Head-to-head

Palm Oil (RSPO) vs Jojoba Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1420NaOH SAP B 0.0660A / B = 0.1420 / 0.0660

2.1515

Multiply your lye amount by 2.1515 when swapping Palm Oil (RSPO) for Jojoba Oil.

Inverse 0.4648 when swapping Jojoba Oil for Palm Oil (RSPO).

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Palm Oil (RSPO)
71.00 g NaOH
500 g Jojoba Oil
33.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
33.00 × 2.1515 = 71.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

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

0.1420

0.0660

+0.0760
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1990

0.0925

+0.1065
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2211

0.1028

+0.1183
Iodine value

53

83

-30
INS

145

11

+134
Max % of oils

50%

5%

+45
Hardness class

hard

soft

—
Trace

neutral

neutral

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil

Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Palmate

Sodium Jojobate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Palmate

Potassium Jojobate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricPalm Oil (RSPO)Jojoba 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%

1.0%

+43.0
Stearic C18:0

5.0%

0.0%

+5.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

39.0%

10.0%

+29.0
Linoleic C18:2

10.0%

0.0%

+10.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricPalm Oil (RSPO)Jojoba OilΔ A−B
Hardness

50.0

1.0

+49.0
Cleansing

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Conditioning

49.0

10.0

+39.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Creamy lather

49.0

1.0

+48.0
Longevity

49.0

1.0

+48.0