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Sweet Almond Oil in Soap Making

Light, conditioning oil with a silky feel. Review SAP, usage guidance, fatty acids, and related oils before you finalize the recipe in the calculator.

Category
Luxury Oils
How makers usually group this ingredient.
NaOH SAP
0.137
Used to calculate lye amount.
Typical Use
Commonly 5-20%
Treat this as a starting range, not a hard rule.
NaOH SAP
0.137
INS
97
Iodine
99
Typical usage
Commonly 5-20%

Soap Qualities

Hardness
7
Conditioning
89
Bubbly
0
Creamy
7

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
5%
stearic
2%
ricinoleic
0%
oleic
70%
linoleic
22%
linolenic
2%

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Next Steps

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