Cold-process bench

Saponis

Head-to-head

Lard vs Palm Kernel Oil

hard
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1380NaOH SAP B 0.1770A / B = 0.1380 / 0.1770

0.7797

Multiply your lye amount by 0.7797 when swapping Lard for Palm Kernel Oil.

Inverse 1.2826 when swapping Palm Kernel Oil for Lard.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Lard
69.00 g NaOH
500 g Palm Kernel Oil
88.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
88.50 × 0.7797 = 69.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricLardPalm Kernel OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1380

0.1770

-0.0390
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1930

0.2470

-0.0540
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2144

0.2744

-0.0600
Iodine value

57

18

+39
INS

139

227

-88
Max % of oils

100%

30%

+70
Hardness class

hard

hard

—
Trace

slows

accelerates

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Lard

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Lardate

Sodium Palm Kernelate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Lardate

Potassium Palm Kernelate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricLardPalm Kernel OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

49.0%

-49.0
Myristic C14:0

1.0%

16.0%

-15.0
Palmitic C16:0

28.0%

8.0%

+20.0
Stearic C18:0

13.0%

2.0%

+11.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

46.0%

15.0%

+31.0
Linoleic C18:2

6.0%

2.0%

+4.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricLardPalm Kernel OilΔ A−B
Hardness

42.0

75.0

-33.0
Cleansing

1.0

65.0

-64.0
Conditioning

53.0

17.0

+36.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

65.0

-64.0
Creamy lather

41.0

10.0

+31.0
Longevity

41.0

10.0

+31.0