Head-to-head

Olive Oil vs Sunflower Oil

soft
soft

Substitution factor

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

1.0000

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0000 when swapping Olive Oil for Sunflower Oil.

Inverse 1.0000 when swapping Sunflower Oil for Olive Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Olive Oil
67.00 g NaOH
500 g Sunflower Oil
67.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
67.00 × 1.0000 = 67.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricOlive OilSunflower OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1340

0.1340

0.0000
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1880

0.1880

0.0000
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2089

0.2089

0.0000
Iodine value

85

133

-48
INS

109

63

+46
Max % of oils

100%

15%

+85
Hardness class

soft

soft

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil

Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Olivate

Sodium Sunflowerate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Olivate

Potassium Sunflowerate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricOlive OilSunflower OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Palmitic C16:0

14.0%

7.0%

+7.0
Stearic C18:0

3.0%

5.0%

-2.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

71.0%

19.0%

+52.0
Linoleic C18:2

11.0%

68.0%

-57.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

1.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricOlive OilSunflower OilΔ A−B
Hardness

17.0

12.0

+5.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

83.0

88.0

-5.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

17.0

12.0

+5.0
Longevity

17.0

12.0

+5.0