Head-to-head

Olive Oil vs Palm Kernel Oil

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1340NaOH SAP B 0.1770A / B = 0.1340 / 0.1770

0.7571

Multiply your lye amount by 0.7571 when swapping Olive Oil for Palm Kernel Oil.

Inverse 1.3209 when swapping Palm Kernel Oil for Olive Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Olive Oil
67.00 g NaOH
500 g Palm Kernel Oil
88.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
88.50 × 0.7571 = 67.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricOlive OilPalm Kernel OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1340

0.1770

-0.0430
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1880

0.2470

-0.0590
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2089

0.2744

-0.0656
Iodine value

85

18

+67
INS

109

227

-118
Max % of oils

100%

30%

+70
Hardness class

soft

hard

Trace

slows

accelerates

INCI (pre-sap)

Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Olivate

Sodium Palm Kernelate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Olivate

Potassium Palm Kernelate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricOlive OilPalm Kernel OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

49.0%

-49.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

16.0%

-16.0
Palmitic C16:0

14.0%

8.0%

+6.0
Stearic C18:0

3.0%

2.0%

+1.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

71.0%

15.0%

+56.0
Linoleic C18:2

11.0%

2.0%

+9.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricOlive OilPalm Kernel OilΔ A−B
Hardness

17.0

75.0

-58.0
Cleansing

0.0

65.0

-65.0
Conditioning

83.0

17.0

+66.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

65.0

-65.0
Creamy lather

17.0

10.0

+7.0
Longevity

17.0

10.0

+7.0