Recipe lab

Saponis

Head-to-head

Palm Kernel Oil vs Canola Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1770NaOH SAP B 0.1330A / B = 0.1770 / 0.1330

1.3308

Multiply your lye amount by 1.3308 when swapping Palm Kernel Oil for Canola Oil.

Inverse 0.7514 when swapping Canola Oil for Palm Kernel Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Palm Kernel Oil
88.50 g NaOH
500 g Canola Oil
66.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
66.50 × 1.3308 = 88.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricPalm Kernel OilCanola OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1770

0.1330

+0.0440
KOH SAP (pure)

0.2470

0.1860

+0.0610
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2744

0.2067

+0.0678
Iodine value

18

110

-92
INS

227

56

+171
Max % of oils

30%

20%

+10
Hardness class

hard

soft

—
Trace

accelerates

slows

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil

Canola Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Palm Kernelate

Sodium Canolate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Palm Kernelate

Potassium Canolate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricPalm Kernel OilCanola OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

49.0%

0.0%

+49.0
Myristic C14:0

16.0%

0.0%

+16.0
Palmitic C16:0

8.0%

4.0%

+4.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

2.0%

0.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

15.0%

61.0%

-46.0
Linoleic C18:2

2.0%

21.0%

-19.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

9.0%

-9.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricPalm Kernel OilCanola OilΔ A−B
Hardness

75.0

6.0

+69.0
Cleansing

65.0

0.0

+65.0
Conditioning

17.0

91.0

-74.0
Bubbly lather

65.0

0.0

+65.0
Creamy lather

10.0

6.0

+4.0
Longevity

10.0

6.0

+4.0