Head-to-head

Avocado Oil vs Palm Kernel Oil

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1330NaOH SAP B 0.1770A / B = 0.1330 / 0.1770

0.7514

Multiply your lye amount by 0.7514 when swapping Avocado Oil for Palm Kernel Oil.

Inverse 1.3308 when swapping Palm Kernel Oil for Avocado Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Avocado Oil
66.50 g NaOH
500 g Palm Kernel Oil
88.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
88.50 × 0.7514 = 66.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricAvocado OilPalm Kernel OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1330

0.1770

-0.0440
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1870

0.2470

-0.0600
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2078

0.2744

-0.0667
Iodine value

86

18

+68
INS

99

227

-128
Max % of oils

20%

30%

-10
Hardness class

soft

hard

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Trace

slows

accelerates

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INCI (pre-sap)

Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Avocadoate

Sodium Palm Kernelate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Avocadoate

Potassium Palm Kernelate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricAvocado OilPalm Kernel OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

49.0%

-49.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

16.0%

-16.0
Palmitic C16:0

12.0%

8.0%

+4.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

2.0%

0.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

65.0%

15.0%

+50.0
Linoleic C18:2

15.0%

2.0%

+13.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricAvocado OilPalm Kernel OilΔ A−B
Hardness

14.0

75.0

-61.0
Cleansing

0.0

65.0

-65.0
Conditioning

81.0

17.0

+64.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

65.0

-65.0
Creamy lather

14.0

10.0

+4.0
Longevity

14.0

10.0

+4.0