Recipe lab

Saponis

Head-to-head

Palm Oil (RSPO) vs Babassu Oil

hard
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1420NaOH SAP B 0.1750A / B = 0.1420 / 0.1750

0.8114

Multiply your lye amount by 0.8114 when swapping Palm Oil (RSPO) for Babassu Oil.

Inverse 1.2324 when swapping Babassu Oil for Palm Oil (RSPO).

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Palm Oil (RSPO)
71.00 g NaOH
500 g Babassu Oil
87.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
87.50 × 0.8114 = 71.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricPalm Oil (RSPO)Babassu OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1420

0.1750

-0.0330
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1990

0.2450

-0.0460
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2211

0.2722

-0.0511
Iodine value

53

15

+38
INS

145

230

-85
Max % of oils

50%

33%

+17
Hardness class

hard

hard

—
Trace

neutral

accelerates

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil

Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Palmate

Sodium Babassuate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Palmate

Potassium Babassuate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricPalm Oil (RSPO)Babassu OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

44.0%

-44.0
Myristic C14:0

1.0%

17.0%

-16.0
Palmitic C16:0

44.0%

9.0%

+35.0
Stearic C18:0

5.0%

4.0%

+1.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

39.0%

15.0%

+24.0
Linoleic C18:2

10.0%

2.0%

+8.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricPalm Oil (RSPO)Babassu OilΔ A−B
Hardness

50.0

74.0

-24.0
Cleansing

1.0

61.0

-60.0
Conditioning

49.0

17.0

+32.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

61.0

-60.0
Creamy lather

49.0

13.0

+36.0
Longevity

49.0

13.0

+36.0