A salt or ester of capric acid, a fatty acid found in coconut and palm oils.
From capric, which comes from Latin caper meaning 'goat'—because capric acid was first isolated from goat butter, creating the name 'goat acid.'
Caprates are hiding in almost every commercial lotion and soap you use—they're added because they help oils and water mix together, and the 'goat' in the name is just an accident of chemical history!
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