Cold-process bench

Saponis

Head-to-head

Avocado Oil vs Palm Oil (RSPO)

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1330NaOH SAP B 0.1420A / B = 0.1330 / 0.1420

0.9366

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9366 when swapping Avocado Oil for Palm Oil (RSPO).

Inverse 1.0677 when swapping Palm Oil (RSPO) for Avocado Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Avocado Oil
66.50 g NaOH
500 g Palm Oil (RSPO)
71.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
71.00 × 0.9366 = 66.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricAvocado OilPalm Oil (RSPO)Δ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1330

0.1420

-0.0090
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1860

0.1990

-0.0130
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2067

0.2211

-0.0144
Iodine value

86

53

+33
INS

99

145

-46
Max % of oils

20%

50%

-30
Hardness class

soft

hard

—
Trace

slows

neutral

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Avocadoate

Sodium Palmate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Avocadoate

Potassium Palmate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricAvocado OilPalm Oil (RSPO)Δ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0
Palmitic C16:0

20.0%

44.0%

-24.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

5.0%

-3.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

58.0%

39.0%

+19.0
Linoleic C18:2

12.0%

10.0%

+2.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricAvocado OilPalm Oil (RSPO)Δ A−B
Hardness

22.0

50.0

-28.0
Cleansing

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Conditioning

71.0

49.0

+22.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Creamy lather

22.0

49.0

-27.0
Longevity

22.0

49.0

-27.0