A London cocoa-nut oil soap was found to consist of--
Soda 4·5
Cocoa-nut lard 22·0
Water 73·5
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100·0
This remarkable soap was sufficiently solid; but it dissolved in hot
water with extreme facility. It is called marine soap, because it washes
linen with sea water.
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