Head-to-head

High Oleic Sunflower Oil vs Castor Oil

soft
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1350NaOH SAP B 0.1280A / B = 0.1350 / 0.1280

1.0547

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0547 when swapping High Oleic Sunflower Oil for Castor Oil.

Inverse 0.9481 when swapping Castor Oil for High Oleic Sunflower Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g High Oleic Sunflower Oil
67.50 g NaOH
500 g Castor Oil
64.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
64.00 × 1.0547 = 67.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricHigh Oleic Sunflower OilCastor OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1350

0.1280

+0.0070
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1890

0.1800

+0.0090
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2100

0.2000

+0.0100
Iodine value

83

86

-3
INS

106

95

+11
Max % of oils

25%

10%

+15
Hardness class

soft

soft

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Trace

slows

accelerates

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INCI (pre-sap)

Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil

Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Sunflowerate

Sodium Ricinoleate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Sunflowerate

Potassium Ricinoleate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricHigh Oleic Sunflower OilCastor OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Palmitic C16:0

4.0%

1.0%

+3.0
Stearic C18:0

4.0%

1.0%

+3.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

90.0%

-90.0
Oleic C18:1

82.0%

4.0%

+78.0
Linoleic C18:2

9.0%

4.0%

+5.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricHigh Oleic Sunflower OilCastor OilΔ A−B
Hardness

8.0

2.0

+6.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

91.0

98.0

-7.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

90.0

-90.0
Creamy lather

8.0

92.0

-84.0
Longevity

8.0

2.0

+6.0