Acetylated monoglycerides
Alkylamidopropyl betaine
Alkyl alcohol
Alkyl betaine
Alkyl ether sulfate
Alkyl polyglucoside aluminium myristate
Aluminium palmitate
Aluminium stearate
Aluminum dimyristate
Aluminum isostearates
Ammonium laureth sulphate
Ammonium lauryl sulphate
Anionic and non-anionic surfactants
Arachamide mea
Ascorbyl palmitate
Ascorbyl stearate
Azelaic acid
Behentrimonium methosulphate
Beta carotene
Brassica alcohol
BTMS
Butyl myristate
Butyl stearate
Butyl stearate IPM
Calcium lactylate
Calcium oleyl lactylate
Calcium stearate
Calcium stearoyl lactylate
CAPB
Capric triglyceride
Caprylic acid
Caprylic triglyceride
Capryloyl glycine
Caprylyl glycol
Carboxylic acid soap
Carotene
Ceteareth mbsfl laurethulanate
Ceteareth mbhe laurethulanate
Cetearyl alcohol
Cetearyl ethylhexanote
Cetearyl glucoside
Cetearyl isononanoate
Ceteth-20
Ceteth-24
Cetostearyl alcohol
Cetrimonium bromide
Cetyl acetate
Cetyl alcohol
Cetyl ethylhexanoate
Cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose
Cetyl lactate
Cetyl myristate
Cetyl octanoate
Cetyl palmitate
Cetyl ricinoleate
Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide
Cetyltrimethylammonium chloride
Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol
Cocamide DEA
Cocamide MEA
Cocamidopropyl betaine
Coco polyglucose
Cocoyl sarcosine
Conditioning emulsifier
Decyl glucoside
Decyl myristate
Decyl oleate
Diacetyltartaric acid esters of monoglycerides
Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol
Dicaprylyl ether
Dicocoylethyl hydroxyethylmonium methosulfate
Dihydroxystearic acid
Diisostearyl malate
Dilinoleic acid
Dipalmitoylethyl hydroxyethylmonium methosulfate
Di-ppg-2 myreth-10 adipate
Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate
Disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate
Distilled monoglyceride palm
Dodecanol
Elaeis guineensis
Emulsifying wax
Esterquats
Esters of myristic acid
Ethoxylated lauryl alcohol
Ethoxylated monoglycerides
Ethoxylated SMO
Ethoxylated SMS
Ethoxylated STS
Ethyl myristate
Ethyl palmitate
Ethylene glycol diesters
Ethylene glycol monoesters
Ethylene glycol monostearate
Ethylhexylglycerin
Ethylhexyl hydroxystearate
Ethylhexyl isononanoate
Ethylhexyl myristate
Ethylhexyl palminate
Ethylhexyl palmitate
Ethylhexyl stearate
Fatty acids
Fatty acid methyl esters
Fatty alcohol alkoxylate
Fatty alcohol sulphates
Fatty amines
Fatty isethionate
Fractionated palm oil
Glycerin
Glycerin or glycerol (442)
Glycerol esters
Glyceryl cocoate
Glyceryl dimyristate
Glyceryl dioleate
Glyceryl distearate
Glyceryl laurate
Glyceryl linoleate
Glyceryl monostearate
Glyceryl myristate
Glyceryl oleate
Glyceryl polymethacrylate
Glyceryl rosinate
Glyceryl stearate
Glyceryl stearate SE
Glycol distearate
Glycol stearate
Hexadecanoic acid
Hexadecylic
Hexyl laurate
Hexyldecanol
Humectant 422
Humectant glycerol
Hydrated palm glycerides
Hydrogenated palm glycerides
Hydroxy stearic linolenic
IPO
Isoamyl laurate
Isobutyl myristate
Isocetyl alcohol
Isocetyl myristate
Isodecyl oleate
Isopropyl acetate
Isopropyl esters
Isopropyl isostearate
Isopropyl myristate
Isopropyl palmitate
Isopropyl titanium triisostearate
Isostearamide DEA
Isostearate DEA
Isostearic acid
Isostearyl alcohol
Isostearyl isostearate
Isostearyl myristate
Isostearyl neopentanoate
Isotridecyl myristate
Lactylated monoglycerides
Lauramide DEA
Lauramide MEA
Lauramine oxide
Laurel myristate
Laureth
Laureth-1
Laureth-10
Laureth-11
Laureth-12
Laureth-13
Laureth-14
Laureth-15
Laureth-16
Laureth-2
Laureth-20
Laureth-21
Laureth-25
Laureth-3
Laureth-30
Laureth-38
Laureth-40
Laureth-5
Laureth-50
Laureth-6
Laureth-7
Laureth-8
Laureth-9
Lauric acid (C12)
Lauroyl sarcosine
Lauryl alcohol ethoxylates (2, 3 & 4 Mole)
Lauryl betaine
Lauryl dimonium hydrolysed collagen
Lauryl glucoside
Lauryl lactate
Lauryl pyrrolidone
Lauryl sarcosine
Lecithin
Linoleic acid
Magnesium myristate
Magnesium stearate
Metallic stearates
Methyl laurate (1214)
Methyl laurate stearate (1218)
Methyl myristate
Methyl oleate (1898)
Methyl palmitate-stearate – DPK
Methyl palmitate-stearate (1618)
Monoglyceride citrate
Monopalmitate
Myreth 3 myristate
Myristate
Myristic acid
Myristic Acid (C14)
Myristic cetrimonium chloride acid
Myristoyl
Myristoyl sarcosinate
Myristyl alcohol
Myristyl myristate
Natural flavourings
N-Octane-1,2-diol
N-stearoyl phytosphingosine
N-stearoyl sphinganine
Octan-1,2-diol
Octandiol
Octyl palmitate
Octyl stearate
Octyldodecyl myristate
Octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate
Oleamide MIPA
Oleic acid
Oleic Acid FGK
Oleoyl sarcsine
Oleyl betaine
Oleyl myristate
Olive – emulse
Olivem 1000
Olivoil emulsifier
Olivoil surfactant
Oliv-wax LQC
OPKO
Palm fruit oil
Palm kernel
Palm kernel acid
Palm kernel cake
Palm kernel diethanolamide
Palm kernel fatty acid
Palm kernel monoethanolamide
Palm kernel oil
Palm methyl esters
Palm oleic acid
Palm olein
Palm stearine
Palm sterine
Palmate
Palmester fatty esters
Palmfonate
Palmitamidopropyl betaine
Palmitamidopropyltrimonium chloride
Palmitate
Palmitic acid
Palmitic acid (C16)
Palmitoleic acid
Palmitoyl acid
Palmitoyl alcohol
Palmitoyl myristyl serinate
Palmitoyl oligopeptide
Palmitoyl oxostearamide
Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-3
Palmosalt
Panthenol
Parfum
PEG – 7
PEG-100 stearate
PEG-12 carnauba
PEG-15 stearyl ether
PEG-150 distearate
PEG-2 oleamine
PEG-20 stearate
PEG-4 laurate
PEG-40 stearate
PEG-8 distearate
PEG-8 stearate
PEG-80 sorbitan laurate
Pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate
Peptide complex
Phenoxyethanol
PK DEA
PK MEA
PK oleic acid
PKO
PME 1214
PME 1218
PME 1298
PME 1618
PME 1698
PME 1898
POFA
Polyethylene glycol
Polyglycerate-60
Polyglycerol-2 oleyl ether
Polyglyceryl-3 dilisostearate
Polyglyceryl-4 isostearate
Polyglyceryl-4 laurate
Polyglyceryl-4 oleyl ether
Polyoxyethylene
Polyquaternium 7
Polysorbate-20
Polysorbate-40
Polysorbate-60
Polysorbate-65
Polysorbate-80
Polysorbate-85
POME
Potassium cetyl phosphate
Potassium cocoate
Potassium myristate
Potassium palmitate
Potassium stearate
PPG-15 stearate ether
Propylene glycol
Propylene glycol laurate
Propylene glycol monoester
Propylene glycol myristate
Propylene glycol stearate
Retinyl palmitate
Rubber grade stearic acid
Salicylic acid
Saponified oils
Sclerotium gum
Shea butter (extended)
Sleareth
SLS
Sodium cetearyl sulphate
Sodium coccoate
Sodium coco sulphate
Sodium cocoa butterate
Sodium cocoate
Sodium cocoyl glutamate
Sodium cocoyl isethionate
Sodium hempate
Sodium isostearoyl lactylaye
Sodium lactylate
Sodium laurate
Sodium laurel
Sodium laureth sulfate
Sodium laureth-13 carboxylate
Sodium lauroamphoacetate
Sodium lauroyl sarcocinate
Sodium lauroyl glutamate
Sodium lauroyl lactylate
Sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate
Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate
Sodium lauryl
Sodium lauryl ether sulphate
Sodium lauryl sulfate
Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate
Sodium lauryl sulphate
Sodium methyl cocoyl taurate
Sodium myristate
Sodium palm kernelate
Sodium palm kerneloyl isethionate
Sodium palmate
Sodium palmitate
Sodium shea butterate
Sodium stearate
Sodium stearoyl fumarate
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Solubiliser
Solubiliser PS20
Sorbic acid
Sorbitan caprylate
Sorbitan cocoate
Sorbitan diisostearate
Sorbitan distearate
Sorbitan ester
Sorbitan isotearate
Sorbitan laurate
Sorbitan monoglyceride
Sorbitan monolaurate
Sorbitan monostearate (491)
Sorbitan palmitate
Sorbitan sesquioleate
Sorbitan stearate
Sorbitan triglyceride
Sorbitan trioleate
Sorbitan tristearate
Sorbitan tristearate (492)
Stearalkonium chloride
Stearalkonium hectorite
Stearamide MEA
Stearamidopropyl dimethylamine
Stearamine oxide
Steareth – 10
Steareth – 100
Steareth – 11
Steareth – 13
Steareth – 14
Steareth – 15
Steareth – 16
Steareth – 2
Steareth – 20
Steareth – 21
Steareth – 25
Steareth – 27
Steareth – 30
Steareth – 40
Steareth – 50
Steareth – 7
Stearic acid 50 NF powder
Stearic acid or fatty acid (570)
Stearic hydrazide
Stearone
Stearoxytrimethylsilane
Stearoyl lactic acid
Stearoyl sarcosine
Steartrimonium chloride
Stearyl acetate
Stearyl alcohol
Stearyl alcohol NF
Stearyl caprylate
Stearyl citrate
Stearyl dimethicone
Stearyl glycyrrhetinate
Stearyl heptanoate
Stearyl octanoate
Stearyl stearate
Stearyl tartarate
Stearyldimethyl amine
Stearyltrimethylammonium chloride
Stockholm tar
Succinylated monoglycerides
Sucrose cocoate
Sucrose stearate
Sulphonated methyl esters
Synthetic beeswax
TEA-lauryl sulphate
TEA-stearate
Temest 2 EHC
Temest 2 EHP
Temest 2 EHS
Temest 810
Temest 99
Temest ALB
Temest CTE
Temest CTN
Temest DO
Tetradecylocadecyl myristate
Tetrasodium glutamate diacetate
Tocopherol
Tocopheryl linoleate
Triacetin
Triacetin (1518)
Tribehenin
Tricaprylin
Tridecyl myristate
Triethanolamine
Triisopropanolamine
Triple pressed stearic acid
Tristearin
Veg emuls
Vegetable emulsifier
Vegetable glycerine
Vegetable gum (466)
Vegetable oil
Vit A
Vitamin E
Yeast with 491
Yeast powder with 491
Zinc myristate
Zinc stearate
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Note: The above is a partial list of names under which palm oil is often used in foods and other products. Some of the names are downright euphonious, with an emphasis on “phoni.” Companies go to a great deal of trouble to hide palm oil in these ways because they know many consumers don’t want to add to climate change, child labor, and rainforest destruction by supporting the palm-oil industry. This list was derived from information obtained from Orangutan Alliance, Palm Oil Detectives, and Palm Oil Investigations. Please support their work.
Mini-interview with Kyle Heger
HFR: Can you share a moment that has shaped you as a writer (or continues to)?
KH: A few years back, I stopped writing for quite a while and even questioned whether I would continue writing for publication because of a painful experience.
After determining that there might be a good fit between a particular magazine and some poems of mine, I took the trouble to format my poems according to the magazine’s submission guidelines, write a cover letter, log on to the proper submission-management site, and fill out forms there. Deciding what to send where and when, making sure the content and style of your work are appropriate for the publication, formatting it, and going through the submission process can be fairly time consuming. So I was frustrated to find that, after all that, the submission site kept saying I couldn’t actually send my work, with no explanation.
I sent a complaint online to one of the editors. The complaint didn’t blame her or make threats or use “dirty” words. All I knew about the editor was a name and a job title.
What my message did was say how frustrated I was by various obstacles I face in submitting work during the electronic age. And it asked if she felt the same way.
Silly me, I thought she might be my ally and help me out.
Instead, several days later, I got an email message from an associate of this editor, telling me that the editor was complaining to her Facebook friends about how I was “harassing” her and asking if any of them knew more about me and saying she might try to “blacklist” me with other editors. Since when does one complaint, not about a person or an organization, but about processes, qualify as “harassment”? Since when should it get people blacklisted?
I felt physical sickened by the fact that, rather than taking responsibility to help solve my problem, this person was viewing it completely through the lens of “how dare you complain …. to me, of all people, don’t you know that I’m above that?”
I tried to see this as an isolated incident of an overly self-centered person overreacting to something I’d done, but I couldn’t help feeling that it was somehow indicative of trends in society as a whole.
It took me a while to build up the courage and the motivation to resume writing for publication and start submitting again.
HFR: What are you reading?
KH: To my 15-year-old son, I’m reading The Four-Gated City by Doris Lessing. To my wife, I’m reading Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. To myself, I’m reading The Soul of the White Ant by Eugene Marals, Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures by P’ou Song-lin, and The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra.
HFR: Can you tell us what prompted “Palm Oil By Any Other Name …”?
KH: I was looking at a list of hundreds of names under which palm oil is used in consumer items when it struck me, not for the first time, how dismaying it can be to live in a society in which we know so little about the products we buy, and in which some businesses take advantage of this. I felt it so clearly and strongly, that I felt I might write a poem on the topic of these palm-oil euphemisms. As I looked at the names, I wondered if I should use any of them in the poem, and, if so, which ones, I suddenly asked myself: “Why not use them all?” I saw that the very size of the list would be the point of the poem. The rest worked itself out pretty easily. It’s more of a “high concept” poem than a “high work” poem.
HFR: What’s next? What are you working on?
KH: I have hundreds of poem ideas and hundreds of partially finished poems. I’m revising a novel I’ve been working on for years. I have a mental outline for a new short story.
HFR: Take the floor. Be political. Be fanatical. Be anything. What do you want to share?
KH: I’ve probably shared either enough or too much above. It’s hard to resist talking about myself, however, because I hardly ever get invited to do so.
Kyle Heger, former managing editor of Communication World magazine, lives in Albany, CA. His writing has won awards and been accepted by 74 publications, including London Journal of Fiction, The Dalhousie Review, and Typehouse Literary Magazine.
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