Recipe lab

Saponis

Head-to-head

Palm Oil (RSPO) vs Hemp Seed Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1420NaOH SAP B 0.1370A / B = 0.1420 / 0.1370

1.0365

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0365 when swapping Palm Oil (RSPO) for Hemp Seed Oil.

Inverse 0.9648 when swapping Hemp Seed Oil for Palm Oil (RSPO).

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Palm Oil (RSPO)
71.00 g NaOH
500 g Hemp Seed Oil
68.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.50 × 1.0365 = 71.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

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

0.1420

0.1370

+0.0050
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1990

0.1930

+0.0060
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2211

0.2144

+0.0067
Iodine value

53

165

-112
INS

145

39

+106
Max % of oils

50%

10%

+40
Hardness class

hard

soft

—
Trace

neutral

accelerates

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil

Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Palmate

Sodium Hempseedate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Palmate

Potassium Hempseedate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricPalm Oil (RSPO)Hemp Seed 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%

6.0%

+38.0
Stearic C18:0

5.0%

2.0%

+3.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

39.0%

12.0%

+27.0
Linoleic C18:2

10.0%

56.0%

-46.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

21.0%

-21.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricPalm Oil (RSPO)Hemp Seed OilΔ A−B
Hardness

50.0

8.0

+42.0
Cleansing

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Conditioning

49.0

89.0

-40.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Creamy lather

49.0

8.0

+41.0
Longevity

49.0

8.0

+41.0