Recipe lab

Saponis

Head-to-head

Hemp Seed Oil vs Palm Oil (RSPO)

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1370NaOH SAP B 0.1420A / B = 0.1370 / 0.1420

0.9648

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9648 when swapping Hemp Seed Oil for Palm Oil (RSPO).

Inverse 1.0365 when swapping Palm Oil (RSPO) for Hemp Seed Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Hemp Seed Oil
68.50 g NaOH
500 g Palm Oil (RSPO)
71.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
71.00 × 0.9648 = 68.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

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

0.1370

0.1420

-0.0050
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1930

0.1990

-0.0060
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2144

0.2211

-0.0067
Iodine value

165

53

+112
INS

39

145

-106
Max % of oils

10%

50%

-40
Hardness class

soft

hard

—
Trace

accelerates

neutral

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Hempseedate

Sodium Palmate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Hempseedate

Potassium Palmate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricHemp Seed 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

6.0%

44.0%

-38.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

5.0%

-3.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

12.0%

39.0%

-27.0
Linoleic C18:2

56.0%

10.0%

+46.0
Linolenic C18:3

21.0%

0.0%

+21.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricHemp Seed OilPalm Oil (RSPO)Δ A−B
Hardness

8.0

50.0

-42.0
Cleansing

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Conditioning

89.0

49.0

+40.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Creamy lather

8.0

49.0

-41.0
Longevity

8.0

49.0

-41.0