Head-to-head

Rice Bran Oil vs Palm Kernel Oil

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1340NaOH SAP B 0.1770A / B = 0.1340 / 0.1770

0.7571

Multiply your lye amount by 0.7571 when swapping Rice Bran Oil for Palm Kernel Oil.

Inverse 1.3209 when swapping Palm Kernel Oil for Rice Bran Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Rice Bran Oil
67.00 g NaOH
500 g Palm Kernel Oil
88.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
88.50 × 0.7571 = 67.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricRice Bran OilPalm Kernel OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1340

0.1770

-0.0430
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1870

0.2470

-0.0600
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2078

0.2744

-0.0667
Iodine value

100

18

+82
INS

87

227

-140
Max % of oils

20%

30%

-10
Hardness class

soft

hard

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Trace

slows

accelerates

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INCI (pre-sap)

Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Rice Branate

Sodium Palm Kernelate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Rice Branate

Potassium Palm Kernelate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricRice Bran OilPalm Kernel OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

49.0%

-49.0
Myristic C14:0

1.0%

16.0%

-15.0
Palmitic C16:0

21.0%

8.0%

+13.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

2.0%

0.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

42.0%

15.0%

+27.0
Linoleic C18:2

31.0%

2.0%

+29.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricRice Bran OilPalm Kernel OilΔ A−B
Hardness

24.0

75.0

-51.0
Cleansing

1.0

65.0

-64.0
Conditioning

74.0

17.0

+57.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

65.0

-64.0
Creamy lather

23.0

10.0

+13.0
Longevity

23.0

10.0

+13.0