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Avocado Oil in Soap Making

High oleic, conditioning oil that adds a silky feel. Review SAP, usage guidance, fatty acids, and related oils before you finalize the recipe in the calculator.

Category
Specialty Oils
How makers usually group this ingredient.
NaOH SAP
0.132
Used to calculate lye amount.
Typical Use
Commonly 5-20%
Treat this as a starting range, not a hard rule.
NaOH SAP
0.132
INS
99
Iodine
86
Typical usage
Commonly 5-20%

Soap Qualities

Hardness
22
Conditioning
70
Bubbly
0
Creamy
22

These numbers show what this oil tends to contribute when blended into a full recipe. They are most useful when compared with other oils, not used alone as pass/fail values.

Fatty Acid Profile

lauric
0%
myristic
0%
palmitic
19.5%
stearic
3%
ricinoleic
0%
oleic
58%
linoleic
12%
linolenic
0%

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Next Steps

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