Head-to-head

Sweet Almond Oil vs Olive Oil

soft
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1360NaOH SAP B 0.1340A / B = 0.1360 / 0.1340

1.0149

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0149 when swapping Sweet Almond Oil for Olive Oil.

Inverse 0.9853 when swapping Olive Oil for Sweet Almond Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Sweet Almond Oil
68.00 g NaOH
500 g Olive Oil
67.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
67.00 × 1.0149 = 68.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricSweet Almond OilOlive OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1360

0.1340

+0.0020
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1900

0.1880

+0.0020
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2111

0.2089

+0.0022
Iodine value

99

85

+14
INS

97

109

-12
Max % of oils

20%

100%

-80
Hardness class

soft

soft

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil

Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Sweetalmondate

Sodium Olivate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Sweetalmondate

Potassium Olivate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricSweet Almond OilOlive OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Palmitic C16:0

7.0%

14.0%

-7.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

3.0%

-1.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

71.0%

71.0%

0.0
Linoleic C18:2

18.0%

11.0%

+7.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

1.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricSweet Almond OilOlive OilΔ A−B
Hardness

9.0

17.0

-8.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

90.0

83.0

+7.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

9.0

17.0

-8.0
Longevity

9.0

17.0

-8.0