Head-to-head

Olive Oil vs Sweet Almond Oil

soft
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1340NaOH SAP B 0.1360A / B = 0.1340 / 0.1360

0.9853

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9853 when swapping Olive Oil for Sweet Almond Oil.

Inverse 1.0149 when swapping Sweet Almond Oil for Olive Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Olive Oil
67.00 g NaOH
500 g Sweet Almond Oil
68.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.00 × 0.9853 = 67.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricOlive OilSweet Almond OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1340

0.1360

-0.0020
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1880

0.1920

-0.0040
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2089

0.2133

-0.0044
Iodine value

85

99

-14
INS

109

97

+12
Max % of oils

100%

25%

+75
Hardness class

soft

soft

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Trace

slows

slows

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INCI (pre-sap)

Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil

Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Olivate

Sodium Sweet Almondate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Olivate

Potassium Sweet Almondate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricOlive OilSweet Almond 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%

2.0%

+1.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

71.0%

69.0%

+2.0
Linoleic C18:2

11.0%

17.0%

-6.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricOlive OilSweet Almond OilΔ A−B
Hardness

17.0

9.0

+8.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

83.0

86.0

-3.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

17.0

9.0

+8.0
Longevity

17.0

9.0

+8.0