Head-to-head

High Oleic Safflower Oil vs Palm Oil (RSPO)

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1360NaOH SAP B 0.1420A / B = 0.1360 / 0.1420

0.9577

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9577 when swapping High Oleic Safflower Oil for Palm Oil (RSPO).

Inverse 1.0441 when swapping Palm Oil (RSPO) for High Oleic Safflower Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g High Oleic Safflower Oil
68.00 g NaOH
500 g Palm Oil (RSPO)
71.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
71.00 × 0.9577 = 68.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricHigh Oleic Safflower OilPalm Oil (RSPO)Δ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1360

0.1420

-0.0060
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1900

0.1990

-0.0090
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2111

0.2211

-0.0100
Iodine value

93

53

+40
INS

97

145

-48
Max % of oils

20%

50%

-30
Hardness class

soft

hard

—
Trace

slows

neutral

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Safflowerate

Sodium Palmate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Safflowerate

Potassium Palmate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricHigh Oleic Safflower OilPalm Oil (RSPO)Δ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0
Palmitic C16:0

5.0%

44.0%

-39.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

5.0%

-3.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

77.0%

39.0%

+38.0
Linoleic C18:2

15.0%

10.0%

+5.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricHigh Oleic Safflower OilPalm Oil (RSPO)Δ A−B
Hardness

7.0

50.0

-43.0
Cleansing

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Conditioning

92.0

49.0

+43.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Creamy lather

7.0

49.0

-42.0
Longevity

7.0

49.0

-42.0