Head-to-head

Hemp Seed Oil vs Babassu Oil

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1370NaOH SAP B 0.1750A / B = 0.1370 / 0.1750

0.7829

Multiply your lye amount by 0.7829 when swapping Hemp Seed Oil for Babassu Oil.

Inverse 1.2774 when swapping Babassu Oil for Hemp Seed Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Hemp Seed Oil
68.50 g NaOH
500 g Babassu Oil
87.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
87.50 × 0.7829 = 68.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricHemp Seed OilBabassu OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1370

0.1750

-0.0380
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1930

0.2450

-0.0520
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2144

0.2722

-0.0578
Iodine value

165

15

+150
INS

39

230

-191
Max % of oils

10%

33%

-23
Hardness class

soft

hard

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Trace

accelerates

accelerates

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INCI (pre-sap)

Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil

Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Hempseedate

Sodium Babassuate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Hempseedate

Potassium Babassuate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricHemp Seed OilBabassu OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

44.0%

-44.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

17.0%

-17.0
Palmitic C16:0

6.0%

9.0%

-3.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

4.0%

-2.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

12.0%

15.0%

-3.0
Linoleic C18:2

56.0%

2.0%

+54.0
Linolenic C18:3

21.0%

0.0%

+21.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricHemp Seed OilBabassu OilΔ A−B
Hardness

8.0

74.0

-66.0
Cleansing

0.0

61.0

-61.0
Conditioning

89.0

17.0

+72.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

61.0

-61.0
Creamy lather

8.0

13.0

-5.0
Longevity

8.0

13.0

-5.0