Head-to-head

Hemp Seed Oil vs Cocoa Butter

soft
hard

Substitution factor

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

1.0000

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0000 when swapping Hemp Seed Oil for Cocoa Butter.

Inverse 1.0000 when swapping Cocoa Butter for Hemp Seed Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Hemp Seed Oil
68.50 g NaOH
500 g Cocoa Butter
68.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.50 × 1.0000 = 68.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricHemp Seed OilCocoa ButterΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1370

0.1370

0.0000
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1930

0.1930

0.0000
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2144

0.2144

0.0000
Iodine value

165

37

+128
INS

39

157

-118
Max % of oils

10%

15%

-5
Hardness class

soft

hard

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Trace

accelerates

accelerates

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil

Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Hempseedate

Sodium Cocoa Butterate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Hempseedate

Potassium Cocoa Butterate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricHemp Seed OilCocoa ButterΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Palmitic C16:0

6.0%

28.0%

-22.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

35.0%

-33.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

12.0%

33.0%

-21.0
Linoleic C18:2

56.0%

3.0%

+53.0
Linolenic C18:3

21.0%

0.0%

+21.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricHemp Seed OilCocoa ButterΔ A−B
Hardness

8.0

63.0

-55.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

89.0

36.0

+53.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

8.0

63.0

-55.0
Longevity

8.0

63.0

-55.0