Almond butter (cosmetic blend): SAP value and fatty acids
Almond butter (cosmetic blend) has a saponification value of 187.5 mg KOH/g. One gram needs 0.134 g of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) for bar soap or 0.188 g of potassium hydroxide (KOH) for liquid soap to turn fully into soap, before any superfat.
Key numbers
- SAP, NaOH
- 0.133666 g per g oil
- SAP, KOH
- 0.1875 g per g oil
- Saponification value
- 187.5 mg KOH/g
- INCI name
- Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil + Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Example: 100 g of Almond butter (cosmetic blend) with no superfat needs 13.4 g of 100% NaOH, or 18.8 g of 100% KOH. A 5% superfat uses 5% less.
In soap
Almond butter (cosmetic blend) is left out of the soap-quality scores in Soap Ledger: it is mostly not ordinary oil (a wax, resin, blend or an oil with unusual fatty acids), so those scores would not describe it. It still counts fully in the lye calculation.
A blend of almond oil and hydrogenated vegetable oil; recipe varies by maker. Only one supplier spec was readable. Use your supplier COA. Only one published source was found for this value; confirm it against your supplier's certificate of analysis.
Sources
SAP value: 187.5 mg KOH/g (Single source only), from Cosmetic Almond Butter product page, Voyageur Soap & Candle (supplier). Printed value: 175 – 200 mg KOH/g mg KOH/g.
Published values we checked:
NaOH and KOH values are converted from mg KOH/g with the molar masses 39.997 and 56.106 and rounded to 6 decimals, exactly as in the Soap Ledger app. Real oils vary by origin, grade and lot: check your supplier's certificate of analysis. Verify every weight before you make this, and follow lye safety. Not a safety or compliance certification.
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