Recipe lab

Saponis

Head-to-head

Palm Kernel Oil vs Sweet Almond Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1770NaOH SAP B 0.1360A / B = 0.1770 / 0.1360

1.3015

Multiply your lye amount by 1.3015 when swapping Palm Kernel Oil for Sweet Almond Oil.

Inverse 0.7684 when swapping Sweet Almond Oil for Palm Kernel Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Palm Kernel Oil
88.50 g NaOH
500 g Sweet Almond Oil
68.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.00 × 1.3015 = 88.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricPalm Kernel OilSweet Almond OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1770

0.1360

+0.0410
KOH SAP (pure)

0.2470

0.1920

+0.0550
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2744

0.2133

+0.0611
Iodine value

18

99

-81
INS

227

97

+130
Max % of oils

30%

25%

+5
Hardness class

hard

soft

—
Trace

accelerates

slows

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INCI (pre-sap)

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil

Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Palm Kernelate

Sodium Sweet Almondate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Palm Kernelate

Potassium Sweet Almondate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricPalm Kernel OilSweet Almond 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%

7.0%

+1.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

2.0%

0.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

15.0%

69.0%

-54.0
Linoleic C18:2

2.0%

17.0%

-15.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricPalm Kernel OilSweet Almond OilΔ A−B
Hardness

75.0

9.0

+66.0
Cleansing

65.0

0.0

+65.0
Conditioning

17.0

86.0

-69.0
Bubbly lather

65.0

0.0

+65.0
Creamy lather

10.0

9.0

+1.0
Longevity

10.0

9.0

+1.0