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Palmitic Acid is a soap-making oil used in handmade soap that supports hardness and creamy lather. Typical usage stays below 15% of total oils. It is beginner-friendly in balanced formulas and vegan.
INCI: PALMITIC ACID
Palmitic Acid (PALMITIC ACID) is a soap-making oil used in handmade soap recipes. Its SAP values are 0.1530 for NaOH and 0.2150 for KOH, which helps dial in accurate lye amounts.
Typical usage stays below 15% of total oils. In practice, it is beginner-friendly in balanced formulas, vegan.
Palmitic Acid has an NaOH SAP value of 0.15300 and a KOH SAP value of 0.21500, meaning 153g of sodium hydroxide is needed to saponify 1kg of this oil. It is typically used at 0–15.00% of total oil weight in cold process soap recipes.
Shaded areas show the ideal range for balanced soap. Values outside these ranges may still produce good soap depending on the overall formula.
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