Head-to-head

Palm Kernel Oil vs Olive Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

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

1.3209

Multiply your lye amount by 1.3209 when swapping Palm Kernel Oil for Olive Oil.

Inverse 0.7571 when swapping Olive Oil for Palm Kernel Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Palm Kernel Oil
88.50 g NaOH
500 g Olive Oil
67.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
67.00 × 1.3209 = 88.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

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

0.1770

0.1340

+0.0430
KOH SAP (pure)

0.2470

0.1880

+0.0590
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2744

0.2089

+0.0656
Iodine value

18

85

-67
INS

227

109

+118
Max % of oils

30%

100%

-70
Hardness class

hard

soft

Trace

accelerates

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil

Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Palm Kernelate

Sodium Olivate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Palm Kernelate

Potassium Olivate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricPalm Kernel OilOlive 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%

14.0%

-6.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

3.0%

-1.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

15.0%

71.0%

-56.0
Linoleic C18:2

2.0%

11.0%

-9.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricPalm Kernel OilOlive OilΔ A−B
Hardness

75.0

17.0

+58.0
Cleansing

65.0

0.0

+65.0
Conditioning

17.0

83.0

-66.0
Bubbly lather

65.0

0.0

+65.0
Creamy lather

10.0

17.0

-7.0
Longevity

10.0

17.0

-7.0