Recipe lab

Saponis

Head-to-head

Hemp Seed Oil vs Coconut Oil (76 deg)

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1370NaOH SAP B 0.1830A / B = 0.1370 / 0.1830

0.7486

Multiply your lye amount by 0.7486 when swapping Hemp Seed Oil for Coconut Oil (76 deg).

Inverse 1.3358 when swapping Coconut Oil (76 deg) for Hemp Seed Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Hemp Seed Oil
68.50 g NaOH
500 g Coconut Oil (76 deg)
91.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
91.50 × 0.7486 = 68.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricHemp Seed OilCoconut Oil (76 deg)Δ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1370

0.1830

-0.0460
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1930

0.2570

-0.0640
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2144

0.2856

-0.0711
Iodine value

165

10

+155
INS

39

258

-219
Max % of oils

10%

30%

-20
Hardness class

soft

hard

—
Trace

accelerates

accelerates

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil

Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Hempseedate

Sodium Cocoate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Hempseedate

Potassium Cocoate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricHemp Seed OilCoconut Oil (76 deg)Δ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

48.0%

-48.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

19.0%

-19.0
Palmitic C16:0

6.0%

9.0%

-3.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

3.0%

-1.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

12.0%

8.0%

+4.0
Linoleic C18:2

56.0%

2.0%

+54.0
Linolenic C18:3

21.0%

0.0%

+21.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricHemp Seed OilCoconut Oil (76 deg)Δ A−B
Hardness

8.0

79.0

-71.0
Cleansing

0.0

67.0

-67.0
Conditioning

89.0

10.0

+79.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

67.0

-67.0
Creamy lather

8.0

12.0

-4.0
Longevity

8.0

12.0

-4.0