponifiable:

* Iodine number: 35

Mutton fat:

INCI: Mutton Fat

German: Hammelfett

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.139 / KOH 0.195

* Unsaponifiables: 0.2

* Iodine number: 40


N                                                                               


Nutria Oil:

INCI: Nutria Oil

Deutsch: Nutria Oil

*Verseifungszahlen: NaOH 0,141 / KOH 0,197

*Unverseifbares:

*Jodzahl: 90


O                                                                               


Ostrich fat:

INCI: Ostrich Oil

German: Strausenfett

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.139 / KOH 0.195

* Unsaponifiable:

* Iodine number: 97


R                                                                                


Rabbit fat / wild rabbit fat:

INCI: Rabbit Fat, Cony Fat

German: Kaninchenfett / Wildkaninchenfett

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.145 / KOH 0.202

* Unsaponifiable:

* Iodine number: 68


Robe fat / seal fat / sea lion fat:

INCI: Seal Fat, Sea Dog Fat, Sea Lion Fat

German: Robenfett/Seehundfett/Seelöwenfett

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.135 / KOH 0.190

* Unsaponifiables: 0.8

* Iodine number: 156


Roe Deer tallow:

INCI: Roe Deer Tallow

German: Rehtalg

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.142 / KOH 0.199

* Unsaponifiables: 0.3

* Iodine number: 32


S                                                                                


Salmon oil:

INCI: Salmon Oil

German: Lachsöl

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.132 / KOH 0.185

* Unsaponifiables: 4.4

* Iodine number: 106


Sheep milk fat:

INCI: Sheep Milk Fat

German: Schaffmilch, Fett

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.170 / KOH 0.235

* Unsaponifiable: 0.5

* Iodine number: 34


Sheep Tallow:

INCI: Sheep Tallow

German: Schafftalg

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.139 / KOH 0.195

* Unsaponifiables: 0.2

* Iodine number: 54


W


Wild boar fat:

INCI: Wild Boar Fat

German: Wildschweinfett

* Saponification numbers: NaOH 0.139 / KOH 0.195

* Unsaponifiable:

* Iodine number: 97



* Saponification numbers / unsaponifiables (proportion of unsaponifiable substances) / iodine numbers indicate mean values with a calculated safety factor, since oils / fats are natural products subject to fluctuations!

 

 

The information contained here was compiled by me to the best of my knowledge and belief. Since nobody is free of errors, it is advisable to do your own research on this topic.

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