Sorry if this has already been asked & answered! (I did search for 'fatty acid' threads first though!)
If I was looking for a substitute for Palm oil, can I look at the fatty acid profile of palm and then make a mix of two other oils to give the same composition?
For example:
Palm (from soapcalc)
Lauric - 0
Myristic - 1
Palmitic - 44
Stearic - 5
Ricinoleic - 0
Oleic - 39
Linoleic - 10
Linolenic - 0
Now if I search and find
Substitute A which has 20 palmitic, 30 oleic and 5 linoleic, and substitute B which has 30 palmitic, 10 oleic and 5 linoleic...
Can I use equal parts of Sub. A and B in lieu of Palm oil?
Is that how the soap maths works ?? Or are there many other factors not accounted for with these FA's, and am I better off comparing hardness/cleansing/conditioning profiles?
If I was looking for a substitute for Palm oil, can I look at the fatty acid profile of palm and then make a mix of two other oils to give the same composition?
For example:
Palm (from soapcalc)
Lauric - 0
Myristic - 1
Palmitic - 44
Stearic - 5
Ricinoleic - 0
Oleic - 39
Linoleic - 10
Linolenic - 0
Now if I search and find
Substitute A which has 20 palmitic, 30 oleic and 5 linoleic, and substitute B which has 30 palmitic, 10 oleic and 5 linoleic...
Can I use equal parts of Sub. A and B in lieu of Palm oil?
Is that how the soap maths works ?? Or are there many other factors not accounted for with these FA's, and am I better off comparing hardness/cleansing/conditioning profiles?
