Palm Oil
Know-How:
PRODUCTS and THE MANY NAMES OF PALM OIL
The many names of palm oil
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PKO - Palm Kernel Oil
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Palm Kernel Stearin (PKs); Palm Kernel Olein (PKOo)
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PHPKO – Partially hydrogenated palm oil
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FPO – Fractionated Palm Oil
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OPKO – Organic Palm Kernel Oil
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Palmitate – Vitamin A or Asorbyl Palmitate
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Palmate
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Sodium Laureth Sulphate
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Sodium Lauryl Sulphates
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Sodium dodecyl Sulphate (SDS or NaDS)
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Elaeis Guineensis
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Glyceryl Stearate
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Stearic Acid
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Steareth -2
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Steareth -20
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Sodium Lauryl Sulphate
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Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate
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Hydrated palm glycerides
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Sodium isostearoyl lactylaye (From vegetable stearic acid)
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Cetyl palmitate and octyl palmitate
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List adapted from www.ran.org/the-understory/palm_oil_s_dirty_secret_the_many_ingredient_names_for_palm_oil/
Products that may have palm oil
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Candy. Palm oil is found in many, many candies, such as KitKats, Coffee Crisps, Twizzlers, and much more.
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Cookies. Store bought cookies oftentimes have palm oil, such as Oreos.
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Potato chips. Potato chips commonly have palm oil in them, including a favourite brand- Lays.
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Lipsticks. Many lipsticks use palm oil, including L'Oreal.
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​Shampoos. Some good brands that do not use palm oil are Ethique, Fat and the Moon, and Kilted Suds.
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Soaps. Some brands that don't use this oil include Freedom Soap, Booda Organics, and EarthSense Organic.
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And so many more.
