Ingredient glossary / Cleansing agent
Saponified olive oil
On the label: Sodium Olivate · Cleansing agent
What it is
Olive oil turned to soap with sodium hydroxide; what a castile bar is made of. On a label it may also read 'saponified olive oil'.
Cleansing agents: Surfactants lift oil and dirt so water can carry them off; the cleaning part of any wash, and what makes it foam.
In the research
No PubMed papers mention this ingredient with skin or cosmetics; that is usual for simple materials like salt or water.
Other cleansing agents
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