Cold-process bench

Saponis

Head-to-head

Palm Oil (RSPO) vs Canola Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1420NaOH SAP B 0.1240A / B = 0.1420 / 0.1240

1.1452

Multiply your lye amount by 1.1452 when swapping Palm Oil (RSPO) for Canola Oil.

Inverse 0.8732 when swapping Canola Oil for Palm Oil (RSPO).

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Palm Oil (RSPO)
71.00 g NaOH
500 g Canola Oil
62.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
62.00 × 1.1452 = 71.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

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

0.1420

0.1240

+0.0180
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1990

0.1740

+0.0250
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2211

0.1933

+0.0278
Iodine value

53

110

-57
INS

145

56

+89
Max % of oils

50%

20%

+30
Hardness class

hard

soft

—
Trace

neutral

slows

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil

Brassica Napus (Canola) Seed Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Palmate

Sodium Canolate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Palmate

Potassium Canolate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

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

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0
Palmitic C16:0

44.0%

4.0%

+40.0
Stearic C18:0

5.0%

2.0%

+3.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

39.0%

61.0%

-22.0
Linoleic C18:2

10.0%

21.0%

-11.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

9.0%

-9.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricPalm Oil (RSPO)Canola OilΔ A−B
Hardness

50.0

6.0

+44.0
Cleansing

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Conditioning

49.0

91.0

-42.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Creamy lather

49.0

6.0

+43.0
Longevity

49.0

6.0

+43.0