Cold-process bench

Saponis

Head-to-head

Palm Kernel Oil vs Shea Butter (Unrefined)

hard
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1770NaOH SAP B 0.1280A / B = 0.1770 / 0.1280

1.3828

Multiply your lye amount by 1.3828 when swapping Palm Kernel Oil for Shea Butter (Unrefined).

Inverse 0.7232 when swapping Shea Butter (Unrefined) for Palm Kernel Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Palm Kernel Oil
88.50 g NaOH
500 g Shea Butter (Unrefined)
64.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
64.00 × 1.3828 = 88.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricPalm Kernel OilShea Butter (Unrefined)Δ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1770

0.1280

+0.0490
KOH SAP (pure)

0.2470

0.1790

+0.0680
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2744

0.1989

+0.0756
Iodine value

18

60

-42
INS

227

116

+111
Max % of oils

30%

15%

+15
Hardness class

hard

hard

—
Trace

accelerates

slows

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Palm Kernelate

Sodium Shea Butterate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Palm Kernelate

Potassium Shea Butterate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricPalm Kernel OilShea Butter (Unrefined)Δ 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%

5.0%

+3.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

40.0%

-38.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

15.0%

48.0%

-33.0
Linoleic C18:2

2.0%

6.0%

-4.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricPalm Kernel OilShea Butter (Unrefined)Δ A−B
Hardness

75.0

45.0

+30.0
Cleansing

65.0

0.0

+65.0
Conditioning

17.0

54.0

-37.0
Bubbly lather

65.0

0.0

+65.0
Creamy lather

10.0

45.0

-35.0
Longevity

10.0

45.0

-35.0