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Does Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner contain palm oil?Updated 7 days ago

TL;DR: Two of the ingredients in Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner are palm-derived surfactants: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Cocamidopropyl Betaine. Every surfactant in the formula comes from suppliers certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), an independent body that audits palm oil supply chains. The formula is not palm-free.

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Does it contain palm oil?

Two of the ingredients in Koh Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner are palm-derived surfactants: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Cocamidopropyl Betaine. Both appear on the ingredient list. Every surfactant in the formula is sourced from suppliers certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), an independent certification body that audits palm oil supply chains against environmental and social standards. Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner is not palm-free.

✓ Two palm-derived ingredients, both named

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Cocamidopropyl Betaine are the two palm-derived surfactants in Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner. Both appear on the ingredient list, and both are common surfactants across the cleaning industry.

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate Cocamidopropyl Betaine

✓ RSPO-certified suppliers

Every surfactant in the formula comes from suppliers certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), an independent certification body that audits palm oil supply chains against environmental and social standards.

RSPO certified suppliers Independent certification

Why does the formula use palm-derived surfactants?

Palm is the feedstock most cleaning surfactants are built from. It yields more oil per hectare than other vegetable oils, and the surfactants it produces perform reliably across a range of pH values, which matters in a mildly alkaline formula like this one. Coconut-derived surfactants carry their own land-use and sourcing questions, and petroleum-derived surfactants avoid palm but bring different ones. Koh's position is RSPO-certified sourcing, so the palm content in Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner is tracked through an independent certification system.

✓ Palm surfactants perform across pH

Palm is the feedstock most cleaning surfactants are built from. It yields more oil per hectare than other vegetable oils, and the surfactants it produces perform reliably across a range of pH values, which matters in a mildly alkaline formula.

✓ What RSPO certification covers

Coconut-derived surfactants carry their own land-use and sourcing questions, and petroleum-derived surfactants bring different ones. Koh's position is RSPO-certified sourcing, so the palm content is tracked through an independent certification system.

Tracked supply chain Independently audited

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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Koh Australia

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