Head-to-head

Palm Oil (RSPO) vs Olive Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1420NaOH SAP B 0.1340A / B = 0.1420 / 0.1340

1.0597

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0597 when swapping Palm Oil (RSPO) for Olive Oil.

Inverse 0.9437 when swapping Olive Oil for Palm Oil (RSPO).

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Palm Oil (RSPO)
71.00 g NaOH
500 g Olive Oil
67.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
67.00 × 1.0597 = 71.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

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

0.1420

0.1340

+0.0080
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1990

0.1880

+0.0110
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2211

0.2089

+0.0122
Iodine value

53

85

-32
INS

145

109

+36
Max % of oils

50%

100%

-50
Hardness class

hard

soft

Trace

neutral

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil

Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Palmate

Sodium Olivate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Palmate

Potassium Olivate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricPalm Oil (RSPO)Olive 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%

14.0%

+30.0
Stearic C18:0

5.0%

3.0%

+2.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

39.0%

71.0%

-32.0
Linoleic C18:2

10.0%

11.0%

-1.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricPalm Oil (RSPO)Olive OilΔ A−B
Hardness

50.0

17.0

+33.0
Cleansing

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Conditioning

49.0

83.0

-34.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Creamy lather

49.0

17.0

+32.0
Longevity

49.0

17.0

+32.0