Head-to-head

Olive Oil vs High Oleic Sunflower Oil

soft
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1340NaOH SAP B 0.1350A / B = 0.1340 / 0.1350

0.9926

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9926 when swapping Olive Oil for High Oleic Sunflower Oil.

Inverse 1.0075 when swapping High Oleic Sunflower Oil for Olive Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Olive Oil
67.00 g NaOH
500 g High Oleic Sunflower Oil
67.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
67.50 × 0.9926 = 67.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricOlive OilHigh Oleic Sunflower OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1340

0.1350

-0.0010
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1880

0.1890

-0.0010
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2089

0.2100

-0.0011
Iodine value

85

83

+2
INS

109

106

+3
Max % of oils

100%

25%

+75
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 OilHigh Oleic Sunflower 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%

4.0%

+10.0
Stearic C18:0

3.0%

4.0%

-1.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

71.0%

82.0%

-11.0
Linoleic C18:2

11.0%

9.0%

+2.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricOlive OilHigh Oleic Sunflower OilΔ A−B
Hardness

17.0

8.0

+9.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

83.0

91.0

-8.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

17.0

8.0

+9.0
Longevity

17.0

8.0

+9.0