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Chemistry Thursday: Polyunsaturated fatty acids – alpha-linolenic, gamma-linolenic, punicic, and stearidonic acids (C18:3 – C18:4), part 27

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Welcome back to this introduction to cosmetic chemistry series! I hope you’re enjoying it so far. I know I am! Let’s talk more about carboxylic acids, specifically the fatty acids we encounter over and over again in our liquid oils, solid oils, butters, and waxes. This week, we’re getting into polyunsaturated C18:3, and C18:4 fatty...

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Chemistry Thursday: Carboxylic acids – monounsaturated long chain fatty acids, oleic acid (C18:1), and saponification, part 25

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Welcome back to this introduction to chemistry series! I hope you’re enjoying it so far. I know I am! Let’s talk more about carboxylic acids, specifically the fatty acids we encounter over and over again in our liquid oils, solid oils, butters, and waxes. This week, we’re getting into unsaturated C18:1 fatty acids, like oleic,...

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Chemistry: Carboxylic acids – long chain fatty acids (stearic acid, C18:0) and a bit on triglycerides, part 24

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Stearic acid in a tin plate, which is a white flaky solid.

Welcome back to this introduction to chemistry series! I hope you’re enjoying it so far. I know I am! Let’s talk more about carboxylic acids, specifically the fatty acids we encounter over and over again in our liquid oils, solid oils, butters, and waxes. In part 21 of this series – carboxylic acids – we...

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Chemistry: Alkanes (double bonds), saturation, and types of bonds (part 19)

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Welcome to part nineteen of this series on learning chemistry! In part one, we looked at the resources and materials we need to study chemistry. In part two, we learned the parts of an atom – protons, neutrons, and electrons! In part three, we learned about ions and valence shells. In part four, we learned...

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Chemistry: How fatty alcohols behave in emulsions (part 17)

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Welcome to part seventeen of this series on learning chemistry – How fatty alcohols behave in emulsions, branching alcohols, and a review of what we’ve learned about alcohols! An important note about this series – it’s here for life. It isn’t going anywhere. If you want to take a break or take a few weeks...

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