Head-to-head

Canola Oil vs Palm Oil (RSPO)

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1240NaOH SAP B 0.1420A / B = 0.1240 / 0.1420

0.8732

Multiply your lye amount by 0.8732 when swapping Canola Oil for Palm Oil (RSPO).

Inverse 1.1452 when swapping Palm Oil (RSPO) for Canola Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Canola Oil
62.00 g NaOH
500 g Palm Oil (RSPO)
71.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
71.00 × 0.8732 = 62.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

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

0.1240

0.1420

-0.0180
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1740

0.1990

-0.0250
KOH SAP (90%)

0.1933

0.2211

-0.0278
Iodine value

110

53

+57
INS

56

145

-89
Max % of oils

20%

50%

-30
Hardness class

soft

hard

Trace

slows

neutral

INCI (pre-sap)

Brassica Napus (Canola) Seed Oil

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Canolate

Sodium Palmate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Canolate

Potassium Palmate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricCanola 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

4.0%

44.0%

-40.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

5.0%

-3.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

61.0%

39.0%

+22.0
Linoleic C18:2

21.0%

10.0%

+11.0
Linolenic C18:3

9.0%

0.0%

+9.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricCanola OilPalm Oil (RSPO)Δ A−B
Hardness

6.0

50.0

-44.0
Cleansing

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Conditioning

91.0

49.0

+42.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Creamy lather

6.0

49.0

-43.0
Longevity

6.0

49.0

-43.0