Head-to-head

High Oleic Sunflower Oil vs Palm Oil (RSPO)

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1350NaOH SAP B 0.1420A / B = 0.1350 / 0.1420

0.9507

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9507 when swapping High Oleic Sunflower Oil for Palm Oil (RSPO).

Inverse 1.0519 when swapping Palm Oil (RSPO) for High Oleic Sunflower Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g High Oleic Sunflower Oil
67.50 g NaOH
500 g Palm Oil (RSPO)
71.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
71.00 × 0.9507 = 67.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

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

0.1350

0.1420

-0.0070
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1890

0.1990

-0.0100
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2100

0.2211

-0.0111
Iodine value

83

53

+30
INS

106

145

-39
Max % of oils

25%

50%

-25
Hardness class

soft

hard

—
Trace

slows

neutral

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Sunflowerate

Sodium Palmate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Sunflowerate

Potassium Palmate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricHigh Oleic Sunflower 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

4.0%

44.0%

-40.0
Stearic C18:0

4.0%

5.0%

-1.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

82.0%

39.0%

+43.0
Linoleic C18:2

9.0%

10.0%

-1.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

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

8.0

50.0

-42.0
Cleansing

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Conditioning

91.0

49.0

+42.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Creamy lather

8.0

49.0

-41.0
Longevity

8.0

49.0

-41.0